2022

Summary Background: Testing limitations and inadequate mortality surveillance systems complicate the analysis of data on the true burden of deaths associated with pandemics. One solution is to calculate excess mortality (EM). We…

From 2021, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in conjunction with African Union have organized annual conferences to help further Africa CDC’s mission to “strengthen Africa’s public health institutions’…

Summary Background: Police reports of Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Uganda increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10-24 years. In April 2022, we investigated…

Summary Background: On February 17, 2022, a “strange disease', which was later confirmed as malaria, was reported to the Ministry of Health from Namutumba District, mainly affecting children and reportedly causing large numbers of…

World Cancer Day is observed worldwide on February 4th. The aim is to inform and encourage people on its prevention, early detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day 2023 is the second year of the three-year 'Close the Care Gap' campaign,…

Summary Background: Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Uganda. The Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) has adopted a number of strategies to address the burden of…

Summary Background: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is among the health damaging air pollutants that pose adverse health risks to humans, with levels >15 µg/m3 being associated with serious health effects. PM2.5 has been…

A manuscript writing workshop was held on December 05-09, 2022 for all PHFP cohort 2022 Advanced Field Epidemiology Fellows who had completed a public health project as evidenced by a report or a draft manuscript. The workshop was funded…

The 7th Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) meeting was held in the Republic of Korea on 28 – 30 November, 2022. The summit was attended by GHSA member states around the world. The Uganda delegation included Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, Hon.…

Background The Ministry of Health in partnership with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Makerere University School of Public Health is currently implementing Frontline Field Epidemiology Training…