This ministerial statement is about the Vote Functions of ministry of health. A vote function is a set of programmes, projects, and Local Government Grants, defining the roles and responsibilities of a vote/institution, and contributing towards the attainment of vote and overall sector objectives
The document titled Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in 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, Northern...
The Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List for Uganda (EMHSLU) 2016 is a list of safe, efficacious, and cost-effective medicines and health supplies that suit the health care needs of the majority of the Ugandan population. Access to essential medicines and health supplies is fundamental to en...
This report summarises the findings of the 1995 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) conducted by the Statistics Department in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Macro International Inc. provided technical assistance. Funding was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Devel...
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is one tool for measuring progress against SDG 1. It compares acute multidimensional poverty for more than 100 countries and 5.7 billion people and monitors changes over time.
Iodine, named after the Greek word for violet, was first observed as a violet vapour during the making of gunpowder at the beginning of the 19th century. Most of the Earth��s iodine exists in the ocean: sea water, fish and vegetation. It was present during the primordial development of the earth, bu...
The document titled Africa CDC Newsletter – September 2019 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, Western Africa, providing valua...
The overall purpose of the NHA study initiative is to reduce health inequalities affecting the poorest populations in the region by focusing on supply and demand-side interventions, particularly changes in policy, new interventions, the expansion of proven and cost-effective healthcare packages, and...
What is the current status of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa? By the 31st December 2021, only seven (13%) of 55 Africa Union (AU) Member States had reached the year end 40% population coverage goal (Botswana, Cape Verde, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Seychelles and Tunisia), and currently on...
In recent years, visibility and political support for malaria has continued to increase dramatically. This policy brief is a summary of WHO��s recommended technical strategies to combat the disease. Its purpose is to present, in one concise document, a summary of WHO guidance that will assist countr...
Uganda is faced with frequent outbreaks of emerging diseases and high burden of other endemic conditions, including cholera, all of which require dedicated resources for their prevention and control.
The world has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. How to reach this bold target within the Sustainable Development Goals is the central question facing the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to be held from 8 to 10 June 2016. The extraordinary accomplishmen...
Both donor agencies funding HIV control programmes, and government agencies trying to bring about changes need to know whether their efforts are having an impact.
Cameroon: Since last update (21 July 2023), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 103 new cases (3 confirmed;100 suspected) and no new deaths of cholera. Cumulatively 19,489 cases (1,890 confirmed; 17,599 suspected) and463 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) of cholera have been reported from Cameroon. The outbreak...
Malaria Weekly Report
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...
The document titled COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access Strategy 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 Africa, Southern...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 113: 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...
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Manifesto 2016 is the fifth one since 1996. The NRM is a mass organisation that is on track in implementing policies and programmes in all these manifestos. Each of these manifestos has a theme in tandem with the stages of the country��s progress.
HIV-related point-of-care testing technologies have become widely available in last the few years and can potentially play a major role in achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets through increasing access to diagnostics in low- and middle-income countries. However, challenges remain regarding the appr...
