UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Background: Cholera remains a major public health threat in Uganda, particularly in border districts that face recurrent outbreaks due to cross-border population movement. A 7-1-7 is a timeliness metric for outbreak detection,…

Summary Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) rank sixth among causes of death and fourth for disability in Uganda. In 2019, Uganda's RTI mortality was 29 per 100,000, higher than the global average of 18 per 100,000. Although the…

Summary Background: Uganda is one of the Sub-Saharan countries with a high maternal mortality ratio estimated at 336 deaths per 100,000 live births. Birth preparedness and Complication readiness (BPCR) is an effective strategy for…

Summary Background: On February 25, 2024, an inmate with suspected Acute Haemorrhagic Conjunctivitis (AHC) was remanded at Kampala Remand Prison (KRP) from Kansanga Police Post. A notification was subsequently sent to the Ministry of…

Summary  Background: On March 11, 2024, Kampala Capital City Authority received an alert of increase in the number acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) cases at an infant School X in Kampala City. We investigated the outbreak to…

The Public Health Fellowship Program has responded to several outbreaks as part of the rapid response team and suggested recommendations per outbreak investigation as follows.

Ministry of Health confirmed a Polio outbreak in Mbale city on May 31,2024. This outbreak is caused by a vaccine-derived polio virus type 2(VDPV2) that was isolated from a sewage plant during the routine sentinel environmental…

MoH outbreak notification was on the 25th March 2024. Investigations commenced on 11th June 2024 and active case finding was on-going as of 12th June 2024.

PHFP fellows responded to measles outbreaks in Leju Town council, Terego District and 6 sub-counties in Kakumiro District, namely: Kisengwe, Kasambya, Kakumiro Town council, Katikara, Bwanswa, Mwitanzigye. Over 150 suspected cases, 4…

The outbreak was confirmed on 26th April 2024 by the Ministry of Health, and the investigation occurred during 8th to 17th May 2024 where 64 suspected,18 confirmed and 2 deaths were registered. The outbreak was caused by drinking…