Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018

UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018

Dear Reader,

Welcome to the third volume Issue 3 of the UQEB. 

In this issue, we present reports on investigations of suspected Black Water Fever in Manafwa 
District; a prolonged anthrax outbreak in Arua District, achievements of the Oral Cholera 
Vaccination campaign in Hoima District and notes from the field about a cluster of deaths in 
Malaba township in Tororo District. Also in the issue are policy briefs on: Integrating a 
suicide prevention strategy into the Mental Health Policy of Uganda and using the One-Health 
Approach to control tick-borne diseases among humans: A Case of recurrent Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic 
Fever outbreaks in Uganda. In case you would like to access original references used in this issue.
Feel free to contact us at: cnanziri@musph.ac.ug OR dkadobera@musph.ac.ug

We will appreciate any feedback regarding the content and general outlook of this issue and look 
forward to hearing from you. We hope this will be both an informative and enjoyable reading to you.

Thank You

Articles in this Issue Highlights Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018 Events in Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018

Reducing Mercury Exposure among the Artisanal Gold Miners using a modern gold processing technology:…

Executive summary Currently there is no policy on the application of Mercury (Hg) in Artisanal Gold Mining (ASGM) and processing industries in Uganda. Hg is a toxic metal that can cause a variety of adverse health effects when exposed to…
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Control of tick-borne diseases among humans using the One-Health Approach: A case of recurrent Crime…

Executive summary Currently there is no policy on the control of tick-borne diseases in livestock and humans yet ticks pose a serious threat to humans and the livestock industry in Uganda. Globally CCHF is the most widely occurring…
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Integration of Suicide Prevention Strategy into the Mental Health Policy in Uganda: Policy Brief

Executive summary Uganda has a high suicide rate of 19/100,000 and was ranked 17th for suicide as cause of death worldwide and 4th in Africa. We analysed surveillance data reported from all levels of health facilities into the Health…
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Prolonged animal anthrax outbreak amplified by slaughtering infected carcasses on the pastureland…

Summary In 2017, Uganda Ministry of Health reported a human anthrax outbreak in Arua District. Subsequent epidemiologic investigations conducted confirmed animals as the source of the infection. We conducted an investigation to assess…
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Events in Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018

Upcoming Health Events | Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018

The 4th National Field Epidemiology Conference, 2018 The Ministry of Health, Uganda and Makerere University School of Public Health is organizing the 4th National Field Epidemiology Conference. It will be held on Friday 02 November,…
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Editorial Team

Dr. Patrick K. Tusiime |
Commissioner, National Disease Control, 
MoH

Dr. Anne Nakinsige |
Senior Medical Officer, Epidemiology & 
Surveillance Division, MoH

Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario |
Coordinator, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Program, MoH

Mr. Daniel Kadobera |
Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Pro- gram, MoH
Dr. Benon Kwesiga |
Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Pro- gram, MoH

Dr. Carol Nanziri|
PHFP Fellow, National Tuberculosis and 
Leprosy Program, MoH

Ms. Esther Kisaakye|
PHFP Fellow, Maternal and Child Health 
Services, MoH

Dr. Fred Monje
PHFP Fellow, National Animal Disease 
Diagnostics and Epidemiology Centre, MAAIF