Dear Reader, Welcome to the third issue of the UQEB Volume 1 Issue 3. In this issue, we share updates from some of the host placement sites for the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program-Field Epidemiology Track. We bring you highlights on a number of outbreaks responded to and investigated such as the Yellow Fever outbreak in Masaka, Cholera outbreak caused by drinking river water in Bwikhonge, Bulambuli district, and the Rift Valley Fever outbreak in Kabale district. We also present highlights on missed opportunities for Yellow Fever surveillance for the period July 2015 to May 2016. In case you would like to access references used in this issue, feel free to contact us at: inabukenya@yahoo.com OR ckihembo@musph.ac.ug. We will appreciate any feedback regarding the content and general out-look of this issue and we will be delighted to hear from you. Have a nice reading.
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UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 1 Issue 3 April-June 2016
Highlights: Volume 1 Issue 3
Uganda adapts the WHO medical eligibility wheel for improved quality Family Planning care
The medical eligibility wheel is a simple tool recommended by the World Health Organization for use by family planning providers. The tool utilizes information on the woman’s health or medical condition to determine the most suitable option…
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A Sure Pathway to Stronger Disease Surveillance: Uganda Frontline Field Epidemiology Training…
The Field Epidemiology Training program (FETP) Frontline Surveillance Training is a 3-month in-service program focused on equipping health workers with practical skills necessary to manage all aspects of the disease surveillance cycle…
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Editorial Team
Dr. Monica Musenero | ACHS ESD, Ministry of Health Dr. Immaculate Nabukenya | ESD, Ministry of Health Dr Alex Riolexus Ario | Ag. Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health Dr Christine Kihembo | FETP Fellow, ESD Ministry of Health
Lilian Bulage | FETP Fellow, CPHL Dr. Ben Masiira | FETP Fellow, ESD Ministry of Health Allen E. Okullo | FETP Fellow, Malaria Control Programme Susan Nakubulwa | FETP Fellow, Mild May Uganda Jimmy Ogwal | FETP Fellow, KCCA