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Executive summary Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis that causes severe disease in animals and humans. The disease results in significant economic losses due to death and abortions among RVF-infected livestock. On 7th December…

Summary Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever typically spread by tick bites or contact with body fluids of infected livestock or animals. Onset of symptoms is less than two weeks following exposure and may…

President Yoweri Museveni launched the National fitness Day at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on 8 July 2018. Cabinet endorsed the creation of a National Fitness Day to address the raising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) like diabetes,…

On Saturday, 24 February 2018, PHFP fellows of cohort 2018 went out to investigate a large cholera outbreak in Hoima District, host to Kyangwali refugee settlement in Kyangwali subcounty. Conducting an investigation in a refugee settlement…

Summary Malaria is still a major cause of ill-health and deaths globally. On 18 April 2018, the Health Officer (DHO) of Nwoya district reported an upsurge in the number of malaria cases, which exceeded action thresholds. The Ministry of…

International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID), August 26-29, 2018 The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the next International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) on August…

The Epidemic Intelligence Services (EIS) conference is held annually by CDC Atlanta and provides a platform for EIS officers and FETP residents all over the world to present a wide range of work in field epidemiology. The 2018 FETP…

The universal coverage campaign (UCC) for long lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs) came to a close on the 17 March 2018. The year-long campaign was led by the Ugandan Ministry of Health with support from Global Fund; the UK’s…

Tuberculosis (TB) is as old as mankind and continues to haunt man despite advances in diagnosis and management of the disease. Globally, TB is one of the major ten causes of death. In 2016, 10.4 million people had TB disease and 1.7 million…

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program graduated another cohort of Field Epidemiologists in January 2018. This was the second cohort of fellows trained in field epidemiology through an intensive 2 year in-service training. The nine…