This is the first edition of the National Medical Equipment Guidelines produced by the MoH, coordinated by NACME and HID. These guidelines cover the broad spectrum of the equipment lifecycle including acquisition of equipment through Donation, safety of equipment, users, and patients, decommissioning and disposal of equipment. Emphasis has been placed on ensuring that acquisition of equipment is based on planning and needs assessment that establishes; need, availability of human resource, infrastructure and utilities to ensure full utilization of equipment.
Agriculture is and will, in the medium term, remain central to Uganda’s economic growth and poverty reduction. It employs nearly 80% of the population1, contributes approximately 25% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and generates 40% of the country’s exports.
