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Uganda conducted preparedness and risk-mapping activities to strengthen capacity to prevent EVD importation and spread from cross-border transmission. We adapted the World Health Organization (WHO) EVD Consolidated Preparedness Checklist to assess preparedness in 11 International Health Regulations domains at the district level, health facilities, and points of entry; the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Border Health Capacity Discussion Guide to describe public health capacity; and the CDC Population Connectivity Across Borders tool kit to characterize movement and connectivity patterns. We identified 40 ground crossings (13 official, 27 unofficial), 80 health facilities, and more than 500 locations in 12 high-risk districts along the DRC border with increased connectivity to the EVD epicenter. The team also identified routes and congregation hubs, including origins and destinations for cross-border travelers to specified locations. Ten of the 12 districts scored less than 50% on the preparedness assessment. Using these results, Uganda developed a national EVD preparedness and response plan, including tailored interventions to enhance EVD surveillance, laboratory capacity, healthcare professional capacity, provision of supplies to priority locations, building treatment units in strategic locations, and enhancing EVD risk communication. We identified priority interventions to address risk of EVD importation and spread into Uganda. Lessons learned from this process will inform strategies to strengthen public health emergency systems in their response to public health events in similar settings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/hs.2019.0118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,23]],"date-time":"2020-04-23T09:10:30Z","timestamp":1587633030000},"page":"105-113","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness Assessment and Risk Mapping in Uganda, August-September 2018"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Carol","family":"Nanziri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Carol Nanziri, MPH; Vivian Ntono, MPH; Fred Monje, MVPM; Dativa Maria Aliddeki, MPH; Kenneth Bainomugisha, MPH; and Godfrey Nsereko, MPH, are Epidemiologists; Daniel Kadobera, MSc, is Field Supervisor; and Lilian Bulage, MSc, is a Scientific Writer; all in the Field Epidemiology Track, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. Joshua Kayiwa, MSc, is an Information Analyst, and Issa Makumbi, MSc, is Director; both in the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Ministry of Health, Kampala. Lydia Nakiire, MPH, is an Epidemiologist; Richard Walwema, MBA, is Project Manager; and Mohammed Lamorde, PhD, is Head of Department; all in Global Health Security, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala. Patrick K. Tusiime, MPH, is Commissioner, and Eldard Mabumba, MPH, is Principal Medical Officer; both in National Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Kampala. 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