International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID), August 26-29, 2018
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the next International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) on August 26–29, 2018, at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. Held every 2–3 years, the conference brings together more than 1500 public health professionals from around the world to encourage the exchange of the latest information on issues affecting the emergence, spread, and control of infectious diseases. Dr. Innocent H Nkonwa, Cohort 2017 PHFP Fellow will make an oral presentation during this conference. We wish him good luck.
USHS 18th Annual Scientific Conference, 2-3rd August 2018
Uganda Society of Health Scientists (USHS) and University of Georgia, this annual scientific conference held in Uganda brings together a large audience from a wide range of disciplines. This year’s conference will be held at Hotel Africana, Kampala Uganda with a Theme: Shaping the Next 10 years’ Research Agenda
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2018
WHO urges countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about hepatitis, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today, only 1 in 20 people with hepatitis know their status, and just 1 in 100 people with the disease are being treated. “The world has ignored hepatitis at its peril,” said Dr Margaret Chan,” It is time to mobilize a global response to hepatitis on the scale similar to that generated to fight other diseases with similar outcomes like HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.” Let’s go screening for Hepatitis B and have the vaccine.
Saving Mothers Giving Life Initiative – Close out Project, Regional Event
This event will be held at Mountains of the Moon Hotel,
Fort Portal on 13 July 2018RMNCAH Assembly
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health Assembly will be held at Kampala Serena Hotel on 9 August 2018