UPHB Articles Volume 10 Issue 1 Jan-Mar-2025

Uganda confirmed the first two cases of Mpox on 24 July 2024 in Kasese district and the Ministry of Health formally declared an outbreak on 2 August 2024. Since then, the disease has spread inland to several other districts. The…

One case of CCHF was confirmed from Kyegegwa district, Western Uganda from samples collected to among suspects of Ebola virus disease. He had history of rearing and slaughtering cows at home. He presented with severe nose bleeding,…

On March 5, 2024, the Ministry of Health received an alert of a confirmed Ebola Virus Disease case in Kyegegwa District. This was the 12th confirmed EVD case since January 2025 when the first confirmed case was declared in Kampala.…

The Uganda Ministry of Health declared the outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on 30/01/2025 after a deceased 32 years old male nurse in Mulago’s samples tested positive for Sudan ebola virus disease. Prior to his death, the…

On January 30, 2025, the Ministry of Health (MoH), Uganda through the National Emergency Operations Centre received a notification of an Ebola Disease (EBOD) outbreak in Kampala City, Uganda following results of a post-mortem sample that…

Summary Background: In 2021, Uganda adopted the 7-1-7 framework which stipulates outbreak detection in 7 days, notification in 1 day, and completion of early response actions in 7 days. We used the 7-1-7 approach to assess response…