UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, implemented nationwide lockdowns to minimize COVID-19 spread. Media reports suggested that violence and discrimination subsequently increased. We evaluated incidence and…

Background Malaria remains a major Public Health problem causing   30-50% of outpatient visits, 15-20% of admissions, and up to 20% of all facility deaths in Uganda. It is the most frequently reported disease at both Public and private…

Keywords: COVID-19; Uganda; adherence; preventive measures; satisfaction. Summary On 18 March 2020, the President of Uganda banned public gatherings, and encouraged the public to observe physical distancing, use of masks, and…

Scheduled to take place on the 4 November 2020, this conference is organised annually by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Makerere University School of Public Health and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US…

Celebrated every year on December 3. this year (2020), the theme is 'Not all Disabilities are Visible' the theme focuses on spreading awareness and understanding of disabilities that are not immediately apparent, such as mental…

Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to HIV/ AIDS. The theme of…

Summary Hepatitis B remains a public health issue that has not been adequately addressed, despite being endemic in Uganda.  Most of the burden of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) related disease results from infections acquired in infancy through…

Established in 2009, World Pneumonia Day is marked every year on November 12, to raise awareness of pneumonia as a public health issue and help prevent millions of avoidable child deaths from pneumonia that occur each year. It is…

World Diabetes Day was coined together by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2006, it is celebrated every year on November 14, co-sponsored by the World Health Organisation across…

Summary  On 10 December 2019, the Ministry of Health received an alert from the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) of a PCR confirmed case of Yellow fever from Buliisa District, Mid-Eastern Uganda. During January and February 2020,…