Uganda’s disease surveillance system continues to fall short of national reporting targets, with only 62.76% of reports completed on time and in full during epidemiological week 30, according to the Ministry of Health.
The latest weekly epidemiological bulletin shows that national reporting completeness was 62.76%, while reporting timeliness was 61.24%, both below the government’s 80% target. Although the overall reporting rate was 85.51%, the Ministry of Health said only four of the country’s 15 regions achieved the 80% target for completeness and just two reached the target for timeliness.
Performance varied sharply between districts. Some districts reported 100% completeness and timeliness, while others recorded much lower rates. Tororo, for example, recorded 23.2% completeness and 22.4% timeliness. Kampala recorded 66.41% completeness and 64.5% timeliness, while Wakiso recorded 52.74% and 48.7%, respectively.
The Ministry of Health recommends that district biostatisticians work with health workers to identify and address bottlenecks affecting reporting.
The figures are significant because the weekly bulletin is intended to provide information on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions for detecting, preventing and responding to public health events.
The bulletin does not identify the specific causes of the reporting gaps.
