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Uganda
Population: 45.74m (2020)
Area: 241,037 sqkm
Diarrhoea deaths: 4,493 (2019)
ORS coverage: 47% (2016)
ORS + Zinc coverage: 30% (2016)
National EML download: Essential Medicines and Health Supplies List 2016 – Uganda
National policy
✅ ORS+Zinc in National Clinical Guidelines
✅ ORS included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Co-packaged ORS & Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List (added before 2018)
Zinc availability
✅ Zinc available “over the counter”
❌ Any retailer can sell Zinc (needs verification)
Outlets for Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
✅ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
✅ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
✅ Campaigns and outreach (eg Integrated community programmes)
❌ Other
Co-pack availability
✅ Co-packaged ORS and Zinc available
Outlets for co-packaged ORS and Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
✅ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
✅ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
✅ Campaigns and outreach (eg Integrated community programmes)
❌ Other
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc brands (may not be exhaustive)
Oralyte (Medipharm Industries (EA) Ltd), ZinkOra Kit (Rene Industries, Uganda) and D-lyte (Agog Pharma India)
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc manufacturers (may not be exhaustive)
Medipharm Industries (EA) Ltd
Rene Industries Ltd
Co-pack costs
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PUBLIC sector
Free of charge
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PRIVATE sector
UGX 500 (USD 0.14)
✅ Diarrhoea programmes currently on-going
| Name | Organisation | Funder | Diarrhoea specific | Target area |
| Private sector study to improve mtrac reporting and case management of childhood illness | CHAI | FCDO (UKAid) | No | Apac, Kole, Oyam and Kwania districts |
| ICCM, IMNCI | GoU and UNICEF | No | Nationwide | |
Additional information
None
Information based on 2 questionnaires and 2 comments