5 Moments for Hand Hygiene provides guidance on the five critical moments for hand hygiene to prevent healthcare-associated infections, improve patient safety, and strengthen infection prevention and control in healthcare settings.
The National Healthcare Waste Operational Guidelines (2025) provide standard procedures for safe segregation, handling, and disposal of healthcare waste in Uganda. Developed by the Ministry of Health, they support infection control, environmental protection, and compliance with national and international waste management standards, ensuring a safer and more sustainable healthcare environment.
The document establishes standardized performance indicators for environmental health workers in local governments to strengthen performance monitoring, accountability, and the delivery of quality environmental health services.
The National Healthcare Waste Management Strategy (2025/26–2029/30) outlines Uganda's roadmap for safe and sustainable healthcare waste management by strengthening governance, infrastructure, capacity, financing, and compliance to protect public health and the environment.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has collaboratively developed the Health-National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) based on the findings of the Vulnerability and Adaption Assessment (VAA) to guide climate change adaption by the health sector. This H-NAP should be used to mobilize the required technical and financial resources. This effort should be replicated at the sub-national level to ensure we build a climate-resilient health system.