UPHB Volume 9 Issue 4 Oct to Dec 2024

UPHB Volume 9 Issue 4 October to December 2024

Dear Reader,

We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Issue 4 Volume 9 of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin.

Highlights Volume 9 Issue 4 October - December 2024

The Public Health Fellowship Program has responded to several outbreaks during this quarter as part of the national rapid response team and suggested recommendations per outbreak investigation as follows; Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) outbreak investigation in Buikwe and Kayunga…
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The Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) hosted a graduation ceremony for the 9th cohort of Advanced Field Epidemiology Fellows and the inaugural cohort of Laboratory Leadership Fellows under the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (UPHFP). The event's chief guest was the U.S.…
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Are you a graduate or postgraduate from Sub-Saharan Africa with a Master’s degree, seeking to advance your studies in an innovative PhD program that integrates data science techniques and health informatics to address infectious diseases? Seize this unique opportunity to join the Bridge Network…
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Upcoming Health Events in Volume 9 Issue 4

Editorial Team

Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario | 
Director, UNIPH; 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 | 
Deputy Director, UNIPH, 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
Dr. 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

Dr. Janet Kobusinge Lubega |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, 
MoH

Dr. Emmanuel Mfitundinda | 
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH

Joanita Nalwanga |
UPHFP - Advanced Epi Fellow, UNIPH, MoH

Tracy Maureen Rutogire |
UPHFP - LLP Fellow, UNIPH, MoH

Should you have any questions or require additional information related to articles in this bulletin please contact us on: jklubega@uniph.go.ug, emmamfitundinda@uniph.go.ug, trutogire@uniph.go.ug, jnalwanga@uniph.go.ug, lbulage@uniph.go.ug

We hope you find this information valuable and we shall appreciate any feedback from you. Thank you.