September 2020

Summary COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, affecting every community directly or indirectly. In Uganda, surveillance of COVID-9 required districts to report daily; however by June 16th 2020 only 56% of districts were reporting.…

Summary  On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Many Sub-Saharan Africa countries, including Uganda, implemented curfews and lockdown, resulting in potential challenges to the continuity of…

Summary Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, implemented nationwide lockdowns to minimize COVID-19 spread. Media reports suggested that violence and discrimination subsequently increased. We evaluated incidence and…

Background Malaria remains a major Public Health problem causing   30-50% of outpatient visits, 15-20% of admissions, and up to 20% of all facility deaths in Uganda. It is the most frequently reported disease at both Public and private…

Keywords: COVID-19; Uganda; adherence; preventive measures; satisfaction. Summary On 18 March 2020, the President of Uganda banned public gatherings, and encouraged the public to observe physical distancing, use of masks, and…

Scheduled to take place on the 4 November 2020, this conference is organised annually by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Makerere University School of Public Health and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US…

Celebrated every year on December 3. this year (2020), the theme is 'Not all Disabilities are Visible' the theme focuses on spreading awareness and understanding of disabilities that are not immediately apparent, such as mental…

Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to HIV/ AIDS. The theme of…

Summary Hepatitis B remains a public health issue that has not been adequately addressed, despite being endemic in Uganda.  Most of the burden of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) related disease results from infections acquired in infancy through…

Established in 2009, World Pneumonia Day is marked every year on November 12, to raise awareness of pneumonia as a public health issue and help prevent millions of avoidable child deaths from pneumonia that occur each year. It is…