UPHB Volume 11 Issue 1 January to March 2026

UPHB Volume 11 Issue 1 January - March 2026

Dear reader,

We welcome you to Volume 11 Issue 1 of January to 2026 of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin.

Events Volume 11 Issue 1 January-March 2026

World Hand Hygiene Day, May 5, 2026

Global public health awareness days aim to increase visibility, awareness and understanding of specific diseases or health conditions among the general public. They are key in highlighting the importance of healthy lifestyles and well-being…
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World Immunization Week, April 24-30 2026

Global public health awareness days aim to increase visibility, awareness and understanding of specific diseases or health conditions among the general public. They are key in highlighting the importance of healthy lifestyles and well-being…
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World Malaria Day, April 25, 2026

Global public health awareness days aim to increase visibility, awareness and understanding of specific diseases or health conditions among the general public. They are key in highlighting the importance of healthy lifestyles and well-being…
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Strengthening Regional Public Health Capacity: UNIPH, KNPHI Benchmarking Visit at AFENET…

From 16–19 March 2026, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) hosted a benchmarking visit by the Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI) at the AFENET Headquarters in Kampala. The week-long engagement brought together…
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Editorial Team

Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario | 
Director, UNIPH; Director, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Program, MoH, Editor in Chief, UPHB

Lilian Bulage | 
Coordinator - Scientific Writing, Uganda Public 
Health Fellowship Program, MoH and Scientific 
Editor, UPHB

Dr. Issa Makumbi | 
Deputy Director, UNIPH

Paul Edward Okello | 
Country Coordinator, Data Impact Program, Uganda 
National Institute of Public Health, MoH

Dr. Benon Kwesiga | 
Program Coordinator - Advanced Field Epi, Uganda 
Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH

Dr. Richard Migisha | 
Field Coordinator - Advanced Field Epi, Uganda 
Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH

Samuel Gidudu | 
Program Coordinator - Laboratory Leadership, 
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH

Michael Mutegeki |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH

Anne Loy Alupo |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH

Aman Denise Kyomugisha | 
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH

Nakaweesa Vivian | 
UPHFP - LLP Fellow, UNIPH, MoH