Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 7, 13th - 19th February, 2017

During Week 7 of 2017, the proportion of health facilities that reported was 81.3% reflecting a 7.8% increase in reporting rate in comparison to the same week in 2016. Only 11.2% (13/116) districts had 100% of their health facilities reporting and 61.2% (71/116) of the districts achieved the nationa...

The Impacts of Decentralization on Health Behaviors in Uganda

This paper examines the impacts of a public sector decentralization program on the demand for health care in Uganda in the 1990s. This work is an extension of a previous paper, which provided evidence of a shifting of priorities by local governments in Uganda��s decentralized health system away from...

Africas Leadership Role in the Development and Access to Potential COVID-19 Vaccine: Highlights for Day Two

The second day of this virtual conference started with a special session featuring six presentations on the role of the private sector in COVID-19 vaccine development and access.Dr Vera Songwe, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Afr...

The Selection and use of Essential Medicines 950

The WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines met in Geneva from 24 to 25 October 2007. The meeting was opened on behalf of the Director-General by Dr Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-General for Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals. He welcomed participants to the meeti...

Tuberculosis Medicines Web-Based Ordering and Reporting System (TWOS) Report Period: April-May 2019

The TWOS report for the period April- May 2019, summarizes facility reporting rates, timeliness of submission, patient numbers, estimates of stock status and central warehouse order fulfilment rates. It provides recommendations and actions to be taken by various stakeholders to mitigate supply issue...

Opening up the HIV/AIDS epidemic : Guidance on encouraging beneficial disclosure, ethical partner counselling & appropriate use of HIV case-reporting

This document is a follow-up to the Technical Consultation on Notification, Confidentiality and HIV/AIDS in Windhoek, and the International Consultation on HIV Reporting and Disclosure (Geneva), and draws from the expertise and input made at these meetings in an effort to offer assistance in answeri...

Special Report on New threats to human security in the Anthropocene 2022

As the Covid-19 pandemic got under way, the world�had been reaching unprecedented heights on the�Human Development Index (HDI). People were, on�average, living healthier, wealthier and better lives�for longer than ever. But under the surface a growing�sense of insecurity had been taking root. An est...

The World health report 2000 : health systems : improving performance

Today and every day, the lives of vast numbers of people lie in the hands of health systems. From the safe delivery of a healthy baby to the care with dignity of the frail elderly, health systems have a vital and continuing responsibility to people throughout the lifespan. They are crucial to the he...

Direct and Indirect costs due to Tuberculosis and proportion of Tuberculosis-affected households experiencing catastrophic costs due to TB in Uganda 2019

The survey established that DS-TB patients spent on average 369 United States dollars (USD) on TB related care per episode while MDR-TB patients spend on average 3722 USD. In the prediagnosis period, major cost drivers for both types of TB were medical and travel costs with both costs being higher f...

National Plan of Action for Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Violence Against Children

Violence affects the lives of many Ugandans and when not fatal, can have long-lasting consequences. Deaths are only a fraction of the health and social burden arising from gender based violence and violence against children. Women and girls, children and the elderly bear a higher burden of non-fatal...

Association between CD4 T cell counts and the immune status among adult critically ill HIV-negative patients in intensive care units in Uganda

Monthly Malaria Surveillance Status Report - JULY 2023

This document is�a Malaria�Surveillance Status�Report for the month of July 2023.

Report on Fourth Quarter Health Sector Performance Review: (April to June) FY 2009/10

The review for the health sector performance for the fourth Quarter (April to July) was conducted between 13th and 14th July 2010 at Kabira Country Club Hotel, Kampala. The general objective of the workshop was to assess the performance of the Ministry of Health departments/Institutions against four...

Weekly Malaria Report - Week 27

Summary of the Malaria indicators for week 27 (4 July - 10 July 2022)

COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (02 February 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 2021) 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, N...

Guidelines for the storage of essential medicines and other health commodities

Maintaining proper storage conditions for health commodities is vital to ensuring their quality. Product expiration dates are based on ideal storage conditions and protecting product quality until their expiration date is important for serving customers and conserving resources.Guidelines for the St...

Distribution of Free Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Nine UPHOLD-Supported Districts in Uganda

This report covers the experiences and lessons learned during the distribution of free long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to nine UPHOLD supported districts between December 2005 and March 2006, using the existing Home-based Management of Fever (HBMF) system as the distribution channel.

WHO recommendations for clinical mentoring to support scale-up of HIV care, antiretroviral therapy and prevention in resource-constrained settings

This publication discusses the rationale and relevance of clinical mentoring to the public health approach to scaling up HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (antiretroviral therapy). This discussion is based on the Planning Consultation on Clinical Mentoring: Approaches and Tools to Support Scaling-...

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 11, 14th - 20th March, 2016

In week 11 2016, all the 112 districts (100%) reported, with an average reporting rate of 77.6%. However, this was 5.2% decline from the previous week. Only 13 districts had 100% all of their health facilities reporting, and 57 districts (51%) achieved the national target reporting rate of 80%. No d...

Interim operational guidance on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Africa: An updated guide

The document titled Interim operational guidance on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Africa: An updated guide offers a comprehensive insight into Laboratory Systems and Network, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eas...