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METS Newsletter December 2022

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DHIS2 Academy participants take a group photo with the State Minister for Primary Education, Dr. Joyce Kaducu (Front Row in Gomesi) at the workshop.
DHIS2 Academy participants take a group photo with the State Minister for Primary Education, Dr. Joyce Kaducu (Front Row in Gomesi) at the workshop.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program is a 5-year CDC-supported collaboration of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Health Information Systems Program (HISP Uganda).

Highlights of the METS December 2022 Newsletter

  • DHIS2 Academy 2022
    • The workshop held at Namanve, Uganda from 28th November to 3rd December 2022 with 105 participants from 17 countries representing different non-Governmental organizations (NGOs), Ministries of Health, and Education.
    • The Design for Data Use Academy was a practical training program aimed at supporting facilitators and participants to work together to learn the principles and skills for good system design.
    • State Minister for Primary Education, Dr. Joyce Kaducu emphasized the need for cross sectoral learning and designing sustainable systems that can be managed in-country thus building capacity.
  • Scale up of electronic Case-Based Surveillance System (e-CBSS)
    • The electronic Case-Based Surveillance System (e-CBSS) is an aggregate system that records individual Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy patient data from the time they enter a health facility; a diagnosis is made, patient is registered and enrolled onto treatment, their contacts are followed up, and it continues to report all events until they complete TB and Leprosy treatment.
    • As of December 2022, over 447 health facilities out of the 1674 TB diagnostic and treatment units (DTUs) were using the system in the regions of Acholi, Ankole, Bugisu, Bukedea, Teso, Kigezi, South and North Central, Kampala, Lango, Karamoja, West Nile, Toro, Busoga and Bunyoro.
    • The goal for 2023 is to have 800 health facilities enrolled onto the eCBS system.
  • Annual National Healthcare Quality Improvement (QI) conference
    • The Ministry of Health held the 9th National Quality Improvement (QI) conference from 13th to 15th December 2022 at Speke Resort, Munyonyo under the theme Supervision, Monitoring, Coaching & Mentorship for a Resilient Health System – the role of Quality Improvement.
    • METS team participated in the conference and made several contributions; as a panelist, Dr. Alice Namale shared views on how Implementing Partners are impacting QI implementation at service delivery level; Evelyn Akello chaired a mid-morning session on Special Groups, Dr. Simon Muhumuza presented on ‘Improving Client Satisfaction in Uganda’s Health Sector’; Julius Sendiwala made a presentation on ‘Quality Improvement of PMTCT And EID Services In Health Centre II Countrywide’; and Wilfred Soyekwo presented on ‘Mothers’ Experiences on Receiving Male Midwives During Birth’.
  • Using digital integration to manage Decongestion at Health facilities
    • To decongest the facilities, the Ministry of Health (MoH) adopted Differentiated Service Delivery Models (DSDM) where clients receive care based on a model that best suits them.
    • To ease exchange of information between patients receiving care at the pharmacies attached to the health facilities, a collaboration between MoH, METS, Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) Academy and Africa Resource Centre (ARC) was formed to create a platform where data can be exchanged between systems to reduce on the burden of tracking patients on paper.
  • Highlights from METS Retreat
    • End of year strategic plan meeting
    • Soccer match
    • Stephen Senkomago’s Sendoff
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MNCH e-Post Issue 121: Learning from Nsambya Hospital Human Milk Bank to inform national scale-up & save preterm babies

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A Screenshot of Prof. Peter Waiswa during his interview with NTV. MNCH e-Post Issue No. 121, MakSPH, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Welcome to this exclusive interview with Prof. Peter Waiswa, lead expert from the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health. Dr. Victoria Nakibuuka from St. Francis Nsambya Hospital, and Dr. Jesca Nsungwa from Ministry of Health Uganda. In this video, they discuss a groundbreaking innovation in Uganda’s healthcare landscape: the country’s first-ever human milk bank at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya. This initiative represents a significant stride towards improving the survival rates of premature and vulnerable infants by ensuring access to essential breast milk, even when mothers are unable to produce enough. Watch Video

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METS Newsletter October 2023

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November 6, 2023

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Front Row (Left to Right): The hosts - Dr. Alice Namale and Ms. Evelyn Akello with Commissioner Allan Muruta and representatives from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) enjoy a photo moment on 5th October 2023. Photo: METS. Plot 20A Kawalya Kaggwa Close, Kololo Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program is a 5-year CDC-supported collaboration of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Health Information Systems Program (HISP Uganda).

Highlights of the METS October 2023 Newsletter

  • Strategies for Enhanced Disease Surveillance and Public Health Response in Uganda
    • The MoH Department of Integrated Epidemiology Surveillance & Public Health Emergencies (IES&PHE) Head, Commissioner Allan Muruta (Dr) visited METS to acquaint himself with the various surveillance activities supported by the Program.
    • Commissioner Muruta emphasized the need to build the capacity of districts and regions to conduct surveillance activities by training the relevant staff and establishing surveillance focal points at health facility levels.
    • He further emphasized the importance of linking laboratory data to the District Health Information System (DHIS2) and ensuring that different systems are interoperable.
  • Improving quality of data for HIV testing services (HTS) through regular assessments
    • MoH has been conducting Data Quality Assessments and Improvement (DQAI) activities to inform program planning, monitoring, and performance management. HIV testing services (HTS) inter was conducted in 16 regions, 81 districts, and 111 health facilities in partnership with 26 Implementing partners.
    • The HTS DQA has improved data management, infrastructure, and understanding of indicators. Specific staff assignment at each HTS entry point has proven effective, and use of the UgandaEMR system for reporting has yielded positive results.
  • Shaping Uganda’s Healthcare Data Landscape
    • METS has maintained a strong collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) providing invaluable technical support in developing various strategic guidelines for the country. These guidelines include the Uganda Health Information Exchange and Interoperability (HIE) Guidelines, the Uganda Health Data Protection and Confidentiality (HDPC) Guidelines, and the Uganda Health Data Sharing, Access, and Use Guidelines.
    • HIE and HDPC guidelines have received the endorsement of the Health Information, Innovation and Research (HIIRE) Technical Working Group (TWG), awaiting presentation to the senior management team at the MoH for final approval.
  • Empowering Health Professionals: PrEP Training in Hoima District
    • MakSPH-METS has taken a proactive stance in supporting Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for key populations through the development, management, and conducting trainings on the use of the PrEP tracker system across various agencies.
    • METS conducted a 5-day training on the KP/PrEP Tracker system in Hoima district. Moving forward, facility staff will be able to enter data on PrEP services into the system in a timely manner, analyze the data, and use it for program improvement.
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    • HIV testing services (HTS) Data Quality Assessments and Improvement DQAIs
    • Interagency cervical cancer on-site mentorships
    • Orientation in KP tracker-Soroti
    • TDY from CDC headquarters visit to METS
    • M&E orientation meetings for new Implementing Partners
    • Planning meeting for Cross Border Data Sharing-Busia

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UNGASS Panel Featuring Mak Staff

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October 24, 2023

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Professor Nelson K. Sewankambo, MBChB, MMed, MSc, FRCP, LLD (Hon), Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala Uganda. Photo Credit: Anthony Ngunjiri

Please see below the links to the 78th United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS78) Panel discussions, one of which featured Makerere University staff.

Panel 1 – Shifting Power Paradigms: Towards an Equitable Global Health Stewardship was moderated by Professor Emeritus Nelson Sewankambo and featured Dr. Sabrina Kitaka as one of the panelists.

UNGASS78 Panel discussion on Shifting Power Paradigms: Towards an Equitable Global Health Stewardship moderated by Makerere University‘s Professor Emeritus Nelson Sewankambo, featuring Dr. Sabrina Kitaka.

Panel 2 – Optimizing Global Health Exchange Programs for Participants from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in High-Income Countries (HIC)

UNGASS78 Panel discussion on Optimizing Global Health Exchange Programs for Participants from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in High-Income Countries (HIC)

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