2022

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship program successfully graduated a total of 64 Field Epidemiology Training Program fellows since 2015. In January 2022, 13 fellows were awarded for completing the a two-year-in-service training program.…

World Blood Donor day is celebrated on 14 June each year. Activities aim at raising awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products and to appreciate voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. A blood…

World No Tobacco day is on 31 May. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what…

World Immunization Week is celebrated each year in the last week of April with aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect the population against disease.

Summary Background: On 25 August 2021, a measles outbreak was reported in Semuto Subcounty, Nakaseke District. We investigated the outbreak to determine the scope, assess factors associated with transmission, estimate vaccine coverage, and…

Every year on 25 April, Uganda joins the rest of the malaria endemic countries in commemorating the World Malaria Day. The Ministry of Health through its National Malaria Control Division conducts several activities on this day, including a…

Summary Background: During 2020-2021, multiple waves of COVID-19 overwhelmed the capacity of health facilities globally, emphasizing the need to enhance facility readiness. In Uganda, regional referral hospitals (RRHs) managed severe…

Summary Background: Widespread COVID-19 vaccine uptake is necessary for epidemic control. A February 2021 study in Uganda suggested that public uptake would follow uptake among leaders. In May 2021, Baylor Uganda convened and led…

Child Days Plus (CDP) are held in April and November of each year in Uganda since 2004. Activities during CDP months include vitamin A supplementation for children from 6 to 59 months of age and de-worming of children from 1 to 14 years of…

Summary Background: Disease surveillance provides vital data for disease prevention and control programs. Incomplete and untimely data are common challenges in planning, monitoring, and evaluation of health sector performance, and health…