This issue focuses on the fourth quarter of 2019/2020 financial year. The aim of this bulletin is to inform district, national, and global stake-holders on progress achieved and challenges encountered in malaria control and reduction in Uganda. Most importantly, it is to encourage use of this inform...
Guidance on PMTCT is provided regularly to countries by WHO.�Uganda launched the first PMTCT policy guidelines in 2002,following lessons learnt from the PMTCT pilot in 2000.�Main drug was sd NVP tab for mother in labour and baby within 72 hours after delivery,�AZT from 36 weeks of gestation, in labo...
Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by any of the four existing dengue virus serotypes (DENV1,2,3,4). ● Dengue is found worldwide in tropical and sub-tropical regions, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. It is endemic in about 100 countries, including in tropical areas of Africa. ● Den...
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...
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...
The republic of Uganda is an East African state currently under multiparty dispensation. Service delivery is decentralized to local governments as per the 1997 local Government Act. The Central government, however, retains the role of setting standards and providing guidelines to local governments....
The Statistical Abstract is an annual publication compiled by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, which provides the statistical summary on various socio-economic indicators for Uganda. Some figures in this edition may vary from those in the earlier editions due to the updates. Note that some of the CY 201...
The document titled Establishing the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: the upside of a crisis 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 Afri...
In 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children��s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) issued a Joint Statement on Female Genital Mutilation (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, 1997) which described the implications of the practice for public health and human righ...
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...
Uganda is currently using the IDSR strategy to improve the National disease and events surveillance system. Using standard case definitions to identify priority diseases and events of public health importance is one of the core functions of surveillance under the IDSR strategy
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 br...
The document titled Statement on Herbal Remedies and Medicines for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 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, Easter...
Antenatal cards are issued to women who come for antenatal visits when they are pregnant.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative was launched by the Africa CDC in April 2019 with the aim of strengthening the African Union (AU) Member States’ biosafety and biosecurity systems and enabling them to comply with national and int...
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. This issue, we showcas...
Kampala, 12th October 2022
Two decades of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, the epidemic has entered the mature stage that presents enormous challenges of coping with the devastating social and economic impact in addition to the high HIV prevalence rates. The sickness and deaths of productive Ugandans has created a dent in all development...
This issue also shows you how the National Malaria Control Program has also been energized with the hiring of new staff.
