Dear Reader,
A warm welcome to volume 4 of Issue 1 of the UQEB. In this issue, we present reports on the 
investigation of the cholera outbreak in Kampala; Policy brief on reclassification of anthrax 
as a public good disease; Surveillance data analysis of mental health and neurological disorders 
among prisoners in Luzira prisons; Multiple Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever outbreaks in Uganda; 
Policy brief on need for mandatory pet animals vaccination; Policy brief on need to develop mass 
behaviour change communication strategies for cost effective malaria prevention; and policy brief 
on increasing availability and provision of post-partum services both in the community and health 
facility level to reduce postpartum infections.
In case you would like to access original references used in this issue, feel free to contact us at: 
euriend@musph.ac.ug, lbulage@musph.ac.ug OR mdaliddeki@musph.ac.ug We will appreciate any feedback 
regarding the content and general outlook of this issue and look forward to hearing from you. 
We hope this will be both an informative and enjoyable reading to you. Thank You