Dear Reader, Welcome to the fourth issue, Volume 1 of the UQEB. In this issue, we share high- lights from the AFENET Conference, Abuja where Fellows made outstanding resentations and declaration by Ministry of Health of an end to a Yellow Fever outbreak in Masaka region. The highpoints on a number of outbreaks responded to and investigated such as the Measles outbreak in Kamuli, Typhoid Intestinal Perforations following an outbreak of Typhoid Fever and a Rapid Assessment of the health of refugees in Adjumani district are covered. In this issue, interesting articles on non-communicable diseases notably Trends of Cancers and Attitudes, Awareness and Practices related to the Tobacco Control Act have been cited. 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 outlook of this issue and we will be delighted to hear from you.
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UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 1 Issue 4 Jully-Sept 2016
Articles in this Issue
HIV Viral Load Sample Delivery Times, Rejection Rates and Results Dispatch Turnaround Time, August…
Summary: Nationally, antiretroviral therapy (ART) monitoring using viral load (VL) as a gold standard commenced in August 2014 in Uganda. We described VL samples delivery times , results dispatch turnaround time (TAT), rejection rates, and…
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Measles outbreak and associated risk factors for measles transmission in Kamuli district, July 2016
Summary: The Ministry of Health was notified of a measles outbreak in Kamuli district on 11th July, 2016. We conducted an investigation to establish the scope of and risk factors for the outbreak, estimate district measles vaccine…
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Awareness, Attitudes and Current Practices Related to Uganda’s Tobacco Control Act 2015 Prior to its…
Summary: On 19 September 2015 the President of Uganda signed the Tobacco Control Bill 2014 into the Tobacco Control Act 2015. We assessed attitudes and awareness about the Act and current practices related to tobacco use and tobacco smoke…
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Burden of Cancer in Kampala, Uganda: Common Types, Incidence and Trends
Comprehensive data on the burden and trends of cancer to inform public health action is limited in most Eastern African countries. The Kampala Cancer Registry (KCR) was established to fill this gap in Uganda. We described the trends,…
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A Rapid Health Assessment of Refugees in Adjumani district, August 2016
Fresh political clashes in South Sudan in June 2016 led to a large influx of refugees to Uganda through the Elegu border post in Adjumani district. 41,154 refugees entered Uganda in July 2016, leading to an overstretch on supplies like…
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Risk factors associated with typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid,…
Affiliations: 1Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda, 2African Field Epidemiology Network, Kampala, Uganda, 3Makerere University
School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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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 Ministry of Health Dr Ben Masiira | FETP Fellow, ESD Ministry of Health Allen E. Okullo | FETP Fellow, NMCP Ministry of Health Susan Nakubulwa | FETP Fellow, Mildmay Uganda Jimmy Ogwal |