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Volume 5
High-Risk Exposures among Truck Drivers Testing Positive for Covid-19 at Uganda Borders: A…
Introduction
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern (1). Uganda reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 21 (2), the outbreak proceeded in…
Rubella Outbreak among Vaccinated Children Propagated by Attending School X, Nakaseke District,…
Authors: Irene B. Kyamwine1*, Maureen Katusiime1, John Kamulegeya1, Benon Kwesiga1, Alex R. Ario1, Julie Harris2
1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda,
2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
Sustained Vigilance, Preparedness, and Response to All Public Health Emergencies amidst COVID-19…
By Sandra Nabatanzi
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies not only in Uganda but the entire World. The health system too has been affected. In Uganda,…
Quarantine management during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Case of Masindi District
Authors: Josephine Namayanja1, Geoffrey Amanya1, Immaculate Akusekera1, Bob Omoda Amodan1, Daniel Kadobera1
Institutions
1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Corresponding Author:…
Compliance to COVID-19 prevention measures during early phase of easing the lockdown restrictions in…
Authors: Alex Ndyabakira1, 2, Elizabeth Katana1, 2, Daniel A. Okello2, Aggrey Byaruhanga1, Geoffrey Amanya1, Richard Migisha1, Daniel Kadobera1, Julie Harris3, Alex A. Ario1
Affiliations; 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship program,…
Covid-19 risk mapping and population movement studies along Uganda-Rwanda borders in Ntungamo…
Authors: Job Morukileng1, Geoffrey Amanya1, Alex Ndyabakira1, Bob Omoda Amodan1, Lilian Bulage1
Institutions
1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Corresponding Author: Job Morukileng, Email,…
The role of PHFP Field Epidemiology Fellows in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, 2020
Authors: Elizabeth Katana1, Alex Ndyabakira1, Steven N. Kabwana1, Lilian Bulage1, Alex R. Ario1, Julie Harris2
Affiliations;
1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
2US Centers for Disease Control…
MASS CAMPAIGN FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 27 MILLION MOSQUITO NETS LAUNCHED; 17 June 2020
This campaign will take place in a wave-based manner starting with the districts with the highest prevalence of Malaria and those that have been affected by floods.
Twenty-five districts will be covered under wave 1 and these include;…
World Patient Safety Day; 17 September 2020
No one should be harmed in healthcare and yet, about 134 million adverse events continue to occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low-and middle-income countries, contributing to 2.6 million deaths annually.
The World Health…
World Suicide Prevention Day; 10 September 2020
World Suicide Prevention Day is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
The World Health Organization is a co-sponsor of the day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that…