UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Two laboratories at the Central Public Health Laboratory, namely the Early Infant Diagnosis Laboratory and the Viral Load Laboratory, were on February 02nd 2017 ac- credited to international standards (ISO 15189 / 2012) by The South African…

The journey of this fellowship program began on 16th January, 2017 and it is an honor to be part of this life changing experience. Even though it is just at the beginning, about four months down the road, it has been both an exciting and…

Summary On 12 October, 2016 a measles outbreak was reported in Mayuge district. We investigated the outbreak to determine its extent, risk factors, evaluate vaccination coverage and vaccine effectiveness, and recommend evidence-based…

Summary In October, 2016, an out of a mysterious disease, presenting with fainting and vomiting, affected 80 workers at flower farm X in Central Uganda. We investigated to identify the disease’s nature and recommend evidence-based…

Summary The Health Management Information System reported 1549 cases of typhoid fever in 2015 and 1743 in 2016 in Nakaseke District. The Uganda Ministry of Health has provided surveillance case definitions on typhoid fever to districts;…

Summary The Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) program of the Uganda Ministry of Health is mandated to diagnose HIV in infants and children at the earliest possible opportunity, usually at 6 weeks from birth. Diagnosis of HIV in infants and…

Summary On 3 November 20 12, three mysterious deaths occurred in the same household after consumption of a dead pig for lunch. We investigated this cluster of deaths to identify the cause of death and recommend prevention measures. We…

Authors: Emily Atuheire1, Leocadia Kwagonza1, Daniel Kadobera1 Alex R. Ario1; Affiliation: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program

Background On 30th May 2016, a suspected case of guinea worm was reported from Nakivale HCIII in Isingiro district. The suspected case was reported to have come from Nakivale refugee settlement in Isingiro district. It was believed that…

Uganda like most of Sub-Saharan Africa is battling the dual Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS epidemic. This dual epidemic has resulted in a fourfold increase in the notification numbers of TB cases in the region. Furthermore TB stands as the…