Anemia is a widespread public health problem associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women and young children. It is a disease with multiple causes, both nutritional (vitamin and mineral deficiencies) and non-nutritional (infection) that frequently co-occ...
The Guideline for managing private wings sets a minimum management system, structures, processes, and expectations that the health units should have. All hospitals should use these guidelines as the basic foundation upon which they manage the private wing services.
Several studies have found significant association between male circumcision and HIV infection. Recent studies in African men have demonstrated that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV acquisition among medically circumcised men by approximately 60%. In addition, male circumcision has been sho...
The overall goal of these guidelines is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases which is in line with Health Sector development Plan goal (HSDP 2015/16-2019/2020); ��To accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage with essential...
This National Health Accounts report describes the health care system from an expenditure perspective. The health expenditure data can be used to improve access, equity, efficiency, and financial risk protection as part of the national effort to bring services closer to the citizens and accelerate t...
The document titled Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023 offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
The M&E Plan for the HSDP 2015/2016 - 2019/20 has been developed to operationalize the strategic orientation provided for comprehensive M&E in HSDP 2015/2016 - 2019/20. It focuses on the main M&E activities and aligns them to the existing national and international structures and frameworks. This P...
Ministry of Health through the department for Standards Compliance Accreditation and Patient Protection (SCAPP) organised the 7th QI conference, the 1st of its kind with 1500 participants of which 1430(95.4%) attended virtually, while about 70(4.6%) participants attended physically. This innovation...
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...
The purpose of WHO��s Global Tuberculosis Report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in care and prevention at global, regional and country levels.1 This is done in the context of recommended global TB strategies and associated targets, and broa...
This Provisional Results Report provides information about the population counts disaggregated by sex down to Subcounty level. When the Data Processing is completed, more comprehensive information about the population and to lower levels will be made available. In addition, more detailed information...
The Ministry of Health (MOH), through the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM), executed the national integrated quantification for all Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS) for the financial year 2024/25.�As a result, the total commodity need for routine service deliv...
[1] WHO COVID-19 surveillance guidance and case definition: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/surveillance-and-case-definitions[2] WHO coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation reports: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/si...
This submission reports the proceedings from the mTracPro user acceptance testing and DHIS2 integration activity conducted in Ntungamo district between 21st January - 1st February, 2019. The activity aimed at assessing user acceptance of mTracPro in a real working environment. It attracted a multitu...
The study on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS among disabled persons was commissioned by Disabled Women��s Network and Resource Organisation (DWNRO), with support from Action Aid Uganda.� The study was conducted in Kampala, Katakwi and Rakai Districts.
Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries, and an important cause of malnutrition. In 2001 an estimated 1.5 million below 5 years died from diarrhoea. On average, children below 3 years of age in developing countries experience three episode...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 were adopted by the United Nations in 2015. One of the targets is to end the global TB epidemic. The WHO End TB Strategy, approved by the World Health Assembly in 2014, calls for a 90% reduction in TB deaths and an 80% reduction in the TB incidence r...
Guidelines for Decentralization of Uganda Medical Board
The Pocket book is presented in a format that could be carried by doctors, nurses and other health workers during their daily work and be available to help guide the management of sick children. Although some new topics have been added, standard textbooks of paediatrics should be consulted for rarer...
The Ministry of Health Knowledge Management Portal integrates health information for evidence-based decision making and includes the latest Ministry publications and HRH-related resources and statistics from other sources such as Uganda��s Human Resources Information System and the HRH Global Resour...
