By Editorial
The Ministry of Health is set to administer thirteen million doses of the yellow fever vaccine starting in June.
In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries in Africa that reported confirmed cases of yellow fever whose vaccination program will also be integrated in Child Health Days.
Uganda is a high-risk country for yellow fever transmission due to less than 10 per cent of the population being immunized against it, with sporadic outbreaks occurring every 3 to 5 years.
The last confirmed cases were reported near urban areas, such as Kampala. The director of public health Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze says yellow fever is transmitted by the Haemagogus mosquito that acquire the virus by feeding on infected primates and then bite humans during agricultural and other activities in forested areas. END