2024

Summary Background: From 2017–2022, Uganda experienced nineteen human anthrax outbreaks, all associated with handling or eating meat from cows found dead. Dealers in such meat (illegal meat dealers) may facilitate the spread of anthrax…

The World Health Organization designated 24th to 30th April, every year as the World Immunization week. The goal is for more children, adults, and their communities to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, thus living healthier…

Every year on April 17, the world commemorates the World Hemophilia Day. The theme of the event this year is “Equitable access for all: recognizing all bleeding disorders”. Hemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which…

Summary Background: In November 2023, a strange illness was reported in Kabira Sub-County Kyotera District, characterized by itching, rash, swelling, and skin lesions. Subsequent investigation confirmed the illness as anthrax. We…

The entire month of April, every year is globally recognized and celebrated as the International Cesarean Awareness Month. It is intended to promote maternal-child health by raising awareness about the dangers of unnecessary cesarean…

Since 2015, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), the capacity building arm of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has been contributing to the number of epidemiologists in Uganda to reach the World Health…

Background  Uganda introduced the Rota Virus Vaccine (Rotarix) a 2 dose schedule into the RI schedule in June 2018 and the prevalence of Rota virus diarrhoea in children < 5 years has since greatly reduced (1). However, global supply…

Introduction Uganda is a yellow fever endemic country with high-risk of transmission. The country introduced Yellow Fever vaccine into routine immunization schedule in October 2022, during the integrated child health days (ICHDs). The…

Background Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), Korean Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), and Baylor…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program - Laboratory Leadership Program (Uganda PHFP-LLP) which is one of the six tracks of Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (Uganda PHFP) housed in the Uganda National Institute of Public Health…