REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPORT REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WORKPLAN FOR THE 3rd and 4th QUARTERS 2019/20 FY (JANUARY TO JUNE 2020) OCTOBER 2020 i MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPORT: REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WORKPLAN Semi-annual (3rd and 4th QUARTERS) January to June FY 2019/20 Ministry of Health Plot 6 Lourdel Road P.O.Box 7272 Kampala, Uganda. Tel: 256-414-340872 / 340873 Email: [email protected] Web: www.health.go.ug i TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................... vii Executive Summary .................................................................................................. viii 1.0 Progress on Issues from the Health sector review of Q3+Q4 Performance FY 2019/20 .............. 1 Chapter One: Finance and Administration Department ....................................... 10 1.1 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Overall objective ............................................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Strategic objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Challenges ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.5 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Chapter Two: Standards, Compliance, Accreditation and Patient Protection Department (SCAPP) ................................................................................................ 15 2.0 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................ 15 2.2 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Chapter Three: Health Sector Partners and Multi-Sectoral Coordination Department (HSP&MSC) .......................................................................................... 20 3.0 Challenges ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 Chapter Four: Health Sector Strategy and Policy Department ........................... 28 4.0 Divisions .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 4.1 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.2 Vision ................................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 Mission ................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Chapter Five: Human Resource Management Department .................................. 46 5.2 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 5.3 Mission ................................................................................................................................................................. 46 5.4 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................... 46 Chapter Six: Health Promotion, Education and Communication Department .. 60 6.0 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................................... 60 6.1 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................... 60 6.2 Challenges ........................................................................................................................................................... 64 Chapter Seven: Reproductive and Child Health Department ............................... 65 7.0 Mandate and Specific Tasks ............................................................................................................................ 65 7.1 Challenges ........................................................................................................................................................... 69 7.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................ 69 Chapter Eight: Environmental Health Department ............................................... 70 8.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 70 8.1 Performance of department in-line with key Performance indicators ................................................ 70 Chapter Nine: Community Health Department .................................................... 76 9.0 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................................... 76 9.1 Goal ...................................................................................................................................................................... 76 9.2 Objective ............................................................................................................................................................. 76 Chapter Ten: National Disease Prevention and Control Department (NDC) .... 81 10.0 Overview of the NDC Department .......................................................................................................... 81 10.1 Objectives......................................................................................................................................................... 81 Chapter Eleven: National Communicable Diseases Department (NCDs) ........... 95 11.0 Mandate of NCD Department.................................................................................................................... 95 11.1 Strategic Objectives of the Department .................................................................................................. 95 ii Chapter Twelve: Integrated Epidemiology Surveillance and Public Health Emergencies Department (IES&PHE) ..................................................................... 99 12.1 Mandate............................................................................................................................................................. 99 12.2 Strategic Objectives: ...................................................................................................................................... 99 11.3 Challenges ..................................................................................................................................................... 105 11.4 Way forward / Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 105 Chapter Thirteen: Clinical Services Department ................................................. 106 13.0 Brief overview .............................................................................................................................................. 106 13.1 Mandate.......................................................................................................................................................... 106 Chapter Fourteen: Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines .... 110 14.0 Mandate.......................................................................................................................................................... 110 14.1 Mission ........................................................................................................................................................... 110 14.2 Areas of Priority .......................................................................................................................................... 110 Chapter Fifteen: Nursing Services Department ................................................... 130 15.0 Vision .............................................................................................................................................................. 130 15.1 Mandate.......................................................................................................................................................... 130 15.2 Objectives.....................................................................................................................................................