This publication is basically about how the outbreak of acute diarrhoea can be handled.
Competencies are specific and observable knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are associated with the effective functioning of the job/task. This Dictionary focuses on behavioral and technical competencies which apply to all Public Officers regardless of the profession.
Competence profiles will be developed to reflect competencies that are specific to a particular job/profession. Behavioral competencies describe traits and attitudes, while technical competencies describe skills and knowledge required to do a specific job.
The regulation of health practice and professionals is the mandate of the health professional councils (HPC) and Pharmacy Board (PB). However, the Councils face a number of challenges mainly understaffing and enforcement constraints to effectively regulate the health practice and professionals. The shortage gives rise to un-regulated, ill- or un-trained non-health professionals in both public and private practice. Additionally, the councils and pharmacy board are also constrained by financial and material resources
This Strategic Plan sets out UMDPC’s strategic direction for the next five years (2016/17-2021/22). It gives the priorities of the Council and how these will be achieved, as well as provides the basis for efficient and effective utilisation of the human, physical and financial resources.
The Strategic Plan is informed by the contextual challenges faced by UMDPC; relevant national policies and strategies in the health sector in Uganda. The process was participatory and took cognizance of the different and wide input from the relevant stakeholders.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “certificate” means a certificate issued under section 18; “chairperson” means the chairperson of the council appointed under section 4; “council” means the Nurses and Midwives Council established under section 2; “diploma” means a diploma issued under section 18; “enrolled” means having the name entered in the roll under section 22; “former council” means the council established under the Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Assistants Act, 1964; “Gazette” means the Uganda Gazette and includes the Gazette Extraordinary
Nine years have elapsed since the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first road map for neglected tropical diseases, which set targets for 2020. With exemplary country leadership and the continued support of industry and partners, we have been able to push back many of these diseases, bringing some close to elimination and eradication. However, despite substantial progress in reducing the overall burden, many of the targets set for 2020 were not achieved.
East Africa is highly affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are projected to be exacerbated by climate change. Consequently, understanding what research has been conducted and what knowledge gaps remain regarding NTDs and climate change is crucial to informing public health interventions and climate change adaptation
This third WHO report anticipates the investments needed as countries graduate from low-income to middle-income status and as the world’s focus expands from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals.
The overall goal of the Uganda NTD Control Program Sustainability Plan 2020-2025is to bring together other sectors on board to strengthen mechanisms that will enable the Ministry of Health to sustain NTD efforts and strengthen the health system to provide sustainable, accessible, equitable, and quality NTD services to the population
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of 13 infections caused by parasitic worms, protozoa or bacteria. They strike the world’s poorest people, living in remote and rural areas of low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Americas, causing life-long disability, disfigurement, reduced economic productivity and social stigma.
When expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), NTDs account for approximately one-quarter of the global disease burden from HIV/AIDS and for almost the same burden as malaria.
It is the responsibility of governments to assure a safe and sufficient supply of blood and blood products for all patients requiring transfusion (1).
Each country should formulate a national blood policy and plan, as part of the national health policy, to define how safe blood and blood products will be made available and accessible to address the transfusion needs of its population, including how blood transfusion services will be organized and managed.
The Purpose of this bulletin is one of the ways of improving internal and external communication with Stakeholders and the public we serve
