The MoH Clinical Protocols for Sick Newborn (2023) provide comprehensive, evidence-based guidance for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and referral of sick and preterm newborns. The protocols standardise neonatal care, strengthen infection prevention and control, and improve the quality of newborn health services to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality
The Kangaroo Mother Care: A Clinical Practice Guide provides evidence-based guidance on implementing and practising Kangaroo Mother Care for preterm and low-birth-weight newborns in health facilities and at home. It outlines best practices for prolonged skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, family involvement, and continuity of care to improve newborn survival, growth, and development.
The HIE Score Chart is a clinical assessment tool used to evaluate the severity of Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) in newborns using the Sarnat staging and Thompson scoring systems. It supports the assessment, monitoring, treatment decisions, and prognosis of affected infants, facilitating timely and evidence-based neonatal care.
The New Ballard Score is a neonatal assessment tool used to estimate the gestational age of newborns by evaluating neuromuscular and physical maturity. It supports the classification of preterm, term, and post-term infants, enabling timely and appropriate neonatal care.
The Treatment of Apnoea of Prematurity Using Caffeine Citrate Algorithm provides a standardised clinical pathway for the assessment and treatment of apnoea in preterm infants using caffeine citrate. It outlines eligibility criteria, dosing, monitoring, management of underlying causes, and referral for specialised care to support safe, evidence-based neonatal practice and improve newborn outcomes.
The Prevention of Apnoea of Prematurity Using Caffeine Citrate Prophylaxis Algorithm provides a standardised clinical pathway for preventing apnoea in eligible preterm infants through the appropriate use of caffeine citrate. It outlines eligibility criteria, dosing, monitoring, and follow-up to support safe, evidence-based neonatal care and improve newborn outcomes.
The Respiratory Management Algorithm for Spontaneously Breathing Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) provides a standardised clinical pathway for assessing and managing preterm infants with RDS. It outlines indications for respiratory support, surfactant therapy, monitoring, and ongoing clinical management to improve neonatal outcomes and ensure consistent, evidence-based care.
This Ministry of Health document highlights parenting as nurturing a child’s development through supportive communication, guidance, and education on health, behavior, and life skills.
This Ministry of Health document defines life skills as essential abilities that help individuals manage themselves, relate well with others, and handle life’s challenges. It highlights their role in promoting healthy behavior and informed decision-making, grouping them into personal, social, and cognitive skill categories.
Teenage pregnancy, occurring between ages 10 and 19, is mainly caused by early sexual activity, peer pressure, lack of accurate information, substance use, and sexual abuse. It poses serious health, social, and economic risks, including complications during childbirth, school dropout, stigma, and poverty. Prevention focuses on abstinence, access to accurate reproductive health information, resisting peer pressure, and prioritizing education and future goals.
Relationships are connections between individuals that influence adolescent development. Healthy relationships are characterized by respect, care, responsibility, and support for personal growth, while unhealthy ones involve abuse, dishonesty, risky behaviors, and negative influences. Positive relationships promote well-being, reduce stress, and support education and life goals. Adolescents are encouraged to set boundaries, seek guidance, and choose relationships built on respect, trust, and good communication.
The document describes child marriage as an illegal and harmful practice in Uganda, outlining its causes, effects, and prevention through education, law enforcement, and protection of children’s rights.
