A NEW COHORT OF DISEASE DETECTIVES JOINS THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Highlight: Vol 4 Issue 1. Author: By Daniel Eurien
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THE UGANDA PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONDUCTS THE THIRD GRADUATION CEREMONY
Highlight: Vol 4 Issue 1: Author: Dativa Maria Aliddeki
Upcoming Events Volume 3 Issue 4 Oct-DEC 2018
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,…
Cutaneous and Gastrointestinal Anthrax Out-break Caused by Handling Meat from Infected Carcass,…
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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.…
Policy and Programmatic Implications to Tuberculosis control in Schools following a Tuberculosis…
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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…
Animal Anthrax outbreak caused by slaughtering infected carcasses on and or near the pastureland,…
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In May 2018, Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported human anthrax outbreak in Kiruhura District. Subsequent epidemiologic investigations confirmed link to animals. We conducted an investigation to assess the magnitude of anthrax…
Fatal Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Caused by Exposure to Sick Animals: Western and Central Uganda,…
1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala Uganda
Distribution of attempted suicide in Uganda, 2016-2017
Affiliation: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program
Incidence of Road Traffic Injuries in Kampala, Uganda, 2012–2016
Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda, 2Synergy America, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 3Makerere University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Science and Disease Control, Kampala, Uganda…