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Uganda National Institute of Public Health
The Uganda National Institute Of Public Health (UNIPH) is a government-owned public health institute in Uganda that carries out research, surveillance, monitoring and rapid response to communicable disease outbreaks in man and domestic livestock, with emphasis on common epidemic and zoonotic infections. UNIPH was established as a component of the Uganda Ministry of Health. As of 2020, efforts were underway to make the institute an autonomous self-accounting entity, similar to the Uganda Cancer Institute and the Uganda Heart Institute.

Location
UNIPH is headquartered in "Lourdel Towers", at 1 Lourdel Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. This is approximately 3 km north of the city's central business district. The geographical coordinates of the institute are: 0°19'53.0"N, 32°34'37.0"E (Latitude:0.331389; Longitude:32.576944).

Overview
The organisation was established in 2013 with the assistance of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the collaboration of the Africa CDC. In 2013, the Government of Uganda established the UNIPH, to "prepare and respond to public health threats and emergencies in a coordinated manner". The country "lies in several infectious disease transmission belts, and is prone to disease outbreaks".

Organization
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Administration
The institute is divided into the following departments and units.


 * Departments