Author

Henry Mwebesa

Observed names: H Mwebesa, H. Mwebesa, Henry G. Mwebesa, Henry G Mwebesa, Henry G. Mwebesa, Henry Gatyanga Mwebesa

Observed institutions: Erasmus MC, Ministry of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Makerere University, University of Glasgow, Medical Research Council, Uganda Virus Research Institute

OpenAlex ID: A5006328682

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

2022 · Houriiyah Tegally, James E. San, et al. · Science · 179

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Uganda’s experience in Ebola virus disease outbreak preparedness, 2018–2019

2020 · Jane Ruth Aceng, Alex R. Ario, et al. · Globalization and Health · 113

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Field evaluation of the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test in Uganda using nasopharyngeal samples

2020 · Aminah Nalumansi, Tom Lutalo, et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 96

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Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kween District Uganda, 2017: Epidemiological and laboratory findings

2019 · Luke Nyakarahuka, Trevor R. Shoemaker, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 82

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Characteristics and outcomes of admitted patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Uganda

2020 · Bruce Kirenga, Winters Muttamba, et al. · BMJ Open Respiratory Research · 54

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Introducing quality management into primary health care services in Uganda.

1997 · F Omaswa, G Burnham, et al. · PubMed · 45

Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda, 2022: a descriptive epidemiological study

2024 · Zainah Kabami, Alex R Ario, et al. · The Lancet Global Health · 43

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease Caused by Sudan ebolavirus — Uganda, August–October 2022

2022 · Thomas Kiggundu, Alex R. Ario, et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 41

Efficacy of convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda

2021 · Bruce Kirenga, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, et al. · BMJ Open Respiratory Research · 36

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The west Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak: 10 years on

2024 · Henry Kyobe Bosa, Neema Kamara, et al. · The Lancet Global Health · 32

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Main Routes of Entry and Genomic Diversity of SARS-CoV-2, Uganda

2020 · Daniel Lule Bugembe, John Kayiwa, et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 32

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Continental concerted efforts to control the seventh outbreak of Ebola Virus disease in Uganda: The first 90 days of the response

2023 · Jane R. Aceng, Henry K. Bosa, et al. · Journal of Public Health in Africa · 22

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Conducting the Joint External Evaluation in Uganda: The Process and Lessons Learned

2019 · Joshua Kayiwa, Juliet-Namuga Kasule, et al. · Health Security · 16

Barriers to community engagement during the response to an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda

2025 · David Musoke, Edwinah Atusingwize, et al. · BMJ Global Health · 15

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases diagnosed during an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, 2022–23

2024 · Stephen Balinandi, Sophia Mulei, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 15

Molecular characterization of the 2022 Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda

2023 · Stephen Balinandi, Shannon Whitmer, et al. · Journal of Virology · 15

Development of a Scorecard to Monitor Progress toward National Cholera Elimination: Its Application in Uganda

2023 · Godfrey Bwire, David A. Sack, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 14

Association of fluvoxamine with mortality and symptom resolution among inpatients with COVID-19 in Uganda: a prospective interventional open-label cohort study

2023 · Bruce J. Kirenga, Levicatus Mugenyi, et al. · Molecular Psychiatry · 14

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Improving the effectiveness of Field Epidemiology Training Programs: characteristics that facilitated effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

2022 · Julie R. Harris, Daniel Kadobera, et al. · BMC Health Services Research · 12

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The epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant clinical pathogens in Uganda

2024 · Ritah Namusoosa, Ibrahimm Mugerwa, et al. · Journal of Global Health · 11

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Uganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021

2022 · Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, et al. · Global Health Science and Practice · 11

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Feasibility of collecting and processing of COVID-19 convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda

2021 · Winters Muttamba, John Lusiba, et al. · PLoS ONE · 10

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How to prepare for the next inevitable Ebola outbreak: lessons from West Africa

2024 · Henry Kyobe Bosa, Neema Kamara, et al. · Nature Medicine · 9

COVID-19 and the law in Uganda: a case study on development and application of the public health act from 2020 to 2021

2023 · Martha Isabella Achan, Immaculate Nabukenya, et al. · BMC Public Health · 9

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Sudan Virus Disease among Health Care Workers, Uganda, 2022

2024 · Abdullah Wailagala, Paul W. Blair, et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 8

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Works count: 41

Citation count: 979

H-index: 15

I10-index: 22