Ministry of Health-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (MOH/PHFP) showcase its scientific work at the 14th Joint Annual Scientific Health (JASH 2018) conference in Kampala
Highlights Vol 3 Issue 3/ Author: Dr. Carol Nanziri
The Joint Annual Scientific Health (JASH) conference organized by Makerere University College of Health in conjunction with Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health (UNACOH), World Health Organization (WHO), Ministry of Health (MoH), and other partners was held at the Golf Hotel Kampala, for 3 days (26th-28th of September 2018). The theme was ―Research, Innovations and Resources for meeting the Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). The MoH/PHFP presented 7 abstracts; 3 posters and 4 oral presentations including the 2017 methanol poisoning in Wakiso District; the 2018 large cholera outbreak in Hoima District; distribution of common mental health disorders in Uganda; the 2018 cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Kiruhura District; the 2017 Cluster of deaths due to quinalphos in Sironko District, and the burden of road traffic injuries in Uganda.
