MUCHAP, the Makerere University Centre for Health and Population Research, is dedicated to improving the well-being of the Ugandan population through the generation and dissemination of high-quality demographic, health, and socio-economic information. With a focus on the Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (IMHDSS), MUCHAP has been actively engaged in monitoring births, deaths, and migrations […]
By Juliet Aweko The burden of Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and associated outbreaks remain a major threat to populations across Africa. Over 30 million children below the age of five are affected by VPDs and more than half a million of these die every year – representing 58% of the global VPD related deaths. Immunization is […]