Ministry of Health (Uganda)

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government ministry health ministry

The Ministry of Health (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for formulating health policy, overseeing public health services, and managing the country’s healthcare system.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Uganda Ministry of Health	7
Ministry of Health (Uganda) canonical	3
Ministry of Health of Uganda	2
Uganda national health system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828029 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Health (Uganda)
Context triple: [Government of Uganda, hasAgency, Ministry of Health (Uganda)]

A. Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the government body responsible for national public health policy, disease control, and coordination of responses to major health emergencies across the country.
B. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
C. Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
The Ministry of Health (Myanmar) is the national government body responsible for formulating and implementing public health policy, healthcare services, and medical education across Myanmar.
D. Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health was the former UK government department responsible for national public health and healthcare policy before its functions were taken over by successor bodies.
E. Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt
The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt is the national governmental body responsible for public health policy, healthcare services, and population planning across Egypt.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Health (Uganda)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Health (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for formulating health policy, overseeing public health services, and managing the country’s healthcare system.

A. Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the government body responsible for national public health policy, disease control, and coordination of responses to major health emergencies across the country.
B. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
C. Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
The Ministry of Health (Myanmar) is the national government body responsible for formulating and implementing public health policy, healthcare services, and medical education across Myanmar.
D. Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health was the former UK government department responsible for national public health and healthcare policy before its functions were taken over by successor bodies.
E. Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt
The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt is the national governmental body responsible for public health policy, healthcare services, and population planning across Egypt.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government ministry ⓘ health ministry ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ⓘ Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ⓘ UNAIDS ⓘ UNICEF ⓘ World Bank ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ
coordinates	implementation of health policies in Uganda ⓘ national health sector strategic plans ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Uganda ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kampala ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Uganda ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
mandate	to ensure the attainment of a good standard of health by all people in Uganda ⓘ
oversees	HIV/AIDS control programs in Uganda ⓘ epidemic preparedness and response in Uganda ⓘ immunization programs in Uganda ⓘ malaria control programs in Uganda ⓘ maternal and child health programs in Uganda ⓘ national disease control programs in Uganda ⓘ national referral hospitals in Uganda ⓘ public health centers in Uganda ⓘ public hospitals in Uganda ⓘ tuberculosis control programs in Uganda ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Uganda ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Uganda ⓘ
policyArea	disease prevention and control ⓘ environmental health ⓘ health workforce planning ⓘ healthcare financing ⓘ mental health services ⓘ nutrition and food safety ⓘ pharmaceutical regulation ⓘ public health ⓘ reproductive health ⓘ
regulates	drug distribution in Uganda ⓘ pharmacies in Uganda ⓘ private health facilities in Uganda ⓘ public health facilities in Uganda ⓘ
responsibleFor	health policy in Uganda ⓘ national healthcare system of Uganda ⓘ public health services in Uganda ⓘ
sector	health ⓘ
supervises	district health services in Uganda ⓘ regional referral hospitals in Uganda ⓘ
website	https://www.health.go.ug/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Uganda → hasAgency → Ministry of Health (Uganda) ⓘ

Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) → collaboratesWith → Ministry of Health (Uganda) ⓘ

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) → collaboratesWith → Ministry of Health (Uganda) ⓘ

Mulago National Referral Hospital → operatedBy → Ministry of Health of Uganda ⓘ

subject linked to: Mulago National Referral Hospital (teaching partner)