UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 2 Issue 3 April-June 2017
Dear Reader, Welcome to the third volume of Issue 2 of the UQEB. In this issue, we present updates on the Burden of Injuries due to Gender Based Violence, Investigation of increasing cases of Schistosomiasis in Oyam District, amongst other highlights and upcoming events. A policy brief on Yellow Fever vaccination to be incorporated into Routine Expanded Program on Immunization has featured in this issue as well as Evaluation of a Surveillance System in a Refugee Settlement. A rapid health assessment of refugees in the biggest camp in the world, Bidibidi in Yumbe District, was done and is documented. These investigations yielded very useful information that you ought not to miss. In case you would like to access original references used in this issue, feel free to contact us at: pokello@musph.ac.ug OR lkwagonza@musph.ac.ug. We will appreciate any feedback regarding the content and general outlook of this issue and look forward to hearing from you. We hope this will be both an informative and enjoyable reading to you. Thank You
Articles in this Issue
A Rapid Health Assessment of Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District, March 2017
Summary
Since war broke out in South Sudan, there has been an influx of refugees into Uganda. Subsequently new camps, Bidibidi being one of them, were created to accommodate the numbers since the old ones had been overpopulated. This…
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Incorporation of Yellow fever vaccination in Routine Expanded Program on Immunization in Uganda:…
Executive summary
On March 28, 2016, a cluster of deaths resulting from jaundice and hemorrhagic symptoms occurred in Masaka, Central Uganda. We investigated this outbreak to deter- mine the nature of disease, identify risk factors, and…
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An investigation of increasing Schistosomiasis cases in Oyam district, Northern Uganda, April 2017
Summary
In March 2017, Oyam District Health Office reported to Ministry of Health an increased number of people suspected to be dying of Schistosomiasis in four sub-counties. We conducted an investigation to determine the scope and source…
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Evaluation of the Disease Surveillance System in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Kiryandongo…
Summary
In March 2017, we visited Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Kiryandongo District to ascertain the capacity for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). We selected six health facilities serving the refugee settlement…
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Highlights: Volume 2 Issue 3 April-June 2017
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Excels at the 2017 Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference
The 2017 FETP International Nights was held during the 66th Annual EIS Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from April 24 – 27. This event which was co-sponsored by TEPHINET and the CDC, gave FETP trainees from around the world the chance to…
Events in Volume 2 Issue 3 April-June 2017
Event in Volume 2 Issue 3 April-June 2017
The 7th Palliative Care Conference
The Ministry of Health is organizing the 7th Palliative Care Conference. This will be the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) joint conference on Cancer and…
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Editorial Team
Dr. Patrick K. Tusiime | Commissioner, National Disease Control, MoH Mr. Steven Ssendagire | Epidemiologist, Epidemiology & Surveillance Division, MoH Dr. Alex Ario Riolexus | Ag. Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, MoH Mr. Daniel Kadobera | Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH Dr. Benon Kwesiga | Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH
Ms. Leocadia Kwagonza | Field Epidemiology Fellow, Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), MoH Dr. Susan Kizito | Field Epidemiology Fellow, Vector Control Division, MoH Ms. Claire Biribawa | Field Epidemiology Fellow, Division of Health Information, MoH Mr. Paul Edward Okello | Field Epidemiology Fellow, Central Public Health Laboratories, MoH