UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

On 20th September 2022, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus (SVD) after a case managed at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in Mubende District was confirmed through testing at the Uganda Virus Research…

Summary Background: Pregnant women are at higher risk than other COVID-19 patients for severe COVID-19 disease. Few studies have been done to understand risk factors for death among COVID-19-infected pregnant women in Africa. We…

Summary Background: Methanol is a toxic industrial solvent which, when ingested can cause vision loss, severe illness, and death. In August 2022, the Ugandan Ministry of Health was notified of a cluster of sudden deaths in Arua City…

Every year, days referred to as international health days are set aside to commemorate different public health issues. This draws the public’s attention to these public health issues improving awareness and information dissemination to…

Are you aware about the air you breathe? Have you ever known that the air you breathe might have harmful effects on your health? Do you know that people are dying prematurely due to air pollution? Last but not least, do you even know that…

Summary Background: Testing limitations and inadequate mortality surveillance systems complicate the analysis of data on the true burden of deaths associated with pandemics. One solution is to calculate excess mortality (EM). We…

From 2021, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in conjunction with African Union have organized annual conferences to help further Africa CDC’s mission to “strengthen Africa’s public health institutions’…

Summary Background: Police reports of Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Uganda increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10-24 years. In April 2022, we investigated…

Summary Background: On February 17, 2022, a “strange disease', which was later confirmed as malaria, was reported to the Ministry of Health from Namutumba District, mainly affecting children and reportedly causing large numbers of…

World Cancer Day is observed worldwide on February 4th. The aim is to inform and encourage people on its prevention, early detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day 2023 is the second year of the three-year 'Close the Care Gap' campaign,…