Kasanvu Malaria Portal · MYCU Makerere

Field Study · April 2026

Kasanvu by the actual numbers.

An interactive system built on real Google Forms responses — 56 households, 7 drug shops, 30 GPS-tagged hazard photos in one of Kampala's highest-burden informal settlements.

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Part 01 · Risk Map

Kasanvu, mapped.

Every household, drug shop, and hazard photo is plotted within the Kasanvu zone boundary. Click any marker for details. Toggle layers using the controls.

Kasanvu · Namuwongo

Hazard photo Priority household Other household Drug shop Source: Google Forms · April 2026

Part 02 · Household Findings

The numbers from 56 doorsteps.

Every figure below is computed live from the actual interviews. No simulation, no estimation.

Net ownership vs. actual use

Across 56 households · by housing type

Owns net All slept under net

Treatment-seeking behavior

First action when symptoms appear

Environmental risk distribution

Composite score · 0 (best) to 7 (worst)

Knowledge across the sample

% of respondents

Part 03 · Cases

Four years at Kisugu Health Centre III.

51 months of DHIS2 records (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026). Confirmed malaria cases by month, year-over-year seasonality, and full timeline.

Calendar heatmap · Confirmed malaria cases monthly

Darker = more cases · Hover any cell for exact value

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Seasonality (mean by month)

Average confirmed cases per month-of-year

Yearly totals

Confirmed cases per year

Full timeline · Suspected, tested, confirmed

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Part 05 · Drug Shop Intelligence

The first point of care.

7 drug shops surveyed. Ranked by partnership readiness — NDA registration, RDT availability, training, referral discipline, stockout management.

Part 07 · About the Field Study

The team behind the data.

This project was carried out by a team of students from the School of Built Environment, College of Engineering, Design, Art & Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University, in collaboration with consultants from Coventry University, London.

Makerere University Team · CEDAT

Supervised by Dr. Ivan Bamweyana
Department of Geomatics and Land Management

Muhumuza Michael	Project Manager
Mufumbiro Enock	Technical Officer
Kakooza Wycliffe	Technical Officer
Turinawe Francis	Technical Officer
Nantegje Jennat	Finance & M&E
Musiimenta Racheal	Communications
Apili Joanne	Human Resources
Tumwesige Solomon	Risk & Quality Assurance

Coventry University Consultants · London

Supervised by Dr. Stella Nalwanga

Aditi Parakh	Consultant
Banshita Sahu	Consultant

Acknowledgments

This field study was carried out in partnership with Malaria Youth Champions Uganda as the project client, and with the active participation of the Makerere MYCU Club during field activities and community outreach.

Special thanks to the residents of Kasanvu, the LC1 community leadership, Village Health Teams, and the staff of Kisugu Health Centre III for their cooperation and support throughout the study.

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