The Organization must regularly invest in longer-term capital projects, in order to provide an effective and secure working environment for its staff. A Real Estate Fund was established under resolution WHA23.14 (1970) in order to provide funds for, inter alia, major maintenance and repairs to WHO buildings, and for new building construction.
In accordance with this resolution, the Real Estate Fund is financed (i) from appropriations by Member States (from unspent funds), (ii) from rents charged for housing, concessions or garage space, and (iii) from interest earned on the fund balance.
Door-to-door delivery services: How Joint Medical Stores cut its distribution costs
This manual helps to streamline the operations of the Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops. Additionally, the Maintenance guidelines will facilitate first-line Maintenance to be undertaken by both the Users of the equipment and technicians in a well-structured and safe manner.
This manual is an essential reference book for the Regional Medical Workshops to plan, manage and execute basic maintenance using the prepared guidelines; and ensure adequate and proper maintenance of the most common essential Medical Equipment.
Medical equipment represents a substantial asset in the health care delivery system and needs to be managed efficiently. Moreover, the way in which it is purchased, managed, and used can influence the quality of health care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can pose a risk to patients and staff, particularly if used improperly
This Health Facility Master List is a complete listing of both public and private health facilities in the country. There are 6,937 health facilities and each are established under unique administrative units i.e. Region, district, health sub-district, sub-county etc.
The need to uniquely identify health facilities in the country is of paramount importance for better health service delivery. Many countries do not have accurate and informed data on their health facilities yet this can facilitate effective monitoring of infrastructure development and services provided to their increasing population. Uganda has always suffered the same.
Various organisations including researchers have multiple lists of health facilities across the country. More so, the facilities differ not only in the information they contain but also in the way they are
named and identified. There is no common identifier to uniquely identify the facilities.
The main purpose of the field testing was to ascertain the suitability of the material for teaching drug management to health workers who are given the responsibility of managing drugs, particularly at the health centre or other similar levels. Most of these health workers have had no formal training in drug management.
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.
This Health Facilities Inventory has been compiled from information provided by districts through the offices of the District Health Officers, verified by the Resident District Commissioners and/or the Chief Administrative Officers. It covers all the 112 districts of the country.
The report has been compiled to i. Provide information on the current stock of health care facilities by location, level, ownership, and status of functionality as of June 2012. ii. Enable identification of underserved areas and thereby provide a guide for locating and/or siting of new Health Units. It is intended that new construction shall be directed to the underserved areas. iii. To guide effective planning for staffing and rational distribution of medicines and supplies
The function of the board shall be to provide a strategic vision and direction of the hospital on behalf of the ministry of health within the framework of health policy.
The function of the committee is to monitor the general administration of the hospital on behalf of the district local council and ministry of health done under the policy guidelines of ministry of health
The functions of the committee shall be to monitor the general administration of the health Sub-district on behalf of the district local council and the Ministry of Health. this shall be done within the guidelines and policies of the Ministry of Health
The functions of the committee shall be to monitor the general administration of the health centre II on behalf of the Local Council and the Ministry of health. this shall be done with the policy and guidelines of the Ministry of Health
