Indigenous lockdowns: a historical exploration of epidemic containment in Arua District, West Nile sub-region, Uganda

This working paper explores histories of containing epidemic diseases in West Nile, North West Uganda. It focuses particularly on strategies devised since the colonial period among Lugbara-speaking populations in present-day Arua and Maracha Districts to contain disease outbreaks. The paper also draws upon wider experiences of managing affliction from communities across the subregion.