UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Every two years, Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs (FELTPs) are presented with a strategic platform to show-case their contribution to the public health community via the AFENET scientific conference. The conference…

On 6th September, 2016 the Ag. Director General Health Services Prof. Anthony K. Mbonye, released a press statement declaring the end of the yellow fever outbreak which had begun in March 2016. On 24th March 2016, an alert of a suspected…

Analysis of the MoH Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance April to June 2016 data revealed; that weekly surveillance reporting rates increased slightly over the quarter and the Central Region is still pulling the national average below the…

On 30 October 2015, three students in Mukuju Primary Teacher’s College, Tororo district, died of suspected food poisoning after eating chapattis (locally made flat bread). We investigated this cluster of illness to identify the cause and…

Summary: In absence of accurate data on trends and burden of human rabies infection in developing countries, animal bite injuries provide useful information to bridge that gap. Rabies is one of the most deadly infectious diseases, with a…

In what appears to be a new emerging viral infection in Uganda, two non-fatal human confirmed Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) infections were reported in Kabale district, Southwestern Ugandan in March-April 2016. These are the first reported…

On 25th March 2016, Bulambuli district reported a sharp increase cholera cases. We conducted an investigation to determine the scope of the outbreak, mode of transmission, and to inform control measures. Cases were identified using standard…

On 28th March, 2016, the IDSR Focal Person of Masaka district alerted Ministry of Health of a cluster of three deaths from a hemorrhagic strange disease all from the same family. We investigated the extent and risk factors for the…

Mary (not real name) is a young lady who looked towards a happy motherhood when she discovered she was pregnant with Suubi (not real name). Mary’s pregnancy and delivery were all normal and smooth with no complications. Suubi…

Between March and April 2016, Yellow fever outbreaks were confirmed in Masaka and Kalangala districts in central region and Rukungiri district in Western Uganda. Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever transmitted by bites of…