Dear Reader, We take great pleasure in welcoming you to Is-sue 2, Volume 7 of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin. pdf
UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiology Bulletin(UQEB): Volume 7 Issue 2 April-June 2022
UNIPH UPDATES
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Once Again Won Awards at Epidemic Intelligence…
Since inception in 2015, the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) has won many major awards at the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)-International Nights conference and other conferences. Once again, at the…
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CDC Director visits the Uganda National Institute of Public Health
On July 28, 2022, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC Director, in the company of the US Ambassador to Uganda HE. Natalie Brown visited the Uganda National Institute of Public Health.
During the visit, the Director was given a brief tour of…
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President of the Korean Foundation for International Health (KOFIH) visits Uganda National Institute…
On August 10, 2022, the President of the Korean Foundation for International Health (KOFIH) Dr. Chang-Yup KIM visited the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH). He was joined by Dr. Soon-ae KIM, the Director General, KOFIH…
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UPCOMING HEALTH EVENTS
The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program to Feature at 11th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference
The 11th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference will take place on 4th-9th September, 2022 in Panama City, Panama. Two abstracts (―Effect of Sea-sonal Malaria Chemoprevention on Incidence of Malaria Among Children Under Five Years in Kotido…
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The Public Health Fellowship Program for Laboratory Leaders in Uganda; a Golden Opportunity to…
The capacity to detect, assess, notify and report potential public health events of both national and international concern relies heavily on an efficient laboratory system. However, Uganda faces are a number of challenges that compromise…
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First Malaria Vaccine Roll out among the Under Five Year Old Children, Uganda, September 2022
Uganda will roll out the first malaria vaccine for children under five years of age in September 2022 under the leadership of the National Malaria Control Division-Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organisation and…
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World Malaria day, 25th April 2022
Uganda joined the rest of the world on 25th April 2022 to celebrate the World Malaria Day under the theme―Domesticating malaria fight.
The National Malaria Control Division, Ministry of Health, conducted a malaria conference (18th-22nd…
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COVID-19 Inter-Action Review, June 2022
In June 2022, Uganda Ministry of Health organized an Inter-Action Review (IAR) on implementation of the resurgence plan for COVID-19. The IAR was aimed at sharing experiences on implementation of the response plan, so as to identify…
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Evaluation of the adoption, fidelity, and effectiveness of the national Prevention of Mother to…
The Ministry of Health, AIDS Control Program with support from United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF) will conduct a nationwide evaluation of the adoption, fidelity, and effectiveness of the national PMTCT retention interventions for…
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Roll out of Viral Load Point of care Testing, Uganda, 2022
The Ministry of Health, AIDS Control Program with support from partners including United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF) is planning to roll out Point of Care (POC) Viral Load (VL) testing during year 2022 starting with pregnant and…
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An experience at the Dr. Lee Jong Wook Fellowship under Korean Foundation for International…
The Dr. Lee Jong Wook fellowship program was launched in 2007 in memory of Dr. Lee Jong Wook who served as the sixth Director-General of the World Health Organization and became the first Korean to head an international organization. The…
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Editorial Team
Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario | Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health; Director, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH, Editor in Chief, UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin Lilian Bulage | Scientific Writer, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH and Scientific Editor, UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin Dr. Issa Makumbi | Deputy Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health; Director, National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, MoH Paul Edward Okello | Country Coordinator, Data Impact Program, UNIPH, MoH
Dr. Benon Kwesiga | Field Coordinator - Advanced Epi, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, UNIPH, MoH Daniel Kadobera | Program Coordinator- Advanced Epi, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, UNIPH, MoH Alice Asio| PHFP Fellow, National Malaria Control Division, MoH Peter Kawungezi PHFP Fellow, AIDS Control Division, MoH Mackline Ninsiima| PHFP Fellow, Kampala City Council Authority Rebecca Akunzirwe| PHFP Fellow, AIDS Control Program, MoH
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