Assessed sector Proportion (%) of respondents per biosafety and biosecurity variable PH LoA LLDB RFR BTWC UN1540 PoL MFP REC SPTR SPHD MFDD TiBB IIBB DSM Average Animal health teaching 100 57 14 71 43 43 0 86 40 57 100 100 100 80 43 62 Veterinary services 100 65 42 77 0 0 63 46 58 27 54 50 42 58 27 47 Animal health research 100 71 0 77 53 53 41 59 29 41 100 65 41 88 6 55 Crop extension 97 51 34 80 17 17 60 31 37 54 49 49 40 50 46 48 Crop research 95 29 5 86 29 29 52 67 76 86 95 84 55 58 18 58 Human health teaching 100 73 46 64 0 0 36 55 73 46 72 64 56 46 55 52 Public health services 100 50 28 56 0 0 61 61 61 44 67 56 56 44 50 49 Medical services 99 59 27 77 16 16 36 57 59 35 66 61 47 57 52 51 Human health research 100 69 12 74 25 25 22 72 79 49 83 80 71 62 34 57 Wildlife conservation 100 63 36 55 9 9 45 64 36 55 45 82 27 64 73 51 Average 99 56 24 71 20 20 40 60 51 47 68 71 50 59 44

Table 2: Proportional distribution of responses among assessed sector of scientific establishments. Key: PH=Knowledge of any list of agents based on threat to public health and safety and national security; LoA=List of agents based on threat to public health and safety and national security by any organization or country; LLDB=Law in Uganda that provides a list of dangerous biological agents and toxins; RFR= Opinion of the requirement in Uganda for the registration of highly pathogenic biological agents and dangerous biological toxins; BTWC= Existence of steps in implementation of the Biological Toxins and Weapons Convention; UN1540=Existence of steps in implementation of the UN Resolution 1540; PoL=Existence of policy or law in Uganda that adequately deals with national concerns on biosafety and biosecurity; pathogenic agents and biological toxins; MFP=Existence of measures to prevent or prohibit production, stockpiling, retention or unimpeded access to pathogenic agents and biological toxins; REC=Comprehensive recording of events and processes in this facility; SPTR=Specimens handled by approved carriers, in secure containers and packaged, labeled and shipment tracked, among others; SPHD=Measures in place to facilitate the destruction or diversion to peaceful purposes of all pathogenic biological agents and toxins; MFDD=Measures in place for destruction/diversion of biological agents/toxins, TiBB=Personnel trained in biosafety and biosecurity; IIBB=existence of initiatives to improve Biosafety and Biosecurity; DMS=Perception about existence of an adequate national disease monitoring system.