Volume 2 Issue 3 April-June 2017

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