Uganda News

Kampala. Fourteen fellows from the Uganda Public Health Fellowship (PHFP) graduated, on 13^th January 2023, in field epidemiology offered at the Uganda National Institute of Public Health.

Towards the end of March, the Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and partners assessed progress made on the implementation of the sector interventions during the Financial Year 2021/2022.  

The Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in The United Republic of Tanzania, in Mid-March, was yet another opportunity for Uganda to test the sensitivity and alertness of its response system. This was more so given that the epicenter of the outbreak was a mere 82 km from the common border. There was no laxity, no slackness but immediate action.    

Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Tuberculosis (TB) Day, on March 24, 2023, with a commitment from Government and stakeholders to step up efforts to end the TB epidemic by 2030. 

Kampala-World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized seven members of staff in Uganda for dedicated service over the last 15 years. Those recognized include Dr. Annet Kisakye (EPI Officer), Dr. Andrew Bakainaga (Cluster lead/ District Health Management and System Strengthening), Mrs. Christine Karamagi (Programme Assistant), Ms. Ann Araba (Procurement Assistant), Ms.

Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from World Health Organization (WHO), has convened a meeting to raise awareness and commitment on implementing sustainable priority interventions to prevent and control diabetes. The spotlight meeting was under the theme, Multi-Stakeholder Action for Achieving Global Targets for Diabetes.

Kampala. Partners in the Sudan Ebola virus disease (SVD) outbreak response in Uganda have endorsed a six month (January - July, 2023) USD 32 million national post-Ebola recovery plan at a meeting in Kampala.

The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children against yellow fever with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi

On 11 January 2023, Uganda declared the end of Sudan Ebola virus disease (SVD) outbreak. The declaration was made after 42 days without any new case reported.

Brazzaville/Kampala – Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed in the country’s central Mubende district on 20 September 2022.