2025

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed from October 1 to 31, 2025, in Uganda, is a global initiative to raise awareness about breast cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, affecting one in eight cancer cases. Under the 2025 theme…

Summary Background: Although the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) provide requirements for sample collection and documentation, anecdotal evidence from a government veterinary laboratory X indicated that samples were often…

The inaugural Triple Elimination Conference in Africa (TECA 2025) was convened in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme “Unifying Actions, Transforming Futures.” The meeting brought together ministers of health, African Union representatives,…

Summary Background: Timely reporting of HIV commodity stock status is critical for effective supply chain management. However, only four (12%) of 31 HIV-accredited sites in Kampala submitted all weekly reports in quarter one 2024 using the…

On September 3, 2025, a team of Fellows from the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program were deployed to Mubende region to investigate a cluster of unexplained deaths following an alert received by the Regional Public Health Emergency…

This aims to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading infectious killer of children and adults, claiming 2.2 million lives globally in 2021, including 502,000 children. Under the 2025 theme “Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia…

€4.9 million awarded by Horizon Europe to scale a digital health system for maternal and child health in East Africa. In 2020, 70% of global maternal deaths occurred in Sub Saharan Africa, this project aims to tackle high maternal…

Research Fellow Position Summary Applications are invited for the role of Research Fellow on the Horizon Europe LINDA-FAMILIA project within the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH). This Research Fellow position provides…

Invitation IANPHI Africa Network and IANPHI Thematic Committee on Pandemic Preparedness, Response and Recovery  The Role of Laboratory Leadership Programs in Improving Early Detection and Rapid Response to Outbreaks  September 4, 2025…

World Rabies Day, commemorated each year on 28 September, aims to raise awareness about rabies prevention and control. Rabies causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths annually, with the majority occurring in Asia and Africa. The…