2023

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) in collaboration with the Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program organized the 8th AFENET Scientific Conference with a theme: “Strengthening Public Health Systems in Africa…

As part of the National Rapid Response Team, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program fellows routinely participates in responding to public health emergencies including outbreaks and other events of public health importance. The…

Each year, approximately 90,000 people in Uganda get sick of TB, a figure that would be much higher if it had not been for the landmark discovery by Dr. Robert Koch. We commemorate the date when Dr. Koch announced in 1882 that he had…

March 3 is recognized annually as World Birth Defects Day. About 3%–6% of infants worldwide are born with a serious birth defect every year. Birth defects are important causes of newborn and childhood deaths, chronic illness and disability.…

World Cancer Day aims to promote awareness on cancer as a public health issue and to strengthen actions towards improving access to quality care, screening, early detection, treatment and palliative care. It is about understanding the…

On 31 May 2021, the World Health Assembly (WHA) recognized 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day. This decision formalized 30 January as a day to create better awareness on the devastating impact of NTDs on the poorest…

Summary Background: Event-based surveillance (EBS) is the collection, analysis and reporting of unstructured health-related information to detect public health risks. In July 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) trained Village…

Summary Background: Expanded access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has improved the longevity of persons living with HIV (PLHIV), and continuation of treatment is key to successful treatment outcomes. However, there are limited data on…

Summary Background: Hypertension increases the risk of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, leading to the premature death of an estimated 9.4 million persons per year worldwide. The overall prevalence of hypertension among…

Summary Background: Despite 95% measles vaccine coverage in Uganda, measles is the most commonly-reported outbreak in the country. In 2015, as part of the regional measles elimination goal, World Health Organization (WHO) targeted ≥95%…