UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Background: Continuous monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among isolates from clinical samples can inform effective drug selection for patients. In Uganda, human AMR surveillance occurs at national and regional referral…

On the 23rd of January 2023 an alert was received for suspected cholera; when five male residents from Luweero Island in Buvuma District developed severe rice water diarrhea. One of the patients died on the way to Katosi to seek medical…

We are pleased to announce the call for articles for the Uganda public health bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 2, formerly called the Uganda National Institute of Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin. The bulletin focuses on informing the…

From 2022 to date, the country has been experiencing malaria epidemics in a number of districts. Uganda took on the incident management system to manage malaria epidemics in the country being the first country in Sub-Sahara Africa to adopt…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) started in 2015 with the field epidemiology track and now on board is the laboratory track.  The PHFP-Laboratory Leadership Program (PHFP-LLP), is a 2-year in service field training…

Summary Background: Mass gatherings frequently include close, prolonged interactions between people, which can present opportunities for infectious disease transmission. During May 25−June 5, 2022, over 4 million pilgrims gathered at…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship program has successfully graduated a total of 79 Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program fellows since 2015. On 13th January 2023, 14 fellows were awarded for completing the two-year-in-service field…

Background International public health days offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding about health issues and mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. Every year, the global…

 Summary Background: Vaccination against COVID-19 reduces COVID-19-associated mortality, severe disease, and hospitalization, and the potential for the severity of future COVID-19 waves. Uganda began COVID-19 vaccination in March 2021 and…

The U.S. CDC funded Leading and Managing for Results in Pandemics (LMRP) program came to a close in March 2023. Uganda LMRP participants conducted over 25 priority activities in the span of 6 months, including the development of a training…