2024

Background Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) is implementing the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program…

Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Uganda (Baylor Uganda), Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and the US Centers…

Uganda Public Heath Fellowship Program - Field Epidemiology Track and Laboratory Leadership Program have won the 2024 coveted US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director's Award for Excellence in outbreak investigation and…

  The Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), Ministry of Health has received funding from the Korean Foundation for International Healthcare to support the Health Informatics Program and the National /Regional Public Health…

Summary Introduction: Bacillus cereus is a foodborne bacterial pathogen that causes abdominal pain and diarrhoea; incubation is typically 4-16 hours. On July 20, 2023, the Ministry of Health was notified of a suspected food poisoning…

Summary  Background: In 2015, Uganda adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for Tuberculosis (TB) prevention among PLHIV. Accordingly, the country has implemented several initiatives to scale up TB preventive therapy…

Summary Background: Cholera is endemic in Uganda with cases reported annually. On July 19, 2023, the Uganda Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak in Kayunga District following death of four family members within eight days and…

On 19th June every year marks the commemoration of the World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease, and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and…

The commemoration of the World Blood Donor Day is meant to raise awareness about patients requiring lifelong transfusion support and emphasize the role every single person can play by donating blood. The objectives are to celebrate and…

Summary Background: On July 24, 2023 Uganda’s Ministry of Health confirmed a cholera outbreak on Sigulu Island, Namayingo District.  We investigated to determine its magnitude, identify possible exposures and recommend evidence-based…