UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin: Volume 8 Issue 1 January-March 2023
Dear Reader,
We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Issue 1 Volume 8 of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin.
Recent Events: Vol 8 Issue 1
8th National Field Epidemiology Conference, Africana Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, 12th January, 2023
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Uganda National Institute of Public Health hosted the 8th National Field Epidemiology Conference under the theme, “Sustaining Efforts to Build a Resilient Disease Surveillance and Response…
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2022 Sudan Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak, After Action Review, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Uganda,…
The International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, a legally binding agreement of countries to build the capability of detecting and reporting potential public health emergencies globally, require that all countries have the ability to…
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Excess mortality Survey, March, 2023
Its reported that by April 2022, COVID19 had caused more than 6 million from confirmed cases across the globe. However, the actual number of deaths associated with the pandemic are projected to be much higher than reported. Some of these…
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Uganda Emergency Preparedness and Response Pillar Officers graduate in Leading and Managing for…
The U.S. CDC funded Leading and Managing for Results in Pandemics (LMRP) program came to a close in March 2023. Uganda LMRP participants conducted over 25 priority activities in the span of 6 months, including the development of a training…
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The 7th Graduation Ceremony of the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Field Epidemiology Track
The Uganda Public Health Fellowship program has successfully graduated a total of 79 Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program fellows since 2015. On 13th January 2023, 14 fellows were awarded for completing the two-year-in-service field…
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The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Commences its First Cohort of the Two-year Laboratory…
The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) started in 2015 with the field epidemiology track and now on board is the laboratory track. The PHFP-Laboratory Leadership Program (PHFP-LLP), is a 2-year in service field training…
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Training on incident management system for malaria epidemics in Uganda, Golf Course Hotel, Kampala,…
From 2022 to date, the country has been experiencing malaria epidemics in a number of districts. Uganda took on the incident management system to manage malaria epidemics in the country being the first country in Sub-Sahara Africa to adopt…
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Call for articles – Uganda Public Health Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 2 (April – June 2023)-EXPIRED
We are pleased to announce the call for articles for the Uganda public health bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 2, formerly called the Uganda National Institute of Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin.
The bulletin focuses on informing the…
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Suspected Cholera Alert, Luweero Island, Buvuma District, March 2023
On the 23rd of January 2023 an alert was received for suspected cholera; when five male residents from Luweero Island in Buvuma District developed severe rice water diarrhea. One of the patients died on the way to Katosi to seek medical…
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FETP-Intermediate graduates its second cohort of trainees – 6 April 2023 at Source of the Nile…
Since May 2022, the second cohort of FETP-Intermediate has been undertaking modular training interspersed with on job field projects that helped them concretize what they learned in class.
The Sudan Ebola Virus outbreak that took the…
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CRVS: ATECHNICAL SUPPORT VISIT FROM CDC-FOUNDATION AND BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES FROM 10th-11th April…
A functional Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system ensures that every person in the country is legally identified, to inform national policy, promote efficient government planning, effective use of resources and provide accurate…
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How Uganda Traced Population Movement to Combat Ebola
On September 20, 2022, experts from Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) were in the middle of a joint training session on border health surveillance with their Kenyan and Rwandan counterparts…
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Angela Umutoni,US CDC Public Health Specialist Supporting the Rwanda Field Epidemiology Training…
Over the years, Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) across the region have worked collaboratively towards building competencies of public health workforces.
Collaboration includes information, knowledge, and experience sharing.Ms.…
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Benchmarking by Cote d’Ivoire laboratory staff at Uganda National Institute of Public Health, 29th…
The Uganda integrated national laboratory sample transport system under the stewardship of the Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services (NHLDS) was started in 2013 to transport HIV Early Infant Diagnosis samples and viral…
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Up Comimg Events: Volume 8 Issue 1
Background
International public health days offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding about health issues and mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. Every year, the global community comes together to commemorate these days through global…
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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, UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin Lilian Bulage | Scientific Writer, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH and Scientific Editor, UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin Dr. Issa Makumbi | Director, National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, MoH Paul Edward Okello | Country Director, 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
Dr. Robert Zavuga PHFP - Advanced Field Epi Fellow, National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, MoH Dr. Saudah Namubiru Kizito | PHFP - Advanced Field Epi Fellow, National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, MoH Dr. Innocent Ssemanda | PHFP - Advanced Field Epi Fellow, AIDS Control Program, MoH Anthony Kiyimba | PHFP - Laboratory Leadership Fellow, National HealthLaboratory and Diagnostic Services, Department , MoH Susan Waako | PHFP - Advanced Field Epi Fellow, National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, MoH