September 2017

Summary In July 2016, there was a large influx of refugees from South Sudan to Northern Uganda through Elegu border in Adjumani district. The Ministry of Health conducted a Rapid Health Assessment in the district and the results revealed…

Summary In March 2017, WHO regional office for Africa notified the Uganda Ministry of Health about a cluster of patients presenting with life- threatening tumors in Isingiro district. On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the Public Health…

Summary Between March 2017 and July 2017, 11 cases of leptospirosis were reported among residents of Kabale and Rubanda districts, Uganda. These cases were detected by an acute febrile illness surveillance system which tests all children…

Summary Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) with insecticides has proven to be effective against malaria morbidity. Districts in Northern and Eastern part of Uganda have implemented IRS since 2014. Up to now, there has been paucity of…

Summary Influx of refugees from Southern has stressed a fragile public health system leading to poor sanitation/ hygiene, insufficient safe drinking water, and an increased risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition. We evaluated the…

Summary On the 23rd June, 2017, Ministry of Health was notified of mysterious deaths in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. We conducted an epidemiological investigation to determine cause of mysterious deaths, identify risk factors for…

On 24 August 2017, the Ministry of Health released findings of the national TB survey. Until 2016 the true burden of tuberculosis in Uganda was unknown. WHO estimated prevalence of 159 per 100,000 in 2014 based on health facility data and…

The 2016 UPHIA was conducted by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with ICAP at the Columbia University. It was a nationwide survey aimed at providing estimates of HIV incidence, HIV prevalence, viral load suppression, syphilis,…

EpidField Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) fellows and their supervisors had the pleasure of attending the 9th International TEPHINET Global Scientific conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 7th to 11th August 2017. The conference…