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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…

Dear reader and authors, We appreciate your continuous contribution to the success of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) since its inception in 2015. As you might have noted, the UQEB…

FETP-Intermediate is a supervised, on-the-job, competency-based training and service (workforce development) program to improve field epidemiologic capacity at the regional level. It builds trainees competencies in surveillance, data…

Welcome to the 18th graduation of Cohort 18 Frontliners.

The Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Uganda National Institute of Public health on 12th January 2023 conducted the 8th Uganda National Field Epidemiology Conference at Hotel Africana. During this annual conference, Fellows of…

Background The Ministry of Health in partnership with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Makerere University School of Public Health launched the Intermediate Field Epidemiology Training Program…

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Summary Introduction: Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of morbidity in Ugandan children. Despite having a 2-dose rotavirus vaccination coverage of >95% from 2019 to 2021, Obongi District consistently reported the highest…

Summary Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV). TB prevention among PLHIV can be achieved with TB preventive treatment (TPT) for many years. The six-month course…

Summary Background: Pneumonia is the second leading cause of hospital admissions and deaths among children <5 years in Uganda. While the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced to the routine immunisation schedule in 2013,…