The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic took the world by surprise as it spread rapidly from China to Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the globe. Africa seemed to have been spared in the early days of the outbreak and this gave African countries time to plan, prepare and work togeth...
This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...
We are pleased to share our 2nd weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2021. This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and respondi...
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of systematic instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out complex routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with regulati...
The 2011 Uganda AIDS Indicator survey is a nationally representative, population-based, HIV Serological survey. The survey was designed with the objective of obtaining national and Sub-national of program coverage, such as knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behavior related to HIV/AIDS. Data collectio...
Over 2 million children worldwide are living with HIV infection and 95% reside in sub-Saharan Africa with the majority infected through mother-to-child transmission. Infected children have a high mortality with 50% dying by 2 years of age. Their clinical presentation includes common childhood infect...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a disease of great public health concern in Uganda. The country is one of the 30 high TB/HIV burden countries in the world. The prevalence of TB estimated in the recently concluded National TB prevalence survey is almost two times higher than had previously been estimated (...
Syphilis is a curable infection caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. This infection is sexually transmitted, and can also be passed on from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital ulcer disease, syphilis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission...
This third WHO report anticipates the investments needed as countries graduate from low-income to middle-income status and as the world��s focus expands from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals.
The International Health Regulations (“the IHR” or “Regulations”) were adopted by the Health Assembly in 1969, having been preceded by the International Sanitary Regulations adopted by the Fourth World Health Assembly in 1951. The 1969 Regulations, which initially covered six “quarantinable diseases...
The April 2007 Technical review meeting (4th MOH TRM) noted that whereas there were positive steps taken to improve on overall management of Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS), stock outs of essential medicines were still common. This was mainly attributed to under funding but the actual...
The 2014 Uganda HIV Country progress report was prepared through a consultative government led process involving all key players to give the status of the HIV response in 2014 and also met the Country��s reporting obligations to national and international commitments. The report details key mileston...
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...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (17 August 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, Nor...
This Policy� establishes the enviromental health priorities of the Government of Uganda and provides a frame work for the development of services and programmes at national and local government levels.
This Review addresses a mismatch between what is known about how to respond to particular health problems in poor economies and what is actually done about them. It focuses on one cause of the problems that ensue from the mismatch - capacity constraints. Weak capacity at a number of levels in the in...
Uganda��s Business, Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (BTVET) sub-sector has undergone many reforms in effort to meet the National Development Plan��s objectives for skilling Uganda��s human resources and for Uganda Vision 2040. The reforms include, among others, the review of curricula...
This manual was developed for use within Uganda and to support Uganda government policies. Facilitators using this manual should be trained HIV counselors or HIV Counselor trainers who are recognized by the Ministry of Health, TASO, SCOT, MildMay, AIC and from any other recognized AIDS Service organ...
This manual helps to streamline the operations of the Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops. Additionally, the Maintenance guidelines will facilitate first-line Maintenance to be undertaken by both the Users of the equipment and technicians in a well-structured and safe manner.� This man...
All 112 districts reported with an average reporting rate of 84.5% in week 30, 2016 which was similar to that of 85% of the previous week. This represents a 43.7% increase in reporting rate compared to the same week in 2015. A total of 22.3% (25/112) had 100% of all their health facilities reporting...
