METS Events

Background: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is championing the rollout of digital health systems to aid a paperless health care eco system. In order to equip health workers with the required skills and knowledge in health informatics, the MoH in collaboration with METS program has established a BUHIC training program to achieve this goal. The MoH has developed the training curriculum, training materials/presentations and training manual to guide the implementation of the BUHIC program.

There is an urgent need to start training health workers in ICT concepts and knowledge as digital health systems are being rolled out. In order to address this need, the MoH has planned to hold a training of trainers (ToT) in the week of 25^th – 29^th January 2020 to train the first bunch of trainers.

Objectives:

1. Orient trainers on the developed curriculum
2. Conduct the ToT on the curriculum modules and course units
3. Document training experiences/challenges/proposed changes on the training curriculum

The implementation of public health surveillance of both, HIV incidence and recent infections, is the goal of the Uganda National HIV Surveillance Framework to monitor and control the epidemic. Assessment of recent infection using antibody-based tests that can help distinguish recent from long-term HIV infection have been used since the mid-1990s to estimate population-level HIV incidence and to evaluate the impact of large-scale HIV interventions in preventing HIV infection. The test results can be used to estimate HIV incidence infection at population or sub-population levels, and to estimate needs for prevention, care and treatment programs.  To this effect, the ACP/ MoH has planned implementation of testing for recent infection among all newly diagnosed HIV-positive persons  and eventual  integration into routine HIV surveillance.

As part of initial activities for recency testing, METS in partnership with MoH and collaboration with USCF conducted a  national Training of Trainers (TOT) and has now planned to support District recency testing trainings

With Support from PEPFAR, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is set to scale up cervical cancer screening and management to 640 sites across Uganda in a phased manner. The scale up plan is premised in the newly developed National Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 as well as the Implementation plan that details the cervical cancer prevention and management strategies that will be undertaken as part of the national response. To that effect, MOH has scheduled a 5-day Training of trainers (TOT) meeting aimed at creating a pool of central trainers who will support the regional trainings and roll out of the CxCa program at Health Facility levels (HFs).

The implementation of public health surveillance of both, HIV incidence and recent infections, is the goal of the Uganda National HIV Surveillance Framework to monitor and control the epidemic. Assessment of recent infection using antibody-based tests that can help distinguish recent from long-term HIV infection have been used since the mid-1990s to estimate population-level HIV incidence and to evaluate the impact of large-scale HIV interventions in preventing HIV infection. The test results can be used to estimate HIV incidence infection at population or sub-population levels, and to estimate needs for prevention, care and treatment programs.  To this effect, the ACP/ MoH has planned implementation of testing for recent infection among all newly diagnosed HIV-positive persons  and eventual  integration into routine HIV surveillance.

As part of initial activities for recency testing, METS in partnership with MoH and collaboration with USCF conducted a  national Training of Trainers (TOT) and thereafter conducted District recency testing trainings

There is now need to commence site activation so that actual testing can start taking place at facility level