Epidemic preparedness and response

The social and political dimensions of disease epidemics, preparedness and response.

Research paper

Fieldwork through the Zoomiverse: Sensing Uganda in a Time of Immobility

With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, research collaborations that involved multiple sites or institutions were challenged by travel restrictions and the switch to online communication. This article is a reflection by two longtime collaborators, Richard Vokes and Gertrude Atukunda.…
Central and East Africa Hub
Anthropology in Action
2021
Research paper

Hidden Tales of Ebola: Airing the Forgotten Voices of Ugandan “Ebola Nurses”

Uganda experienced three Ebola outbreaks between 2000 and 2012, the largest and most destructive occurred in the Gulu region in 2000. This outbreak occurred during the rainy season when malaria rates were highest, thus complicating the diagnosis. As the outbreak…
Central and East Africa Hub
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
2021
Policy document

Uganda National Technical Guidelines for IDSR, Third Edition

Uganda Ministry of Health National Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response, Third Edition (September 2021). These official guidelines set out the Government of Uganda’s policies and strategy concerning public health surveillance, early warning and response.
Central and East Africa Hub
2021
Policy document

The Public Health Act, Uganda

The legal basis for public health state action, originally passed in 1935.
Central and East Africa Hub
Policy document

Uganda Covid-19 Preparedness and Response Plan, March 2020

This sets out the Government of Uganda’s overarching strategy and early response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including stengthening leadership and coordination, strengthening diagnostic capacity, raising public awareness, developing capacity for case management and psychosocial support, and strengthening social protection mechanisms.
Central and East Africa Hub
2020
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