The present report of the Board for 2015 contains a thematic chapter on the health and welfare ofmankind and the international drug control system. It shows that concern for health and welfare is at the core of the international drug control system. INCB emphasizes that the system in place,when full...
The development of this second National Health Policy (NHP II) has been informed by the National Development Plan (NDP) for the period 2010/11-2014/15, the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and the new global dynamics. The NDP places emphasis on investing in the promotion of people��s heal...
According to the mission statement of the Ministry of Health, "The overall goal of the health sector is the attainment of a good standard of health by all Ugandans in order to promote a healthy and productive life." The objectives of the health system, as stated in the Uganda National Health Policy,...
This concept paper describes the Health sub-district strategy aimed at strengthening the management of health services and improving equity of access to essential health services by the population of Uganda. The strategy is intended to facilitate equity of access to health service delivery.
The document titled Africa’s Leadership Role in the Development and Access to Potential COVID-19 Vaccine: Rapporteur’s Report for Day Two offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challe...
This report brings together the most recent data on the proposed health and selected health-related SDG indicators - to assess the current situation and describe crucial data gaps. In the current absence of official goal-level indicators, summary measures of health such as (healthy) life expectancy...
The current Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly disrupted the ability to produce, process, distribute, obtain and consume healthy and nutritious foods by families and individuals, leading to significant changes in food prices, availability, access, and affordability. Such rapid chan...
This document is to provide guidance to Local Governments (LGs) for budgeting and implementation of Health Service Delivery activities, utilizing the Primary Health Care (PHC) grants and other Decentralized Health Grants in Financial Year (FY) 2023/24. These guidelines should also be used to prepare...
The Govemment of Uganda continues to facilitate the attainment of a good standard of health for all the people in Uganda. The goal of the Health Sector is therefore to reduce morbidity and mortality as a contribution to poverty reduction as well as economic and social development of the people of Ug...
Eritrea is the only AU MS yet to start COVID-19 vaccination roll out. For Epi week 8 (20 – 26 February 2023), 2,311 new COVID-19 cases were reported, which is a 40% decrease in the number of new cases reported compared to the previous week (7). The Southern region accounted for 75% of the new COVID-...
Management of Malaria in Pregnancy
The Republic of Uganda (the Recipient) through Ministry of Health will implement the Additional Financing (AF) to the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (the Project) financed by the International Development Association (the Association).The Recipient shall carry out the Pr...
This newsletter has been developed to update the public about the new developments in the fight against malaria in the country.�In this newsletter, we provide a highlight of a number of activities conducted in the last three months of the quarter.�Editor in chief:�Rukia Nakamatte
This booklet has been developed to provide basic information on immunisation for leaders to enable them mobilise their communities to promote and utilise immunisation services. The booklet explains the importance of immunisation, the childhood immunisable diseases and the roles of community leaders...
A number of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 have targets that relate to health. However, one goal - SDG 3 - focuses specifically on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. Target 3.8 of SDG 3 -...
This report presents a wide-ranging assessment and detailed findings to show by how much and in what ways improving the environment can promote health and well-being. The realization of just how much disease and ill health can be prevented by focusing on environmental risk factors should add impetus...
EVD Secondary and Tertiary Screening is used to carry out further assessment for potential symptoms of EVD and COVID-19, before accessing the health care facility.
As we cannot cover every situation here, this guidance can be adapted for individual situations as they arise. This guidance is focused on how to practically implement environmental decontamination and should be delivered as a part of a planned and resourced program, (1) which is integrated fully wi...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (28 September 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,...
All types of work are hazardous and persons at work are exposed to situations that may result into injury, disease or even death. While the economic cost is high, public awareness of safety and health tends to be quite low. All too frequently the subject does not get the priority it merits and the h...
