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Article History

Received: 27 January 2024

Accepted: 25 June 2025

First Online: 7 July 2025

Declarations

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: We conducted this activity in response to a public health emergency and as such was determined to be non-research. The Ugandan MoH authorized this study to assess the level of resilience amongst HCWs working in Mubende and Kassanda districts during the 2022 SVD outbreak. The office of the Center for Global Health, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention determined that this activity was not human subject research and with its primary intent being for public health practice or disease control. It was determined therefore, to not be human subjects’ research and the ethics approval was waived. The MoH through the Uganda National Institute of Public Health approved the protocols that were used. This activity was reviewed by the US CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable federal law and US CDC policy. §§See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46, 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. § 241(d); 5 U.S.C. § 552a; 44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq. All experimental protocols, including the waiver, were approved by the US CDC Human Subjects Review Board and the MoH and were performed per the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations. We obtained permission to conduct the investigation from the district health authorities of Mubende and Kassanda. Permission was also obtained from the Director of MRRH and the facility heads of Madudu and Kikandwa HCIIIs. We obtained written informed consent from all the respondents. They indicated their consent by checking an appropriate box for consent before proceeding with the interviews. Participants were assured that their participation was voluntary and that there would be no negative consequences for declining or withdrawing from the study (none declined or withdrew). To protect confidentiality of respondents, data collected did not contain any individual personal identifiers and information was stored in password-protected computers, which were inaccessible by anyone outside the investigation team.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.