The Ministry of Health has been producing the Annual Statistical Abstract since 2009. With support from UBOS and other implementing partners, the Annual Statistical Abstract is produced to highlight progress in the health sector basing on selected health indicators depending on the availability of d...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 52: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...
World Health Statistics 2015 has been compiled using publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO technical programmes and regional offices. A number of demographic and socioeconomic statistics have also been derived from data produced and maintained by a range of national and internati...
The document titled Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenge...
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, the planet, and prosperity.� It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms� and� dimensions,� including� extreme� poverty,� is� the� greatest� global� challenge and� an indispensable r...
The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA), a household-based national survey, was conducted from August 2016 to March 2017 to assess the progress of Uganda��s national HIV response. UPHIA offered household-based HIV counseling and testing, with the return of results and referral to c...
The revised HTS policy and Implementation guidelines replace the 2010 Uganda HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Policy and National Implementation guidelines for HCT, 2010. It is informed by new evidence generated from implementation of HTS at international, regional and national levels as well as le...
At present, information on resources and services for persons with intellectual disabilities is scarce, fragmented, and relates�mainly to high-income countries. To find data about availability of services, their nature, and access to them for a given�country is hard, and such data does not exist at...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are major causes of acute and chronic liver disease (e.g. cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma) globally, and cause an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually. It is estimated that, at present, 248 million people are living with chronic H...
The development of this Strategy on Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) has been possible thanks to the valued support and contributions of many individuals and organizations across multiple time zones. A special note of appreciation goes to each and every one of them. Firstly, to the 29 membe...
As of 9 am EAT 28 April 2020, a total of 33,273 COVID-19 cases and 1,467 (CFR: 4.4%) deaths have been reported in 52 African countries. Since the last brief, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 42% (9,768 cases). The five countries in Africa with the highest cumulative number of cases (pro...
NHSSP II (2014-2018) ensures that a comprehensive set of health services is provided as a holistic response to the health needs of the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland. The plan is built around a functional rather than structural approach, with various interlocking elements that all work towa...
Currently, 14 African nations have vaccinated 70 percent of their eligible population with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the WHO Tanzania and São Tomé and Príncipe have fully vaccinated their populations, while Botswana has immunised 94 percent of theirs. Mauritius, Seychelles, and Somalia hav...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (30 March 2022) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Nort...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 17 March 2020) offers a comprehensive insight into Other, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, W...
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital is home to one of seven of Uganda��s public health satellite laboratories under the World Bank-funded EAPHLN Project. The hospital, commonly known as Mbarara Hospital is situated in the heart of Mbarara Municipality and is a hub for health services for the locals.
The document titled COVID-19 Tiered Public Health and Social Measure Framework for Africa offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Nort...
A. Background The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) identify mapping and using priority health risks and resources as one of the core capacities in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR). Effective preparedness and swift response to epidemic is the goal of Africa Centres...
As of 9 am EAT 05 May 2020, a total of 47,118 COVID-19 cases and 1,843 (CFR: 4%) deaths have been reported in 53 African countries. Since the last brief, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 42% (13,845 cases).
Child mortality is a core indicator for child health and well-being. In 2000, world leaders agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and called for reducing the under-five mortality rate by two thirds between 1990 and 2015 - known as the MDG 4 target.
