This document presents a draft verbal autopsy instrument based on best judgement and previousexperience in a variety of settings including outbreaks and research. It has been circulated widely toprofessionals involved in previous outbreaks and revised accordingly. This questionnaire is a first atte...
COVID 19 has disrupted various services in this country including worship in the church premises. The government is yet to lift the closure of church premises for worship. We hare however making arrangements such that when places of worship are eventually opened, the worshippers should not be expose...
Promoting and protecting health is essential to human welfare and sustained economic and social development. This was recognized more than 30 years ago by the Alma-Ata Declaration signatories, who noted that Health for All would contribute both to a better quality of life and also to global peace an...
The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...
This Strategic Plan sets out UMDPC��s strategic direction for the next five years (2016/17-2021/22). It gives the priorities of the Council and how these will be achieved, as well as provides the basis for efficient and effective utilisation of the human, physical and financial resources. The Strat...
The AHSPR provides analysis of the health sector performance in respect to; i) the NDP III HCDP Key Results Areas (KRAs), ii) Diseases Burden, iii) Intermediate outcome indicators, and key inputs including medicines and health supplies, and financing. The report also provides an analysis of the Loca...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (02 February 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, N...
Malnutrition is the deficiency of protein,energy, as well as vitamins leading to loss of body fats and muscle tissues. It is a major public health concern in Uganda that affects both children and adults.
The document titled Africa CDC Policy Recommendation for African Union Meetings and Travel During COVID-19 Outbreak offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Af...
Over the last twenty years, Uganda has experienced slow progress in reduction of child and maternal mortality rates (MDG 4 and 5). We have the tools and knowledge to change that trajectory to bring an end to preventable deaths; with greater participation of all partners and stakeholders, a change in...
The EPI Data Quality Improvement Plan (DQIP) details the processes, tools, and techniques employed to ensure data is accurate, consistent, complete, and up-to-date.�The purposes of a DQIP include serving as a roadmap to data quality improvement, promoting the importance of data quality and integrati...
The National Policy on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work provides the principles and a framework for mounting an optimum response to HIV/AIDS in the entire Ugandan world of work.� It forms the basis for the development of workplace policy guidelines, which address the more specific issues related to th...
The year 2015 is when the world aimed to achieve many of the targets set out in the Millennium Development Goals. Some have been met. The rate of extreme poverty and the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water were both halved between 1990 and 2010, fi ve years ahead of schedule....
The document titled Outbreak Brief 152: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic 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, Norther...
We are pleased to share with you the 39th weekly epidemiological bulletin. This weekly bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveil-lance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public hea...
The revised National guidelines on antiretroviral therapy, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and on infant and young child feeding contribute to the National Strategic Plan (NSP) and are targeted to reach all health providers who take care of HIV infected patients either directly or...
The purpose of this policy document is to seek to ensure that Human Resources for Health, and their related functions are given the prominence, importance and resource allocations they require as the most crucial factor for health service delivery. It addresses a number of salient Human Resources fo...
Suspected pediatric clinical cases compatible with a multi-system inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 have been reported in children and adolescents in Europe and North America. Based on initial laboratory findings, this syndrome is likely related to COVID-19. The syndrome has features wh...
We, the Africa Regional Directors of the AU, FAO, OIE, WHO, and UNEP, COMMIT TO: 1. Strengthen and accelerate implementation of previous commitments to tackle AMR including relevant resolutions of the governing bodies of the African Union, the Tripartite (WHO, FAO, OIE) and UNEP, and other relevant...
Malaria prevalence has reduced from 42% in 2009 to 19% in 2014 and is currently at 9% in 2018 according to the preliminary results from the malaria indicator survey (MIS). This period had an increase in cases and Test Positivity rate (TPR) compared to the same period in 2018. It also had an increase...