UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary On the 23rd June, 2017, Ministry of Health was notified of mysterious deaths in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. We conducted an epidemiological investigation to determine cause of mysterious deaths, identify risk factors for…

On 24 August 2017, the Ministry of Health released findings of the national TB survey. Until 2016 the true burden of tuberculosis in Uganda was unknown. WHO estimated prevalence of 159 per 100,000 in 2014 based on health facility data and…

The 2016 UPHIA was conducted by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with ICAP at the Columbia University. It was a nationwide survey aimed at providing estimates of HIV incidence, HIV prevalence, viral load suppression, syphilis,…

EpidField Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) fellows and their supervisors had the pleasure of attending the 9th International TEPHINET Global Scientific conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 7th to 11th August 2017. The conference…

Summary In March 2017, we visited Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Kiryandongo District to ascertain the capacity for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). We selected six health facilities serving the refugee settlement…

Summary In March 2017, Oyam District Health Office reported to Ministry of Health an increased number of people suspected to be dying of Schistosomiasis in four sub-counties. We conducted an investigation to determine the scope and source…

Executive summary On March 28, 2016, a cluster of deaths resulting from jaundice and hemorrhagic symptoms occurred in Masaka, Central Uganda. We investigated this outbreak to deter- mine the nature of disease, identify risk factors, and…

Summary Injuries are a major public health concern ac- counting for an enormous share of global morbidity. Gender- based violence (GBV) refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s will based on gender and unequal power…

Summary Since war broke out in South Sudan, there has been an influx of refugees into Uganda. Subsequently new camps, Bidibidi being one of them, were created to accommodate the numbers since the old ones had been overpopulated. This…

The 7th Palliative Care Conference The Ministry of Health is organizing the 7th Palliative Care Conference. This will be the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) joint conference on Cancer and…