UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiologyical Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 7 Issue 1 Jan-March 2022
Dear Reader, We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Issue 1, Volume 7 of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin.
Articles in this Issue
Investigation of a Measles Outbreak in Semuto Subcounty, Nakaseke District, Uganda, June–August 2021
Summary
Background: On 25 August 2021, a measles outbreak was reported in Semuto Subcounty, Nakaseke District. We investigated the outbreak to determine the scope, assess factors associated with transmission, estimate vaccine coverage, and…
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Readiness of Health Facilities to Manage COVID-19, Uganda, June 2021
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Background: During 2020-2021, multiple waves of COVID-19 overwhelmed the capacity of health facilities globally, emphasizing the need to enhance facility readiness. In Uganda, regional referral hospitals (RRHs) managed severe…
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District Leader Community Dialogue Meetings Improved Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines in…
Summary
Background: Widespread COVID-19 vaccine uptake is necessary for epidemic control. A February 2021
study in Uganda suggested that public uptake would follow uptake among leaders. In May 2021, Baylor
Uganda convened and led…
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Weekly surveillance data reporting on epidemic prone diseases, Uganda, 2020–2021
Summary
Background: Disease surveillance provides vital data for disease prevention and control programs. Incomplete and untimely data are common challenges in planning, monitoring, and evaluation of health sector performance, and health…
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Trends and geospatial distribution of stillbirths in Uganda, 2014-2020
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Introduction: Uganda is among the countries with the highest burden of stillbirths globally. In 2014, Uganda adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), which targets <10 per 1,000 deliveries by…
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Upcoming Health Events
World Blood Donor Day
World Blood Donor day is celebrated on 14 June each year. Activities aim at raising awareness about the need for…
World No Tobacco Day – 31 May
World No Tobacco day is on 31 May. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the…
World Immunization Week – Last week of April
World Immunization Week is celebrated each year in the last week of April with aims to promote the use of…
World Malaria Day 25 April
Every year on 25 April, Uganda joins the rest of the malaria endemic countries in commemorating the World Malaria…
Highlights on Recent Events at UNIPH
Editorial Team
Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Director, Uganda Public Health Fellow-ship Program, MoH, Editor in Chief Lilian Bulage | Scientific Writer, Uganda Public Health Fellow-ship Program, MoH and Scientific Editor Dr. Issa Makumbi | Director, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, MOH Paul Edward Okello | Country Director, Data Impact Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, MOH Dr. Benon Kwesiga | Field Coordinator, Uganda Public Health Fellow-ship Program, MoH
Daniel Kadobera | Epi Program Coordinator, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH Stella Martha Migamba | PHFP Fellow, Reproductive Health Division, MoH Petranilla Nakamya | PHFP Fellow, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, MoH Patience Mwine | PHFP Fellow, AIDS Control Program, MoH Tendo Hilda Nansikombi| PHFP Fellow, Department of Integrated Epidemi-ology, Surveillance and Public Health Emergen-cies, MoH
Should you have any questions or require addition-al information related to any article in this bulletin please contact us on: pmwine@musph.ac.ug, smigamba@musph.ac.ug, pnaka-mya@musph.ac.ug, hnansikombi@musph.ac.ug, OR lbulage@musph.ac.ug