December 2024

Summary Background: In 2011, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) and National Health laboratory and Diagnostic Services (NHLDS) launched the national test menu guidelines to standardize the number of testing techniques conducted by…

Summary Background: As per the World Health Organization, countries including Uganda are to end cholera by 2030 through prevention and treatment. This achievement can be hindered due to rapid changes in antimicrobial response patterns and…

Summary Background: Uganda ranks third in the global malaria burden. The country is experiencing rapid urbanization which predisposes the urban population to malaria transmission risks. Kampala City is the largest urban settlement in…

Summary Background: COVID-19 is a highly contagious and rapidly spreading disease, declared as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019, was first reported in Uganda on March 21, 2020. At the start of the pandemic, COVID-19…

Summary Background: In March 2024, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Ministry of Health Uganda (MOH) reported a suspected outbreak of conjunctivitis (red eye) in Uganda Prisons, Luzira. On March 12, 2024, the Ministry of Health…

Summary Background: An evaluation of the HIV-testing kit inventory management in a high-volume testing laboratory showed 22% stock card inaccuracy, 33% stockout of HIV test-kits with a stock out trend of at least one HIV-testing kit every…

Summary Background: Annually, an estimated 30 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are affected by conjunctivitis. Little is known about the temporal and spatial trends of conjunctivitis in Uganda. We described the spatial and temporal…

Summary Background: Uganda’s perinatal death (PD) rate was 17.8/1,000 births in 2022/2023, higher than Every Newborn Action Plan and SDG 3 target of ≤12 per 1,000 births by 2030. To reduce the burden, Uganda is implementing the maternal…

Summary Background: Early action during outbreaks is important in limiting spread of infections, deaths, and socio-economic impact. Uganda has had numerous measles outbreaks and most of them have been attributed to refugee settlements.…

Introduction Global public health awareness days are intended to raise awareness, publicity, and profile of particular diseases or conditions among the general population. Every year, different organizations and communities actively…