UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Meningococcal meningitis occurs globally but the highest burden is in the Meningitis belt of Sub-Saharan Africa. Some parts of Northern and Western Uganda are found in the meningitis belt. The disease is transmitted from person to…

Summary Resistance to insecticides by malaria vectors is an emerging threat in malaria-endemic countries that threatens gains so far achieved in control of the epidemic. The effectiveness of vector control strategies are largely dependent…

Summary On the 28 July 2017, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Uganda received an alert of 12 suspected cases of mumps among children in a Children’s Home with a school in Wakiso District. We investigated to verify the existence…

Summary Malaria is a febrile illness liable for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Analysis of DHIS2 data revealed an upsurge in malaria cases in Kisoro District in December 2017 and January 2018. We investigated this outbreak to…

Summary On 15 February 2018, Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) was notified of 3 suspected cholera deaths in Kyangwali refugee settlement, Hoima District, Western Uganda. Following the alert, the MOH confirmed Vibrio cholerae by culture and…

Summary Tetanus is a nervous system disorder characterized by muscle spasms caused by the toxin-producing anaerobe Clostridium tetani, which is found in soil. Uganda validated the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNTE)…

Summary Adjumani was one of the first districts to receive and resettle refugees since the onset of the South Sudan conflict in December 2013 and is currently hosting 201,400 refugees. The refugees are vulnerable to disease outbreaks…

Summary Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, with an estimated 6,000 deaths and 16 million cases reported in 2017. In 2011, Uganda changed its policy on management of malaria cases from treating every…

Summary During May–June 2017, Arua District reported three suspected cutaneous anthrax patients (one death). All had recently handled meat from livestock that spontaneously died. A skin lesion from the deceased person and a blood…

Summary Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is infection with strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin. Compared to drug-susceptible tuberculosis, treatment of MDR-TB is a lengthy and…