UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Celebrated every first seven days of August each year, World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) represents a global celebration of breastfeeding efforts including breastfeeding promotion, support, education, research, progressive trends and…

Authors: Alex Ndyabakira1,2*, Daniel Kadobera1, Lilian Bulage1, Daniel A. Okello2 1 Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda 2 Directorate of Public Health and Environment, Kampala Capital City Authority, Kampala, Uganda…

Lung cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers worldwide, claiming more lives yearly than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. It is estimated that lung cancer accounts for nearly one in five cancer deaths globally.…

Commemorated on the 28th of July every year, the world hepatitis day aims to bring the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to global response. This year 2021, the WHD will be…

Author: Veronicah Masanja Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda Email: vmasanja@musph.ac.ug, Phone contact: 0775511542

Dear Reader, We welcome you to Volume 7, Issue 1 of the Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), Ministry of Health. This bulletin aims to inform the district, national, and…

Summary After the president instituted a nationwide lockdown on 30 March 2020, in Uganda, emergency public health control measures requiring Ugandans to stay home for 14 days (‘lockdown’) were instituted as part of the public health…

Authors: Richard Migisha1*, Bob Omoda Amodan1, Lilian Bulage1, Elizabeth B. Katana1, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo2, Robert Colebunders2, Alex Riolexus Ario1, 3, and Rhoda K. Wanyenze4 Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program,…

Suicide is a growing public health problem worldwide, and among the leading causes of death in young people between 15 and 34 years. Every 40 seconds, someone takes their own life and for every suicide that results in death, there are as…

Summary Before confirmation of the first case of COVID-19 in Uganda, the President banned all public gatherings, and encouraged the public to use masks, observe physical distancing, and strict hygienic rules. We assessed the level of…