By the year 2024 when Cohort 2022 graduated, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) has enrolled 108 Fellows in Advanced Field Epidemiology Track since its inception in 2015; with the highest ever enrollment of 15 in 2022. Over those past 8 years, Fellows contributed immensely to disease detection and control by conducting outbreak investigations, analyzing public health surveillance data, evaluating public health surveillance systems, conducting epidemiological studies and developing quality improvement projects. The 3 years of COVID-19 interspersed with Ebola outbreak witnessed the value of having frontline responders deployed within short notice by Ministry of Health. In the process of response, Fellows have generated valuable information which shall be used to streamline detection and response to future outbreaks in the country.
In addition, Fellows have made numerous award winning presentations at national and international conferences. Fellows have made significant appearances in the local media, contributing feature articles on key topics of public health importance.
The production of policy briefs and publication of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin, where Fellows participated very effectively as editors and article contributors was another tremendous achievement. Twenty eight volumes had by 2024 been produced since commencement of the program in 2015. In addition, Fellows contributed to the production of the Malaria Quarterly Bulletin, National TB and Leprosy Program Bulletin, and Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin where the fellows and other MoH epidemiologists and officers published valuable public health information for consumption by the public and the scientific world.
The program produced over 265 manuscripts submitted to reputable peer-reviewed journals; 98 of which were  published by the year 2024.
In this report, we present to you the profiles of Cohort 2022 Fellows and their achievements over the two-year period of training in-service while placed within priority programs or institutions of the Ministry of Health.