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 overoll objectives.
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Cameroon 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, Norther...
The World malaria report 2015 assesses global malaria disease trends and changes in the coverage and fi nancing of malaria control programmes between 2000 and 2015. It also summarizes progress towards international targets, and provides regional and country profi les that summarize trends in each WH...
Ministry of Health, Malaria key highlights for week 24
At the Ministry of Health, Kenya, our vision for our beloved country reflects a Healthy, Productive and globally-competitive nati...
World Health Statistics 2017 focuses on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets by bringing together data on a wide range of relevant SDG indicators. In some cases, as indicator definitions are being refined and baseline data are being collected, pro...
This policy defines youth as all young people , female and male from the age of 10 to 24 years. It will however be flexible and accommodate other young people, depending on their social and economic circumstances. Many times the word "adolescence", "youth" and "young people" are used interchangeable...
The FP-CIP II has been developed to provide�a strategic direction for family planning�programming and elaborates how the multisectoral�approach will play�a role in not only�addressing�fertility concerns but also ensuring quality�family planning services and information�for�women and men of reproduct...
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy Guidelines are designed to promote Mental Health and prevent Mental, Neurological and Substance use disorders among children and adolescents. These guidelines are a statement by the Government of Uganda to set a clear direction in development of Mental,...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a global crisis and constitutes one of the most formidable obstacles towards sustainable development and social progress. In the most affected countries, the impact of HIV/AIDS poses a severe threat to every aspect of life, as it erodes decades of developmental gains and thr...
The 2014-15 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (2014-15 UMIS) was implemented by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Uganda Ministry of Health from December 2014 to January 2015. The funding for the UMIS was provided by the United States Agenc...
Response: The MoH continues to conduct active case search and risk communication in the affected region.
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...
La situation humanitaire reste désastreuse dans les provinces de l’Ituri, du Nord-Kivu, du Sud-Kivu Tshoppo, le Kasai et le Maindombe de la RDC. L’escalade du conflit et la dégradation du contexte sécuritaire ont contribué à la détérioration de la situation humanitaire. La détérioration des conditio...
At the centre of an ever-strengthening HIV/AIDS storm, young people aged 15 to 24 now make up more than one quarter of the 38 million people living with the disease. More than half of the 5 million new infections in 2003 were among people under the age of 25. The majority of these new infections wer...
There is evidence that Uganda is making progress toward the MDG 4 &5 targets by 2015 but this progress needs to be accelerated. Under- fi ve mortality rate declined from 152 per 1000 live births in 2000 to 137 in 2006 while the infant mortality rate declined by 76 from 88 per 1000 live births during...
This funding plan is based on a vision of empowering both affected countries and WHO to� engage with all national and international stakeholders on the ground. The plan will ensure coordination among all actors and the delivery of effective support to the affected countries and countries at risk. Wi...
This report presents the Uganda Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Project��s progress in the fourth quarter of Year One (period covering July 1st through September 30th 2010). The report outlines the key project activities and achievements in the quarter, the challenges and constraints faced, lessons l...
The first section is the introduction. The purpose of this section is to give the structural outline of the document. It is under this section that the justification (the why?) of the guidelines is presented. The other sub-sections include a brief description of how the guidelines were developed and...
This manual describes how to manage supplies based on revised and harmonized tools. It will act as a reference guide for health workers and focus on basic principles of supply chain management. If properly followed, it will promote efficient stock control and ordering of all EMHS. Health workers at...
