Volume 6 Issue 2 April June 2021

UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 6 Issue 2 April-June 2021

Dear Reader,

Welcome to Volume 6, Issue 2 of the UQEB, Ministry of Health.

Articles in this Issue

Trends of key surveillance performance indicators of acute flaccid paralysis: A descriptive analysis…

Authors:         Bob O. Amodan1, 2*, Annet Kisakye3, Daniel Kadobera1, Alfred Driwale2,Alex R. Ario1, 2 Affiliations:    1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda; 2Ministry of Health Uganda, Kampala, Uganda; 3World…
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A cluster of COVID-19 at a formal workplace, Kampala Central, August 2020: description of cases and…

Authors: Elizabeth Katana1,2*, Alex Ndyabakira1,2, Daniel Kadobera1, Daniel A. Okello2 Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Programme, Kampala, Uganda 2Directorate of Public Health and Environment, Kampala Capital City…
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COVID-19 cluster within health facilities in Abim District, October 2020

Authors: Immaculate Akusekera1*, Bob Amodan1, Peter Oumo1, Benon Kwesiga1, Lilian Bulage 1, Ario Alex1 Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda *Corresponding author:…
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Rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen (SD Biosensor) test in comparison with Real Time (RT-PCR) for diagnosis of…

Authors: Ignatius Wadunde1*, Geoffrey Amanya1, Daniel Kadobera1, Lilian Bulage 1, Julie R. Harris2, and Alex Riolexus Ario1,3 Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda, 2US Centres for Disease Control and…
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The state of ambient air pollution, Kampala City, January-May 2021

Authors: Alex Ndyabakira1,2*, Daniel Kadobera1, Lilian Bulage1, Daniel A. Okello2 1 Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda 2 Directorate of Public Health and Environment, Kampala Capital City Authority, Kampala, Uganda…
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US SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ALEX AZAR VISITS UGANDA

Highlights: Vol 4 Issue 3 | July-Sept 2019 / Author: Irene B. Kyamwine, PHFP Fellow
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Editorial Team

Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario |
Director, Uganda National Institute of 
Public Health, MoH, Editor in Chief, 
UNIPH Epidemiological Quarterly Bulletin 

Lilian Bulage | 
Scientific Writer, Uganda Public Health 
Fellowship Program, MoH and Scientific 
Editor UNIPH Epidemiological Quarterly 
Bulletin

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

Paul Edward Okello | 
Country Coordinator, Data Impact Program, 
Uganda National Institute of Public 
Health, MoH
Dr. Benon Kwesiga | 
Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship 
Program, MoH 

Daniel Kadobera | 
Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship 
Program, MoH 

Ignatius Wadunde| 
PHFP Fellow, Uganda Cancer Institute, MoH

Veronica Masanja | 
PHFP Fellow, National TB and Leprosy Program, MoH 

Edirisa Juniour Nsubuga | 
PHFP Fellow, Uganda National Expanded Program on 
Immunisation, MoH

Health Events Events in Volume 6 Issue 2 April to June 2021

US SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ALEX AZAR VISITS UGANDA

Highlights: Vol 4 Issue 3 | July-Sept 2019 / Author: Irene B. Kyamwine, PHFP Fellow
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World Suicide Prevention Day

Suicide is a growing public health problem worldwide, and among the leading causes of death in young people between 15 and 34 years. Every 40 seconds, someone takes their own life and for every suicide that results in death, there are as…
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The Joint External Evaluation Self-Assessment, Uganda, 14th-28th May, 2021

Author: Veronicah Masanja Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda Email: vmasanja@musph.ac.ug, Phone contact: 0775511542
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World Hepatitis Day

Commemorated on the 28th of July every year, the world hepatitis day aims to bring the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to global response. This year 2021, the WHD will be…
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World Lung Cancer Awareness Day

Lung cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers worldwide, claiming more lives yearly than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. It is estimated that lung cancer accounts for nearly one in five cancer deaths globally.…
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The state of ambient air pollution, Kampala City, January-May 2021

Authors: Alex Ndyabakira1,2*, Daniel Kadobera1, Lilian Bulage1, Daniel A. Okello2 1 Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda 2 Directorate of Public Health and Environment, Kampala Capital City Authority, Kampala, Uganda…
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Should you have any questions or require additional information related to articles in this bulletin please contact us on: iwadunde@musph.ac.ug, nsubugaeddiej@musph.ac.ug, vmasanja@musph.ac.ug OR lbulage@musph.ac.ug