UPHB Volume 11 Issue 3 July to September 2026
Dear Reader,
We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Issue 3 Volume 11 of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin.
We aim to inform the district, national, and global stakeholders on disease outbreak investigations, public health surveillance, and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing, and responding to public health events in Uganda.
Should you have any questions or require additional information related to articles in this bulletin please contact us on: wnakaweesi@uniph.go.ug, aamandu@uniph.go.ug, masabanamisi@uniph.go.ug, i.ayaa@uniph.go.ug, lbulage@uniph.go.ug
Thank you
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 National Institute of Public Health, MoH and Scientific Editor, UPHB Paul Edward Okello | Country Coordinator, Data Impact Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, MoH Ivan Lukabwe | Program Coordinator - Health Informatics, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 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 Winfred Nakaweesi | UPHFP - Advanced Field Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH Allan Isaac Amandu | UPHFP - Advanced Field Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH Robert Namisi Masaba | UPHFP - Advanced LLP Fellow, UNIPH, MoH Irene Ayaa Akot| UPHFP – Advanced LLP Fellow, UNIPH, MoH