The 2022 Ugandan polio SIA was conceived with the notion that the number of unimmunized children over the years through routine immunization and the additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization in the region led to the accumulation of susceptibility overtime leading to cVDPV2 outbreaks that leave Uganda with its porous borders at risk of cVDPV2. This report is a documentation of a successful Countrywide implementation of the Round 1 SIAs Polio campaign in a total of 140 districts including cities between the 14th and 21st of January 2022.
An Act to provide for compulsory immunisation of children, women of reproductive age and other target groups against immunisable diseases; to establish the Immunisation Fund and to provide for other incidental matters
This National Immunization Programme Review (NIPR) integrated the EPI review with an operational research study to assess the barriers to utilization of EPI services, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination post-validation assessment (MNTE-PVA) and assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on immunization services. Makerere University School of Public Health as an external team to the EPI programme constituted the lead team. The rest of the review team consisted of a national and international team, namely content experts from the WHO, Ministry of Health, UNICEF, PATH and CHAI.
