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UNIPH Bulletin Articles Volume 8 Issue 1
Trends and spatial distribution of perinatal deaths, Uganda: a descriptive analysis of surveillance…
Summary
Background: Over the last two decades, there have been multiple interventions aimed at reducing the burden of perinatal deaths in Uganda. These include perinatal death audits and newborn care packages. Despite this, the country…
Timeliness and completeness of monthly disease surveillance data reporting in Uganda, 2020─2021
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Background: In Uganda, electronic District Health Information System (DHIS2) surveillance data are entered by health facilities on a weekly or monthly basis. The monthly outpatient department (OPD) reports are submitted in 3…
Increasing trends of antibiotic resistance, Uganda: an analysis of National antimicrobial resistance…
Summary
Background: Continuous monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among isolates from clinical samples can inform effective drug selection for patients. In Uganda, human AMR surveillance occurs at national and regional referral…
Suspected Cholera Alert, Luweero Island, Buvuma District, March 2023
On the 23rd of January 2023 an alert was received for suspected cholera; when five male residents from Luweero Island in Buvuma District developed severe rice water diarrhea. One of the patients died on the way to Katosi to seek medical…
Call for articles – Uganda Public Health Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 2 (April – June 2023)-EXPIRED
We are pleased to announce the call for articles for the Uganda public health bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 2, formerly called the Uganda National Institute of Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin.
The bulletin focuses on informing the…
Training on incident management system for malaria epidemics in Uganda, Golf Course Hotel, Kampala,…
From 2022 to date, the country has been experiencing malaria epidemics in a number of districts. Uganda took on the incident management system to manage malaria epidemics in the country being the first country in Sub-Sahara Africa to adopt…
The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Commences its First Cohort of the Two-year Laboratory…
The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) started in 2015 with the field epidemiology track and now on board is the laboratory track. The PHFP-Laboratory Leadership Program (PHFP-LLP), is a 2-year in service field training…
Syndromic Surveillance during 2022 Uganda Martyrs’ Commemoration
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Background: Mass gatherings frequently include close, prolonged interactions between people, which can present opportunities for infectious disease transmission. During May 25−June 5, 2022, over 4 million pilgrims gathered at…
The 7th Graduation Ceremony of the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Field Epidemiology Track
The Uganda Public Health Fellowship program has successfully graduated a total of 79 Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program fellows since 2015. On 13th January 2023, 14 fellows were awarded for completing the two-year-in-service field…
Upcoming events: Global Health Awareness and International Health Days, April – June 2023
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International public health days offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding about health issues and mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. Every year, the global…