UPHB Volume 8 Issue 3 July-Sept 2023
Dear Reader,
We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Issue 3, Volume 8 of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin. We aim to inform the district, national, and global stake-holders on disease outbreak investigations, public health surveillance, and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing, and responding to public health events in Uganda.
Highlights: UPHB Volume 8 Issue 3
Training of Trainers for Scientific Communication Writing, Jinja Nile Resort, 11th – 15th Sept 2023
The Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) held a scientific communication Training of Trainers workshop in which nine Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) / Field Epidemiology Track Alumni were trained by CDC…
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Outbreaks and events of public health importance responded to by Uganda Public Health Fellowship…
As part of the National Rapid Response Team, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program fellows routinely participate in response to public health emergencies including outbreaks and other events of public health importance.
The…
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FETP-Frontline Graduates 22nd Cohort: More boots on the ground 8th September 2023
With the ever emerging and reemerging infections only countries with a well-built and resilient public health workforce will conquer. On 8 September 2023, the Uganda FETP-Frontline graduated 25 competent disease detectives building capacity…
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Infectious Disease Project Consulting Field Visit in Uganda
On August 17th 2023, the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) and consultants from Yeungnam University comprising 4 Professors held a roundtable meeting with Ministry of Health: departments of National Health Laboratory and…
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Editorial Team
Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario | Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Director, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH, Editor in Chief, Uganda Public Health Bulletin Lilian Bulage | Scientific Writer, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH and Scientific Editor, Uganda Public Health Bulletin. Dr. Issa Makumbi | Deputy Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Director, 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 | Field Coordinator - Advanced Field Epi, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH
Daniel Kadobera | Program Coordinator - Advanced Field Epi, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH Samuel Gidudu | Program Coordinator - Laboratory Leadership, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH Lawrence Tumusiime| UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, Reproductive Health Uganda, MOH Brian Kibwika | UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, , Baylor Uganda Edith Namulondo | UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, , Division of Health Information, MoH Leah Naluwagga | UPHFP - Laboratory Leadership Fellow, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH
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