UNIPH Bulletin Articles Volume 2 Issue 1 Oct-Dec 2016

Authors: Emily Atuheire1, Leocadia Kwagonza1, Daniel Kadobera1 Alex R. Ario1; Affiliation: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program

Background On 30th May 2016, a suspected case of guinea worm was reported from Nakivale HCIII in Isingiro district. The suspected case was reported to have come from Nakivale refugee settlement in Isingiro district. It was believed that…

Uganda like most of Sub-Saharan Africa is battling the dual Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS epidemic. This dual epidemic has resulted in a fourfold increase in the notification numbers of TB cases in the region. Furthermore TB stands as the…

The 2nd National Field Epidemiology Conference (NFEC) with the theme “Enhancing Global Health Security through the Field Epidemiology Program” took place on 14th November 2016 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The NFEC was combined with the…