Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda, 2022: a descriptive epidemiological study.

Background: Uganda has had seven Ebola disease outbreaks, between 2000 and 2022. On Sept 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health declared a Sudan virus disease outbreak in Mubende District, Central Uganda. We describe the epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics.

Roles of health system leadership under emergency in drought-affected districts in northeast Uganda: a mixed-method study.

Objective: Health system leadership plays a critical role in sustaining healthcare delivery during emergencies. Thus, we aimed to assess the contribution of health system leadership in sustaining healthcare delivery under emergency conditions based on adaptive leadership theoretical framework.

Design: We employed a concurrent mixed-methods study approach to assess health system leadership roles during emergency.

Mass primaquine preventive treatment for control of in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: a country success story.

In 1998, the resurgence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea quickly increased to an epidemic, with 601 013 cases reported I during 1999-2001. The introduction of mass primaquine preventive treatment (MPPT) in 2002 was followed by a rapid reduction of malaria disease burden. The intervention has been well accepted by the community.