Scheduled to take place on the 4 November 2020, this conference is organised
annually by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Makerere University School of
Public Health and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC). During
this conference, the advanced field epidemiology fellows showcase their various
experiences and projects on investigation and response to public health emergencies,
analysis of surveillance data, evaluation of surveillance systems, applied
epidemiological studies, cost analysis of outbreaks and quality improvement
approaches to health service delivery in the country. This year, the 6th Uganda
National Field Epidemiology Conference will be held under the theme “Building a
Resilient Workforce to Strengthen Global Health Security” under a virtual platform
for the first time be- cause of COVID-19 pandemic.
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