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Summary Background: In November 2023, a strange illness was reported in Kabira Sub-County Kyotera District, characterized by itching, rash, swelling, and skin lesions. Subsequent investigation confirmed the illness as anthrax. We…

The entire month of April, every year is globally recognized and celebrated as the International Cesarean Awareness Month. It is intended to promote maternal-child health by raising awareness about the dangers of unnecessary cesarean…

Since 2015, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), the capacity building arm of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has been contributing to the number of epidemiologists in Uganda to reach the World Health…

Background  Uganda introduced the Rota Virus Vaccine (Rotarix) a 2 dose schedule into the RI schedule in June 2018 and the prevalence of Rota virus diarrhoea in children < 5 years has since greatly reduced (1). However, global supply…

Introduction Uganda is a yellow fever endemic country with high-risk of transmission. The country introduced Yellow Fever vaccine into routine immunization schedule in October 2022, during the integrated child health days (ICHDs). The…

Background Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), Korean Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), and Baylor…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program - Laboratory Leadership Program (Uganda PHFP-LLP) which is one of the six tracks of Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (Uganda PHFP) housed in the Uganda National Institute of Public Health…

FETP-Intermediate is a supervised, on-the-job, competency-based and service training program to improve field epidemiologic capacity at the national and regional level of the health service delivery system. It builds trainees competencies…

On January 12, 2024, the 8th cohort of 14 fellows graduated from the Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) Advanced Field Epidemiology Track. The fellows shared findings and special experiences from the various projects undertaken during…

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) in collaboration with the Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program organized the 8th AFENET Scientific Conference with a theme: “Strengthening Public Health Systems in Africa…