UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Background: Event-based surveillance (EBS) is the collection, analysis and reporting of unstructured health-related information to detect public health risks. In July 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) trained Village…

Summary Background: Expanded access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has improved the longevity of persons living with HIV (PLHIV), and continuation of treatment is key to successful treatment outcomes. However, there are limited data on…

Summary Background: Hypertension increases the risk of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, leading to the premature death of an estimated 9.4 million persons per year worldwide. The overall prevalence of hypertension among…

Summary Background: Despite 95% measles vaccine coverage in Uganda, measles is the most commonly-reported outbreak in the country. In 2015, as part of the regional measles elimination goal, World Health Organization (WHO) targeted ≥95%…

The team of 15 trainees from the districts of Gulu, Lira, Moroto, Soroti, Mbale, Masaka, Mubende and Fortportal Regional Referral Hospital. The trainees included 3 medical records officers, 3 medical officers, 2 biostatisticians, 3…

From 26th November to 1st December 2023, The Uganda National Institute of Public Health in partnership with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative and the US CDC Foundation, conducted a Scientific Communication Workshop at…

The Ministry of Health in Conjunction with the Uganda National Institute of Public Health on 21st November 2023 conducted the 9th Uganda National Field Epidemiology Conference at Hotel Africana. This was done in partnership with Makerere…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program – Laboratory leadership (Uganda PHFP-LLP) is a 2 year post-master’s degree in-service training program implemented by Uganda National Institute of Public Health at the Ministry of Health with…

Background The Ministry of Health in partnership with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Makerere University School of Public Health launched the Intermediate Field Epidemiology Training Program…

Strengthening Modelling and Analytics Capacity and Ecosystem for Women’s 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…