Uganda
Lead institution(s)
- Walimu
- Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Lead investigator(s)
- William Worodria, PhD, MMed, MSc
- Alfred Andama, PhD, MSc, Co-Investigator and Study Coordinator
- Fred Semitala, MMed, MPH, ImS
Staff
- Talemwa Nalugwa, Coordinator
- Lucy Asege, Laboratory Technologist/Supervisor
- Alice Bukirwa, Social Worker
- Jane Katende, Nurse
- David Katumba, Laboratory Technologist
- Esther Kisakye, Laboratory Technologist
- Willison Mangeni, Nurse
- Job Mukwatamundu, Laboratory Technologist
- Sandra Mwebe, Study Nurse
- Martha Nakaye, Laboratory Technologist
- Annet Nakaweesa, Data Manager
- Irene Nasuuna, Social Worker
- Justine Nyawere, Social Worker
- Derick Owachgiu, Study Assistant
- John Baptist Sonko, Study Nurse
- Magezi Yusuf, Study Assistant
As of April 2024
Cohort enrollment capacity
- Adults with presumptive TB
- Children with presumptive TB
- People living with HIV
| Number | Rate per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|---|
| Total TB incidence | 94,000 (56,000 – 140,000) | 198 (119 – 297) |
| HIV-positive TB incidence | 30,000 (18,000 – 46,000) | 64 (39 – 97) |
| MDR/RR-TB incidence | 1,400 (420 – 2,500) | 3 (0.88 – 5.2) |
| HIV-negative TB mortality | 1,900 (290 – 5,000) | 4 (0.63 – 1) |
| HIV-positive TB mortality | 2,800 (990 – 5,400) | 5.9 (2.1 – 12) |