This addendum to the Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List of Uganda (EMHSLU) 2023 introduces six essential maternal and newborn health commodities to improve service delivery, strengthen clinical care, and reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. It supports standardized procurement and advances Uganda’s commitment to better health outcomes.
The Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines for Uganda (May 2026) provide guidance for the early detection, reporting, verification, and response to public health events. They strengthen Uganda’s surveillance system through community and facility reporting, coordinated stakeholder action, and a One Health approach to improve preparedness and rapid response to health emergencies.
The Ministry of Health, Health Service Delivery Standards (2025–2030) outline minimum standards for delivering quality, accessible, and accountable healthcare services in Uganda to improve public health and strengthen the health system.
The Ministry of Health National Health Compact (2025–2030) presents strategies for strengthening Uganda’s health system through improved healthcare services, health financing, workforce development, and disease prevention to achieve Universal Health Coverage.
The Ministry of Health Strategic Plan II (2025/26–2029/30) outlines strategies for improving healthcare services, strengthening health systems, promoting disease prevention, and enhancing health service delivery in Uganda. The plan aligns with Uganda Vision 2040 and NDP IV, aiming to achieve accessible, equitable, and quality healthcare for all Ugandans.
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Strategy (2025/26–2029/30) presents Uganda’s approach to reducing the burden of TB and leprosy through improved diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Despite progress, challenges such as undiagnosed cases, drug resistance, and weak health systems persist. The strategy emphasises a people-centred, multisectoral approach to achieve the elimination of these diseases by 2030.
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 document outlines key steps for responding to sexual assault, including immediate reporting, seeking medical care, accessing legal support, and ensuring follow-up services for recovery and protection.
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.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is a serious public health issue involving physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse affecting all individuals. It leads to severe consequences such as injuries, mental health problems, unwanted pregnancies, and infections, including HIV. The document emphasizes prevention, early reporting, and seeking immediate medical care within 72 hours to reduce harm and ensure support.
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.
Menstruation is a normal monthly process in which blood flows from the uterus, marking the beginning of a girl’s reproductive maturity. The menstrual cycle involves phases of bleeding, preparation, ovulation, and renewal, and may be irregular in early years. Proper hygiene, pain management, and accurate information are essential for healthy menstruation. Although menstruation signals fertility, it does not mean readiness for sex or marriage.
