UNIPH - Uganda National Institute of Public Health

Summary Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe District North Western Uganda was opened in August 2016, to resettle refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan. It currently shelters 272,000 refugees. We assessed HIV prevention and care…

Summary An outbreak of acute flu like illness was reported on 22nd Feb to Ministry of Health. The index case was an expatriate working for a multinational company in Kampala. He developed symptoms of acute fever and headache after a return…

Summary Electronic-based surveillance systems offer a novel and developing means of detecting and monitor- ing conditions of public health concern, including emerging infectious diseases. We have discussed and demonstrated the improvement…

Summary On the 10th February 2017, Nebbi District Health Officer notified the Ministry of Health of a suspected cholera outbreak that had affected 117 people. We conducted an investigation to determine the scope of the outbreak, identify…

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…