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Summary Currently, anthrax is classified as a “private good disease” which means that the management and control of anthrax in Uganda is done by farmers. Unlike other diseases like foot and mouth disease, Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia…

Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda 2Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda Summary On 6th January 2019, the Ministry of Health was notified by the District…

Affiliation: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda Executive Summary Reducing Missed Opportunities for Vaccination requires health workers to screen all children below 5 years, reporting at health facilities,…

World Health Day: April 7, 2018 This is the global health awareness day, first observed on Apr 7, 1948. The aim of this day is to spread awareness on health and well-being. This year’s theme is ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone,…

Highlight: Vol 4 Issue 1. Author: By Daniel Eurien

Highlight: Vol 4 Issue 1: Author: Dativa Maria Aliddeki

International Epilepsy Day: February 11, 2019 The aim is to promote awareness about epilepsy , highlight problems faced by people with epilepsy, support patients and their families and improve medical services in terms of prevention,…

11th – 16th November 2018

Summary On 15th May 2018, the District Health Officer (DHO) of Kween notified Ministry of health of a suspected case of anthrax in Ma- kutano, a nearby village to Kaplobotwo where an anthrax out- break had been confirmed in April, 2018.…

Summary On 5 October 2017, the Ministry of Health National TB and Leprosy Program was notified of a possible tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in a boarding secondary school in Mukono District. Investigations revealed several students with…