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  Summary Background: On 26 June, 2024, Ministry of Health Uganda was notified of a measles outbreak in Moroto District. We investigated the outbreak to determine its magnitude, identify the source, identify risk factors for…

The Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) hosted a graduation ceremony for the 9th cohort of Advanced Field Epidemiology Fellows and the inaugural cohort of Laboratory Leadership Fellows under the Uganda Public Health…

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Summary Background: In 2011, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) and National Health laboratory and Diagnostic Services (NHLDS) launched the national test menu guidelines to standardize the number of testing techniques conducted by…

Summary Background: As per the World Health Organization, countries including Uganda are to end cholera by 2030 through prevention and treatment. This achievement can be hindered due to rapid changes in antimicrobial response patterns and…

Summary Background: Uganda ranks third in the global malaria burden. The country is experiencing rapid urbanization which predisposes the urban population to malaria transmission risks. Kampala City is the largest urban settlement in…

Summary Background: COVID-19 is a highly contagious and rapidly spreading disease, declared as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019, was first reported in Uganda on March 21, 2020. At the start of the pandemic, COVID-19…

Summary Background: In March 2024, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Ministry of Health Uganda (MOH) reported a suspected outbreak of conjunctivitis (red eye) in Uganda Prisons, Luzira. On March 12, 2024, the Ministry of Health…

Summary Background: An evaluation of the HIV-testing kit inventory management in a high-volume testing laboratory showed 22% stock card inaccuracy, 33% stockout of HIV test-kits with a stock out trend of at least one HIV-testing kit every…

Summary Background: Annually, an estimated 30 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are affected by conjunctivitis. Little is known about the temporal and spatial trends of conjunctivitis in Uganda. We described the spatial and temporal…