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Summary Background: The management of non-conformities (NC) is a core International Organization for Standardization (ISO)15189 requirement for maintaining medical laboratory accreditation because it provides a structured process for…

Summary Background: Brucellosis is a highly infectious zoonotic bacterial infection, leading to a chronic illness in humans. Despite its zoonotic and economic importance, limited information on brucellosis continues to hinder timely…

Summary Background: In Uganda, by April 2025, Mbarara City had the highest mpox attack rate (142 per 100,000 population), with patients reporting initial treatment for other infections before mpox diagnosis. We assessed the magnitude,…

Summary Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonosis transmitted mainly by Hyalomma ticks through the livestock-tick-human cycle. Uganda reports sporadic outbreaks, mostly in the cattle corridor. We…

Uganda has taken a major step in strengthening outbreak preparedness and response through the successful development of an eLearning course on the 7-1-7 framework, a key tool for improving the timeliness of outbreak detection, notification,…

Summary Background: Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in settings with suboptimal immunization coverage. An outbreak was confirmed on May 27, 2025, in…

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Infectious Diseases Institute, is implementing the Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP-Frontline) through the…

As Uganda continues to advance its commitment to eliminating cholera by 2030, in line with the Global roadmap for cholera elimination by 2030, As part of these national efforts, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) hosted…

Strengthening Modelling and Analytics Capacity and Ecosystem for Womens’ Health Project is a 3-year project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The major objectives are to: Support innovative approaches to modeling of women’s…

PhD (Epidemiology/Clinical Trials) Fellowship Summary Applications are invited for a PhD Fellowship in the Horizon Europe LINDA-FAMILIA project within the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH). This is a full-time temporary…