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Output
Product/Service: Facilitate the approval and support the dissemination of the pharmacovigilance pre-service training curricula.
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Advocacy paper developed with clear milestones to guide implementation. Advocacy paper to support adaptation developed with clear milestones to guide implementation.|Stakeholders’ meetings held and roadmaps for adapting the curricula developed by the individual institutions.
Output
Product/Service: Support the conclusion of data collation, facilitate data analysis and validation of a Uganda descriptive Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) report.
Technical Area: Health Workforce
Deliverables: Developed a data collection tool based on the WHO AFRO HLMA Tool, collected data from national documents, key informants, Ministry of Education, Examination boards and Regulatory bodies and pre-validated them.|Final draft of the Uganda HLMA report was validated and peer-reviewed by HQ and AFRO experts.
Outcome 1.1
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: District Health System and community engagement strengthened through building capacity and management of health services at community level.
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: District Health System and community engagement strengthened through building capacity and management of health services at community level.
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Strengthen integrated quality of care monitoring using a compendium of indicators and client feedback mechanisms
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Strengthened integrated quality of care monitoring using a compendium of indicators and client feedback mechanisms
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Support the development of the Uganda Patient Safety Action Plan
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Supported the development of the Uganda Patient Safety Action Plan
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Finalize and disseminate the National Continuity of Essential Health Services and Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Finalized and disseminated the National Continuity of Essential Health Services and Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Support the updating of the national service delivery guidelines, including the guidelines for managing private wings in Uganda’s health facilities, Adolescent Health Service Delivery Guidelines and the Pediatric Death Audit Guidelines, etc
Technical Area: Governance|Service Delivery
Deliverables: Supported the updating of the national service delivery guidelines, including the guidelines for managing private wings in Uganda’s health facilities, Adolescent Health Service Delivery Guidelines and the Pediatric Death Audit Guidelines, etc
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Update the national occupational health and safety guidelines
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Provided technical support for planning, budgeting and mapping of stakeholders for the review of the occupational safety and health guidelines.|Completed mapping of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) stakeholders Conducted stakeholder consultative engagements to update the OSH guidelines Completed the validation of the updated guidelines Presented the updated guidelines to MOH for approval
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Support the development of a National Patient Safety Action Plan
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Developed a protocol for patient safety assessment to inform the development of the National patient safety action plan|Completed protocol development and approval process for the study Completed the assessment of patient safety practices, data analysis and report preparation
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Support the development of a national compendium of indicators for integrated quality of care
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Provided technical and financial support to develop the first draft of the compendium of indicators.|Compendium of Quality-of-care indicators developed and awaits validation by MOH
Output 1.1.1
Product/Service: Support the development of a national quality improvement training manual
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: National training manual for quality improvement approaches was completed and disseminated|National Quality improvement training manual developed and disseminated
Output 1.1.2
Product/Service: Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS) and accreditation for high impact diseases strengthened
Technical Area: Antimicrobial Resistance|NCDs & Mental Health
Deliverables: Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS) and accreditation for high impact diseases strengthened
Output 1.1.2
Product/Service: Updated pro-health (such as on tobacco, alcohol and added sugar) and pro-poor fiscal policies
Technical Area: Health Financing|NCDs & Mental Health
Deliverables: Facilitate evidence generation and support enforcement of regulation
Output 1.1.3
Product/Service: Finalize, cost, and disseminate the National Older Person’s Health Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028
Technical Area: Governance|Service Delivery
Deliverables: Finalized, costed, and disseminated the National Older Person’s Health Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Comprehensive policy, regulatory, institutional frameworks strengthened through interventions towards achievement of universal health coverage.
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Support reforms of health institutions, laws and regulations, including legal frameworks for universal health coverage.
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Support the development and implementation of a 6 – month Ebola outbreak recovery plan.
Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Deliverables: Supported the Continuity of Essential Health Services (CEHS) Pillar for the Ebola Response in developing a 6 – month Ebola outbreak recovery plan. Also leading the weekly monitoring of service delivery indicators, and development of a national guideline for continuity of essential health service delivery in the context of public health emergencies.
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Support the conduct of the joint annual national health sector performance review for 2022.
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Provided financial and technical support to Ministry of Health in the conduct of the 2022 annual heath sector performance review, including the development of the Aid memoir on actions needed to improve health sector performance. Also supported the conduct of quarterly health sector reviews.
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Support the development of the National Development Plan IV
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Supported the development of the National Development Plan IV and the Program Implementation Plan II for the health sub-program
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Technical assistance in the development of health sector operational plans and conduct of health sector performance reviews
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Supported MOH to perform quarterly reviews and to conduct the annual joint review mission.
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Technical assistance in the development of health sector operational plans and conduct of health sector performance reviews
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Provide technical assistance for the development of health sector operational plans and conduct of health sector performance reviews
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Strengthen functionality of the health development partners forum for improved partner coordination and aid effectiveness
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Strengthened functionality of the health development partners forum for improved partner coordination and aid effectiveness
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Comprehensive policy, regulatory, institutional frameworks strengthened through interventions towards achievement of universal health coverage.
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Comprehensive policy, regulatory, institutional frameworks strengthened through interventions towards achievement of universal health coverage.
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Support the development of National Strategic Plan on Health of Older Persons 2024 - 2028
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Supported the mapping of stakeholders to form a task team, a stakeholder workshop to agree on modalities for the development of the plan and conduct of a national situation analysis.|A validated National Strategic Plan on Health of Older Persons 2024 – 2028 developed. A costing framework was developed with the costing planned to hold in 2024
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Support functionality of the health development partners forum
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Sustained the functionality of the HDP, coordinated the implementation of the HDP workplan, and representation of the HDP in the Government of Uganda activities. Facilitated conduct of monthly meetings aimed at promoting aid effectiveness and agreeing on actions to improve health sector performance.
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Governance, planning and implementation strengthened for prevention and management of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Governance, planning and implementation strengthened for prevention and management of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Output 1.1.5
Product/Service: Provide technical leadership in the finalization of the health labour market analysis (HLMA) report and use evidence for policy dialogue.
Technical Area: Health Workforce
Deliverables: Finalized health labour market analysis (HLMA) report
Output 1.1.5
Product/Service: Support the collection of data on the agreed indicators and reporting in the National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) platform.
Technical Area: Health Workforce
Deliverables: In partnership with the Ministry of Health, the NHWA data collection tool was adapted, data was collected from the Ministry of Education, health training institutions, Examination boards and Regulatory bodies, and the information was validated.|Uganda NHWA report finalized and updated in the Global NHWA platform.
Outcome 1.2
Output 1.2.1
Product/Service: Conduct a policy dialogue based on the knowledge products to generate consensus on needed reforms and strategies to be applied.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Prepared a concept note and policy dialogue agenda. Finalized and got approval for most of the knowledge products that will be shared at the policy dialogue. To conduct the policy dialogue in Q1 of 2024 after obtaining approval of all knowledge products.|Prepared a concept note and policy dialogue agenda. Finalized and got approval for most of the knowledge products that will be shared at the policy dialogue. To conduct the policy dialogue in Q1 of 2024 after obtaining approval of all knowledge products.
Output 1.2.1
Product/Service: Conduct a health financing policy dialogue and develop technical papers on proposed health financing policy reforms
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Conducted a health financing policy dialogue and developed technical papers on proposed health financing policy reforms
Output 1.2.1
Product/Service: Capacity to monitor and implement Health Financing strategy including National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) supported
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Capacity to monitor and implement Health Financing strategy including National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) supported
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS) and accreditation for high impact diseases strengthened
Technical Area: Antimicrobial Resistance
Deliverables: Provide technical assistance to update standards, undertake assessments of National Reference Laboratories.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: National capacities for data collection, analysis, and use of health finacing data and financial risk protection enhanced.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: National capacities for data collection, analysis, and use of health finacing data and financial risk protection enhanced.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Support the data management, report writing and national validation of the 9th cycle of NHA report.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Data collection completed, analysis completed, final report completed and has been endorsed and approved by the first level of the approval process at MOH.|Final report completed and approved by MOH top management
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Support MOH to conduct off-budget resource tracking study for the FY 2022/23
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Data collection completed, data analysis completed, to complete report writing by early Nov 2023.|Final report completed and approved by MOH.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Assess trends and distribution of financial risk protection using the evidence generated by the HFPM and other health financing assessments conducted.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Preliminary report is completed and was validated at the International Health Economics Association Conference in July 2023. The final report will be available by December 2023.|Final report is completed and was validated at the International Health Economics Association Conference in July 2023.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Conduct a policy dialogue based on the findings of the cross programmatic efficiency analysis to build policy options and strategies.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Dialogue/discussion with key stakeholders and with members of the MOH Technical working group on strategic planning, financing and policy completed. Findings to be presented to top management of MOH and Health Policy Advisory Committee (HPAC) by Dec 2023 for approval.|Dialogue/discussion with key stakeholders and with members of the MOH Technical working group on strategic planning, financing and policy completed.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: National capacities for data collection, analysis, and use of health finacing data and financial risk protection enhanced.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Support national capacity to institutionalize conducting of regular National Health Accounts
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: National capacities for data collection, analysis, and use of health finacing data and financial risk protection enhanced.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: National capacities for data collection, analysis, and use of health finacing data and financial risk protection enhanced.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: National capacities for data collection, analysis, and use of health finacing data and financial risk protection enhanced.
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Support national capacity to institutionalize conducting of regular National Health Accounts
Outcome 1.3
Output 1.3.1
Product/Service: Support the mid-term review of the National Pharmaceutical Services Strategic Plan 2021-25
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Worked in partnership with the Ministry of Health in agreeing on an implementation approach and tools. Data collection commenced after June 2023.|Mid-term review of the National Pharmaceutical Services Strategic Plan 2021-25 completed.
Output 1.3.2
Product/Service: Documentation of the pharmaceutical situation through updating the country pharmaceutical profile (CPP)
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Documentation of the pharmaceutical situation through updating the country pharmaceutical profile (CPP)
Output 1.3.2
Product/Service: Adequate quantities of essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices available at primary health care level.
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Adequate quantities of essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices available at primary health care level.
Output 1.3.2
Product/Service: Adequate quantities of essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices available at primary health care level.
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Facilitate the assessment of technologies and in selecting medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices for procurement and reimbursement based on evidence.
Output 1.3.3
Product/Service: Pharmacovigilance for medical products strengthened
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Pharmacovigilance for medical products strengthened
Output 1.3.3
Product/Service: Support to National Drug Authority for the process of fast tracking the achievement of Maturity Level 3.
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Provided technical inputs during the monthly meetings of the task force to review progress of the implementation of the Institutional development plan that addresses the gaps identified during the assessment.|Technical inputs provided to the monthly meetings of the task force for fast tracking the achievement of ML3.
Outcome 2.3
Output 2.3.1
Product/Service: Malaria epidemics rapidly detected, communicated and responded to
Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Deliverables: Malaria epidemics rapidly detected, communicated and responded to
Output 2.3.1
Product/Service: Framework for health emergency detection and risk assessment developed
Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Deliverables: Framework for health emergency detection and risk assessment developed
Output 2.3.1
Product/Service: Information for epidemiology and surveillance decisions by policymakers increased
Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Deliverables: Information for epidemiology and surveillance decisions by policymakers increased
Output 2.3.1
Product/Service: Malaria epidemics rapidly detected, communicated and responded to
Technical Area: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Deliverables: Disseminate EPR and monitor and ensure its effective use at sub national levels in forecasting, early detection and response
Outcome 3.1
Output 3.1.1
Product/Service: Support the development of Social Services Manual of the Parish Development Model (PDM).
Technical Area: Service Delivery
Deliverables: Provided technical and financial support to develop the PDM Manual which is now with the office of the First Lady and Minister of Education for review and approval. The Manual will be printed and disseminated thereafter.|Social Services Manual of PDM approved by the First Lady and Minister of Education. It is now ready for mass production and dissemination throughout the country.
Output 3.2.2
Product/Service: Support the rollout of the Social Services Manual of the PDM.
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Supported rollout of the Social Services Manual of the PDM.
Outcome 3.2
Output 3.2.2
Product/Service: Support pilot of the CHEWs strategy and strengthening of the VHTs
Technical Area: Health Workforce
Deliverables: CHEWs pilot supported in Mayuge and Lira districts through training materials, monitoring, and evaluation.|Produced and distributed IEC materials for use by VHTs in their areas of work.|Strengthened VHTs in five epidemic-prone districts (Kyotela, Rakai, Masaka, Kazo, and Tororo) – training and equipping.
Output 3.2.2
Product/Service: Support the implementation of the CHEWs strategy, and revision/update of the CHEWs curriculum and the VHTs training manual
Technical Area: Health Workforce
Deliverables: Supported the implementation of the CHEWs strategy, and revision/update of the CHEWs curriculum and the VHTs training manual
Outcome 4.1
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: Data quality improved and interoperatble platform with DHIS2 strengthened
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Provide technical support to strengthen the national digital solutions interoperability
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: Data quality improved and interoperatble platform with DHIS2 strengthened
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Data quality improved and interoperatble platform with DHIS2 strengthened
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: Build capacity of sub-national levels
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: A total of 56 participants at both national and regional level were trained in generation of knowledge products from the five types (Analytical fact sheet, Knowledge fact sheet, Policy belief, Infographics, and blog post). Participants included district biostatisticians and DHI/MoH staff. Twelve knowledge products were generated|District Biostatisticians who received training, now generate knowledge products at district level to inform decision making. Just over 20 knowledge products have been produced
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: Re-design the architectural design of the NHO web module to include the theme to reflect the Knowledge products
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Worked to expand functionality of the NHO, to include feature on Knowledge products|Worked on incorporating a module onto the NHO that features knowledge products is ongoing
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: Develop an interoperability layer between NHO and integrated Africa health Observatory (iAHO) to facilitate automatic sharing of information between the two platforms
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: API that facilitates transmission of data from the Uganda NHO to the AFRO iAHO was completed
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: National capacity to generate and use strategic information improved
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: National capacity to generate and use strategic information improved
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: National capacity to generate and use strategic information improved
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: National capacity to generate and use strategic information improved
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: A Robust and effective Infrastructure in place for Information, communication and technological requirements meeting different sets of user-needs, which enables for a timely and appropriate requisite functions and ser
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: A Robust and effective Infrastructure in place for Information, communication and technological requirements meeting different sets of user-needs, which enables for a timely and appropriate requisite functions and ser
Output 4.1.1
Product/Service: Advocate and support MoH to dedicate human resources to maintaining and updating the dashboard
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Some human resources, mainly temporary staff who were attached to DHI/MoH as interns, supported the updating of indicators on the NHO platform|MoH interns continue to update indicators on NHO, as and whenever new data becomes available
Outcome 4.2
Output 4.2.1
Product/Service: WHO leadership in donor and development partner coordination and advocacy
Technical Area: WHO Leadership
Deliverables: WHO leadership in donor and development partner coordination and advocacy
Output 4.2.1
Product/Service: WHO leadership in donor and development partner coordination and advocacy
Technical Area: WHO Leadership
Deliverables: WHO represented in regional and global platforms
Activity details
Outcome 1.1
Output 1.1.4
Product/Service: Support the conduct of the end-term review of the MOH Strategic and a health systems performance assessment.
Technical Area: Governance
Deliverables: Completed the mid-term review of the MOH strategic plan and health systems performance assessment
Outcome 1.2
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Produce the off-budget resource tracking report for FY 2024/25
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Digitalization of the off-budget resource tracking exercise completed|Data collection started and will close mid-December 2024. Final report will be ready by March 2025.
Output 1.2.2
Product/Service: Support the conduct of the National Health Accounts (NHA) for FY 2021/22 and 2022/23
Technical Area: Health Financing
Deliverables: Support capacity building of the NHA core team and the NHA data collection team|Data collection, analysis and final report validated and disseminated
Outcome 1.3
Output 1.3.1
Product/Service: Strengthen the Assistive Technologies Systems in the country by providing technical support to the development of (1) a national priority list of assistive technologies and (2) the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Strategic Plan.
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables: Developed a national priority list of assistive technologies|Developed a rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Strategic Plan.
Output 1.3.3
Product/Service: Strengthen the national medical products regulation capacity by providing technical support to implement the National Drug Authority institutional development plan in aspects of (1) blood & blood products regulation, (2) medical devices regulation, and (3) post market surveillance.
Technical Area: Pharma and Medical Products
Deliverables:
Outcome 4.1
Output 4.1.2
Product/Service: Build capacity for birth and death notification and certification of Medical CoD
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Built capacity for birth and death notification and certification of Medical CoD
Output 4.1.3
Product/Service: Support finalization of Telemedicine guidelines
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Telemedicine guidelines finalized
Output 4.1.3
Product/Service: Support the development of a framework for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computer-aided decision-support systems
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Development of a framework for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computer-aided decision-support systems
Output 4.1.3
Product/Service: Support in building strong data architecture with an integrated data warehouse
Technical Area: Information Systems
Deliverables: Enhanced strong data architecture with an integrated data warehouse