UPHB Volume 8 Issue 4 Oct-Dec 2023

Dear Reader,
We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Issue 4, Volume 8 of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin.

In this issue, we present a variety of articles including; Reporting of public health signals through the events-based surveillance system, factors associated with loss to follow-up among adults living with HIV, trends and distribution of hypertension in Uganda, measles cases reported through the case-based surveillance system.

Articles in this Issue Vol 8 Issue 4

Uganda Public Health Bulletin Articles Volume 8 Issue 4

Level of reporting and factors associated with Reporting of Public Health Signals by Village Health…

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Summary Background: Event-based surveillance (EBS) is the collection, analysis and reporting of unstructured health-related information to detect public health risks. In July 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) trained Village…
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Factors associated with Loss to Follow-Up among adults aged 40 years and above living with HIV in…

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Summary Background: Expanded access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has improved the longevity of persons living with HIV (PLHIV), and continuation of treatment is key to successful treatment outcomes. However, there are limited data on…
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Trends and distribution of hypertension in Uganda, 2016-2021

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Summary Background: Hypertension increases the risk of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, leading to the premature death of an estimated 9.4 million persons per year worldwide. The overall prevalence of hypertension among…
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Epidemiological characteristics and trends of measles cases reported through the case-based…

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Summary Background: Despite 95% measles vaccine coverage in Uganda, measles is the most commonly-reported outbreak in the country. In 2015, as part of the regional measles elimination goal, World Health Organization (WHO) targeted ≥95%…
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Highlights in this Issue Volume 8 Issue 4 Oct-Dec 2023

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HEALTH INFORMATICS JOB ADVERT-EXPIRED

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  The Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), Ministry of Health has received funding from the Korean Foundation for International Healthcare to support the Health Informatics Program and the National /Regional Public Health…
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The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Leadership Fellows…

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Since 2015, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), the capacity building arm of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has been contributing to the number of epidemiologists in Uganda to reach the World Health…
Laboratory Leadership Fellowship program

Program Director-Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP), US CDC pays a courtesy call to Uganda…

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The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program - Laboratory Leadership Program (Uganda PHFP-LLP) which is one of the six tracks of Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (Uganda PHFP) housed in the Uganda National Institute of Public Health…
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8th Graduation Ceremony of Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Field Epidemiology Track

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On January 12, 2024, the 8th cohort of 14 fellows graduated from the Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) Advanced Field Epidemiology Track. The fellows shared findings and special experiences from the various projects undertaken during…

Highlights in Volume 8 Issue 4

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Field Epidemiology and Laboratory…

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Uganda Public Health Bulletin Articles Volume 8 Issue 4
Since 2015, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), the capacity building arm of the Uganda National…

24th March – World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

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Event Volume 8 Issue 4 Oct-Dec 2023
Each year, approximately 90,000 people in Uganda get sick of TB, a figure that would be much higher if it had not…

3rd March-World Birth Defects Day

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Event Volume 8 Issue 4 Oct-Dec 2023
March 3 is recognized annually as World Birth Defects Day. About 3%–6% of infants worldwide are born with a serious…

4th February – World Cancer day

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Event Volume 8 Issue 4 Oct-Dec 2023
World Cancer Day aims to promote awareness on cancer as a public health issue and to strengthen actions towards…

Editorial Team 

Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario |
Director, Uganda National Institute of Public 
Health, Director, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Program, MoH, Editor in Chief, 
UPHB

Lilian Bulage |
Scientific Writer, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Program, MoH and Scientific 
Editor, UPHB

Dr. Issa Makumbi |
Manager, National Public Health Emergency 
Operations Centre, MoH

Paul Edward Okello |
Country Coordinator, Data Impact Program, 
Uganda National Institute of Public Health, 
MoH

Dr. Benon Kwesiga |
Program Coordinator - Advanced Field Epi, 
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 
MoH
Richard Migisha |
Field Coordinator - Advanced Field Epi, 
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 
MoH

Samuel Gidudu |
Program Coordinator - Laboratory Leadership, 
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, 
MoH

Dorothy Aanyu |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MOH

Adams Kamukama |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, 
MoH

Shem Mwebaza |
UPHFP - Laboratory Leadership Fellow, 
UNIPH, MoH

Dr. Daniel Orit |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, 
MoH

Should you have any questions or require additional information related to articles in this bulletin please contact us on: daanyu@uniph.go.ug, akamukama@uniph.go.ug, smwebaza@uniph.go.ug, dorit@uniph.go.ug OR lbulage@uniph.go.ug.  We hope you find this information valuable and we shall appreciate any feedback from you.

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