UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Background: In May 2021, districts in Eastern Uganda reported an increase in suspected black water fever (BWF) affecting children, most <12 years of age. We investigated to confirm the outbreak, generate information on the…

The 11th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference will take place on 4th-9th September, 2022 in Panama City, Panama. Two abstracts (―Effect of Sea-sonal Malaria Chemoprevention on Incidence of Malaria Among Children Under Five Years in Kotido…

Since inception in 2015, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) has won many major awards at the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)-International Nights conference and other conferences. Once again, at the…

The second cohort of the Intermediate Field Epidemilogy Training Program Track started on 23rd May 2022. Participants are from Masaka, Soroti and Mbale Regional Referal Hospitals, Mbale Regional Emmergency Operations Centre and MoH…

Building a resilient public health workforce across all levels of the health sector

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship program successfully graduated a total of 64 Field Epidemiology Training Program fellows since 2015. In January 2022, 13 fellows were awarded for completing the a two-year-in-service training program.…

World Blood Donor day is celebrated on 14 June each year. Activities aim at raising awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products and to appreciate voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. A blood…

World No Tobacco day is on 31 May. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what…

World Immunization Week is celebrated each year in the last week of April with aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect the population against disease.

Summary Background: On 25 August 2021, a measles outbreak was reported in Semuto Subcounty, Nakaseke District. We investigated the outbreak to determine the scope, assess factors associated with transmission, estimate vaccine coverage, and…