Marie Gorreti Zalwango

Dados Biográficos

ID9067853
NOMEMarie Gorreti Zalwango
PRENOMESMarie Gorreti
SOBRENOMEZalwango
ASSINATURAZALWANGO M G
AFILIAÇÕESMinistry of Health
ORCID0009-0009-2927-122X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Using a quality improvement approach to improve reporting of malaria deaths in Namutumba District, Eastern Uganda, 2022–2023

    Open AccessMarie Gorreti Zalwango, Richard Migisha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Background Reporting malaria deaths is critical for assessing prevention and case management interventions. In Uganda, malaria mortality is recorded in inpatient registers and reported through weekly and monthly surveillance reports. During a data quality assessment in Namutumba District in October 2022, we found more malaria deaths in health facility registers than were reported. We conducted a continuous quality improvement initiative to improv…

  • A rapid assessment of mortality surveillance in Uganda

    Open AccessMarie Gorreti Zalwango, Caroline Kyozira et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Mortality surveillance aids in identifying and addressing causes of death allowing health systems to adapt and respond effectively. An assessment of mortality surveillance in Uganda was conducted from November 2023 to June 2024 through data reviews and plenary discussions engaging various stakeholders in Uganda. Eight (8) workshops/meetings were conducted over a period of eight months to generate information on mortality data sources, processes o…

  • Cross border population movements across three East African states

    Open AccessPatrick King, Mercy Wendy Wanyana et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The frequent population movement across the five East African Countries poses risk of disease spread in the region. A clear understanding of population movement patterns is critical for informing cross-border disease control interventions. We assessed population mobility patterns across the borders of the East African states of Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. In November 2022, we conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), Key Informant Interviews (KIIs…

  • Stigma among ebola disease survivors in Mubende and Kassanda districts, Central Uganda, 2022

    Open AccessMarie Gorreti Zalwango, Sarah B Paige et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Ebola disease survivors often experience stigma in multiple forms, including felt (perceived) stigma, enacted (action-based) stigma, and institutional stigma. On September 20, 2022, Uganda declared a Sudan Virus Disease (species orthoebolavirus sudanense ) outbreak after a patient with confirmed Sudan virus (SUDV) infection was identified in Mubende District. The outbreak led to 142 confirmed and 22 probable cases over the next two months. We exa…