2018

The universal coverage campaign (UCC) for long lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs) came to a close on the 17 March 2018. The year-long campaign was led by the Ugandan Ministry of Health with support from Global Fund; the UK’s…

Tuberculosis (TB) is as old as mankind and continues to haunt man despite advances in diagnosis and management of the disease. Globally, TB is one of the major ten causes of death. In 2016, 10.4 million people had TB disease and 1.7 million…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program graduated another cohort of Field Epidemiologists in January 2018. This was the second cohort of fellows trained in field epidemiology through an intensive 2 year in-service training. The nine…

Summary Tetanus is a nervous system disorder characterized by muscle spasms caused by toxin producing anaerobe Clostridium tetani found in the soil. The efforts worldwide towards the goal of elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus has…

Summary Quinalphos is an organophosphate chemical chiefly used as a pesticide. It is ranked moderately hazardous in the World Health Organization's acute hazard ranking and its use is either banned or restricted in most nations. We…

World Health Day: April 7, 2018 This is the global health awareness day, first observed on Apr 7, 1948. The aim of this day is to spread awareness on health and well-being. This year’s theme is ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone,…

Summary Meningococcal meningitis occurs globally but the highest burden is in the Meningitis belt of Sub-Saharan Africa. Some parts of Northern and Western Uganda are found in the meningitis belt. The disease is transmitted from person to…

Summary Resistance to insecticides by malaria vectors is an emerging threat in malaria-endemic countries that threatens gains so far achieved in control of the epidemic. The effectiveness of vector control strategies are largely dependent…

Summary On the 28 July 2017, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Uganda received an alert of 12 suspected cases of mumps among children in a Children’s Home with a school in Wakiso District. We investigated to verify the existence…

Summary Malaria is a febrile illness liable for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Analysis of DHIS2 data revealed an upsurge in malaria cases in Kisoro District in December 2017 and January 2018. We investigated this outbreak to…