Does epidemiological evidence support the success story of Uganda’s response to Covid-19

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ID21342541
AuthorsNicolas Laing (0009-0006-6801-3651, OneDay Health), Sophie Mylan (0000-0001-5146-8824, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), corresponding author), Melissa Parker (0000-0003-0829-2741, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM))
Year2026
Volume58
Issue2
Pages139-146
Publication date2026-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Biosocial Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9320 • E-ISSN: 1469-7599
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021932024000117
PMID38462976
OpenAlexW4392658762
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

Uganda has received praise for its success in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. This opinion piece uses publically available data from Johns Hopkins University to suggest that it is far from clear whether the Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM) introduced in Uganda influenced the course of the first outbreak. In addition, the analysis of data from the second and third waves in Uganda suggest that government action had little or no effect on these outbreaks. The dominant narrative of successful PHSM, therefore, needs to be reconsidered, and alternative explanations for the low rates of COVID-19-related mortality in the country need to be further understood

Action (physics) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Development economics · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Government (linguistics) · Narrative · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · Praise · Public health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology

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