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UPHB Articles Volume 10 Issue 3 July-September 2025
World sight day, October 9, 2025
This falls on October 9, 2025 is a global initiative to raise awareness about blindness and vision impairment, emphasizing the importance of accessible eye care. In Uganda, where over 1% of the population faces visual impairment, often…
Breast cancer awareness month, October 1-31, 2025
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed from October 1 to 31, 2025, in Uganda, is a global initiative to raise awareness about breast cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, affecting one in eight cancer cases. Under the 2025 theme…
Improving completeness of requests at a selected government veterinary laboratory X in Kampala…
Summary
Background: Although the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) provide requirements for sample collection and documentation, anecdotal evidence from a government veterinary laboratory X indicated that samples were often…
Advancing triple elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B in Africa:…
The inaugural Triple Elimination Conference in Africa (TECA 2025) was convened in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme “Unifying Actions, Transforming Futures.” The meeting brought together ministers of health, African Union representatives,…
Enhancing HIV commodity reporting using Real-time ARV Stock Status Monitoring tool in an…
Summary
Background: Timely reporting of HIV commodity stock status is critical for effective supply chain management. However, only four (12%) of 31 HIV-accredited sites in Kampala submitted all weekly reports in quarter one 2024 using the…
Investigation of unexplained cluster of deaths, Mubende, Kyankwanzi, and Kakumiro districts,…
On September 3, 2025, a team of Fellows from the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program were deployed to Mubende region to investigate a cluster of unexplained deaths following an alert received by the Regional Public Health Emergency…
World pneumonia Day, November 12, 2025
This aims to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading infectious killer of children and adults, claiming 2.2 million lives globally in 2021, including 502,000 children. Under the 2025 theme “Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia…