This ministerial policy statement is about the vote functions of Ministery of health.
As of 9 am EAT 21 July 2020, a total of 736,288 COVID-19 cases and 15,418 deaths (CFR: 2.1%) have been reported in 54 African countries. This is 5% of all cases reported globally. Since the last brief, 125,481 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which is an increase of 21% compared to the 14 July...
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...
This publication is about the adoption of the surge initiative to rapidly increase the number of individuals enrolled on Antiretroviral treatment to meet national targets for HIV epidemic control with six priority implementation areas emphasized in the innitial phase.
Infant mortality is an important indicator of the successful implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). This is because the level of infant mortality is a consequence of a broad range of Government interventions.
Reporting rate this week (77.8%) is a marginal rise from 75.7% in the previous week, 2019W5.There was a further 9% drop in reported malaria cases (96,488 this week vs. 105,566 in W5)�There was marginal drop in malaria incidence. As was last week, Adjumani (13 cases) & Moyo (18 cases) Districts repor...
We are pleased to share with you our 37th weekly epidemiological bulletin. This weekly 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 respondin...
The guidelines provide for the context, definition of key terms, how to conduct performance planning, monitoring, appraisal, improvement, managing under performance, rewarding excellent performance while at the same time sanctioning poor performance.
Major progress in global tuberculosis (TB) control followed the widespread implementation of the DOTS strategy. The Stop TB Strategy, launched in 2006, builds upon and enhances the achievements of DOTS. New objectives include universal access to patient-centred treatment and protection of population...
So far, seven African countries have already surpassed the target of vaccinating at least 70 of the population eligible for Covid-19 Vaccination according to the WHO Liberia and Rwanda have fully vaccinated their eligible populations, while Mauritius and Botswana have vaccinated 94 percent Over 90 o...
Uganda has made significant progress on among others poverty reduction which reduced from 56 in 1992 to 19.7 percent in 2014, the expansion of educational opportunities for young people with 90 percent of the population aged 6-10 years now attending school, and, formulation of gender responsive poli...
This paper examines the impacts of a public sector decentralization program on the demand for health care in Uganda in the 1990s. This work is an extension of a previous paper, which provided evidence of a shifting of priorities by local governments in Uganda��s decentralized health system away from...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 155: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Norther...
As the Covid-19 pandemic got under way, the world�had been reaching unprecedented heights on the�Human Development Index (HDI). People were, on�average, living healthier, wealthier and better lives�for longer than ever. But under the surface a growing�sense of insecurity had been taking root. An est...
This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and�causes of death.
There is growing emphasis in the policy debate on rural women��s entrepreneurship as a poverty alleviation strategy and a preferred tactic to spur economic development. To this end, this synthesis report puts into perspective the nature of Uganda��s rural woman entrepreneurs, paying close attention...
Dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the cornerstone of HIV treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for use in both first- and second-line treatment. This follows evidence from clinical trials showing better effica...
The Maternity HDU implementation guide is an addendum to the Essential Maternal and Newborn Care (EMNC) Guidelines. It is important to reference in the process of setting up maternity HDUs and High-Risk Beds. The admission criteria to HDU covers the most common causes of severe maternal morbidity an...
Until the outbreak of an exotic communicable disease or other dramatic event, the elaborate infrastructures and mechanisms that protect public health on a daily basis often go unnoticed and attract little media1 interest. In the midst of a public health emergency2 the situation becomes very differen...
The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making. This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate s...
