Volume 6

Dear All, Extension for Call for Abstracts (Abstracts should be sent to: conference@easteco.org) The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO), EAC Regional Center of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and…

The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. This yearly celebration informs the public on the…

Summary Premature birth is a growing concern globally. Complications of preterm births are the single largest cause of neonatal deaths and the second leading cause of deaths among children aged <5 years globally. There is paucity of…

On 21 April, WHO will publish a new report highlighting successes and lessons learned among the “E-2020” group of malaria-eliminating countries. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of these countries reported…

While the world focuses on critically important new vaccines to protect against COVID-19, there remains a need to ensure routine vaccinations are not missed. Many children have not been vaccinated during the global pandemic, leaving…

Summary As of August 03, 2020, Uganda had confirmed 1,203 cases with 5 deaths and several health workers had been confirmed with a cumulative total of 250. Following the reports of several clusters of cases at hospitals in Kampala, we…

Authors: Richard Migisha1*, Alex Riolexus Ario1,4, Benon Kwesiga1, Lilian Bulage1, Daniel Kadobera1, Steven N. Kabwama1, Elizabeth Katana1, Alex Ndybakyira1, Ignatius Wadunde1, Aggrey Byaruhanga1, Geofrey Amanya1, Julie R. Harris2,3, and…

Highlights: Vol 4 Issue 3 | July-Sept 2019 / Author: Irene B. Kyamwine, PHFP Fellow