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Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA HEALTH SECTOR MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENT MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021 MINISTRY OF HEALTH PLOT 6, LOURDEL ROAD, NAKASERO P.O.BOX 7272, KAMPALA www.health.go.ug BY DR. JANE RUTH ACENG, THE HON. MINISTER OF HEALTH FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA HEALTH SECTOR MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENT BY DR. JANE RUTH ACENG THE HON. MINISTER OF HEALTH, FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021 FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA HEALTH SECTOR MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENT BY DR. JANE RUTH ACENG THE HON. MINISTER OF HEALTH, FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021 FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021 Health Ministerial Policy Statement for FY 2020/21 1 PB 1 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Abbreviations and Acronyms ABC Abstinence, Be faithful and use Condoms ACP AIDS Control Programme ACT Artemisinin Combination Therapies ADB African Development Bank AFP Acute Flaccid Paralysis AHSPR Annual Health Sector Performance Report AI Avian Influenza AIDS Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome AIM AIDS Integrated Management AMREF African Medical Research Foundation ANC Ante Natal Care ARC Alliance for Rabies Control ARCC African Regional Certification Commission ART Anti Retroviral Therapy ARVs Antiretroviral Drugs AT Area Team AWP Annual Work Plan AZT Azidothymidine BCC Behavioural Change and Communication BEmOC Basic Emergency Obstetric Care BFP Budget Framework Paper BOP Best Operational Practices CAP Consolidated Appeal Process CB-DOTS Community Based TB Directly Observed Treatment CBDS Community Based Disease Surveillance CBGPM Community Based Growth Promotion Monitoring CCM Country Coordination Mechanism CDC Centre for Disease Control CDD Control of Diarrheal Diseases CDP Child Days Plus CFR Case Fatality Rate CHC Community Health Clubs (for Environmental Health) CL Credit Line CLTS Community Led Total Sanitation 2 3 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Abbreviations and Acronyms Abbreviations and Acronyms ABC Abstinence, Be faithful and use Condoms CMD Community Medicine Distributor ACP AIDS Control Programme CME Continuing Medical Education ACT Artemisinin Combination Therapies COCTU Coordinating Officer for the Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda ADB African Development Bank CORPS Community Owned Resource Persons AFP Acute Flaccid Paralysis CPD Continuing Professional Development AHSPR Annual Health Sector Performance Report CQ Chloroquine AI Avian Influenza CSO Civil Society Organization AIDS Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome CYP Couple Years of Protection AIM AIDS Integrated Management DANIDA Danish International Development Assistance AMREF African Medical Research Foundation DBFP District Budget Framework Paper ANC Ante Natal Care DCCAs District Cold Chain Assistants ARC Alliance for Rabies Control DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane ARCC African Regional Certification Commission DfID Department for International Development (UK) ART Anti Retroviral Therapy DGHS Director General of Health Services (of the Ministry of Health) ARVs Antiretroviral Drugs DHO District Health Officer AT Area Team DHT District Health Team AWP Annual Work Plan DISP District Infrastructure Support Programme AZT Azidothymidine DLT District League Table BCC Behavioural Change and Communication DOTS Directly Observed Treatment, short course (for TB) BEmOC Basic Emergency Obstetric Care DPOs Disabled Persons Organisation BFP Budget Framework Paper DPs Development Partners BOP Best Operational Practices DPT Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Tetanus vaccine CAP Consolidated Appeal Process DTLS District TB/Leprosy Supervisor CB-DOTS Community Based TB Directly Observed Treatment DTS Dried Tube Specimen CBDS Community Based Disease Surveillance DVS District Vaccine Stores CBGPM Community Based Growth Promotion Monitoring EAC East African Community CCM Country Coordination Mechanism EAIDANet East African Integrated Disease Surveillance Network CDC Centre for Disease Control ECN Enrolled Comprehensive Nurses CDD Control of Diarrheal Diseases ECSA East Central and Southern Africa CDP Child Days Plus EDP Epidemic and Disease Prevention, Preparedness and Response CFR Case Fatality Rate EGPAF Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Foundation CHC Community Health Clubs (for Environmental Health) EHD Environmental Health Division CL Credit Line EHMIS Environmental Health Management Information System CLTS Community Led Total Sanitation EHP Environmental Health Programme 2 3 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Abbreviations and Acronyms EMHS Essential Medicines and Health Supplies EMLU Essential Medicines List of Uganda EmOC Emergency Obstetric Care ENT Ear, Nose and Throat EPI Expanded Programme on Immunization EQC External Quality Control ERT Energy for Rural Transformation ESD Health Sub-District FDS Fiscal Decentralization Strategy FP Family Planning FY Financial Year GAIN Global Alliance for Improvement of Nutrition GAM Global Acute Malnutrition GAVI Global Alliance for vaccines and Immunisation GBV Gender Based Violence GDF Global Drug Fund GFATM Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria GH General Hospital GoU Government of Uganda GPS Global Positioning System HAB Household Assessment Book HAF Human Resources for Health Action Framework HBMF Home Based Management of Fever HC Health Centre HCT HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing HDP Health Development Partners HDPG Health Development Partners’ Group HIV Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus HMBC Health Manpower Resource Centre HMIS Health Management Information System HP&E Health Promotion and Education HPA Hospital Performance Assessment HPAC Health Policy Advisory Committee HPSI Health Promoting School Initiatives 4 5 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Abbreviations and Acronyms Abbreviations and Acronyms EMHS Essential Medicines and Health Supplies HPV Human Papilloma Virus EMLU Essential Medicines List of Uganda HR Human Resource EmOC Emergency Obstetric Care HRH Human Resources for Health ENT Ear, Nose and Throat HRHIS Human Resource Information System EPI Expanded Programme on Immunization HSD Health Sub-Districts EQC External Quality Control HSS Health Systems Strengthening ERT Energy for Rural Transformation HSSP Health Sector Strategic Plan ESD Health Sub-District HSV 2 Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 FDS Fiscal Decentralization Strategy IANPHI International Association of Public Health Institution FP Family Planning ICCDE International Certification Commission for Dracunculiasis Eradication FY Financial Year ICN International Council of Nursing GAIN Global Alliance for Improvement of Nutrition ICT Information Communication Technology GAM Global Acute Malnutrition ICU Intensive Care Unit GAVI Global Alliance for vaccines and Immunisation IDA International Development Agency GBV Gender Based Violence IDB Islamic Development Bank GDF Global Drug Fund IDPs Internally Displaced Persons GFATM Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria IDSR Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response GH General Hospital IEC Information Education and Communication GoU Government of Uganda ILO International Labour Organisation GPS Global Positioning System IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illness HAB Household Assessment Book IMR Infant Mortality Rate HAF Human Resources for Health Action Framework IMSCC Inter-Ministerial Standing Coordinating Committee (education and health) HBMF Home Based Management of Fever IMT International Monitoring Team HC Health Centre IPF Indicative Planning Figure HCT HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing IPT Intermittent Preventive Treatment HDP Health Development Partners IRS Indoor Residual Spraying HDPG Health Development Partners’ Group ISH Integrated Sanitation and Hygiene HIV Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus ISS Integrated Support Supervision HMBC Health Manpower Resource Centre IST In-service training HMIS Health Management Information System IT Information Technology HP&E Health Promotion and Education ITNs Insecticide Treated Nets HPA Hospital Performance Assessment IVM Integrated Vector Management HPAC Health Policy Advisory Committee IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding HPSI Health Promoting School Initiatives JAF Joint Assessment Framework 4 5 Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2020/21 Abbreviations and Acronyms JCRC Joint Clinical Research Centre JICA Japan International Cooperation Agencies JMC Joint Monitoring Committee JMS Joint Medical Stores JRM Joint Review Missions KCC Kampala City Council KIU Kampala International University LC Local Council LGDP Local Government Development Project LGMSDP Local Government Management and Service Delivery Programme LLITNs Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets LRA Lords Resistance Army LTIA Long Term Institutional Arrangements MAAF Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries MCP Malaria Control Programme MDA Mass Drug Administration MDGs Millennium Development Goals MDR Multi-drug Resistant MIS Medicines Information System MMR Maternal Mortality Rate MNT Maternal Neonatal Tetanus MNTE Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination MOES Ministry of Education and Sports MOFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MOH Ministry of Health MOPS Ministry of Public Service MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPM Medicines and Pharmaceuticals Management MPS Ministerial Policy Statement MTC Medicines and Therapeutics Committee MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NACME National Committee on Medical Equipment NCC National Certification Committee NCD Non Communicable Diseases 6 7 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