Uganda
Publications;
- Mentorship of the next generation of One Health workers through experiential learning: A case of students of Makerere University
- Perceptions and Practices towards Anthrax in Selected Agricultural Communities in Arua District, Uganda
- Post Outbreak Evaluation Of One Health Integrated Interventions Of Rift Valley Fever And Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever In Kiboga And Kiruhura Districts, Uganda
- Evaluation of the one health approach used in management of RVF and CCHF in Kiboga and Kiruhura districts, Uganda
- Application of One Health Approach in training at Makerere University. Experiences from the one health workforce project in Uganda.
- Strengthening Anthrax Outbreak Response and Preparedness: Simulation and Stakeholder Education in Namisindwa district, Uganda, 2023.
- Operationalizing the One Health Approach in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities, 2020.
- Employment status of AFROHUN-Uganda one health alumni, and facilitators and barriers to application on health approach. a tracer study, 2022.
Updates from Uganda
AFROHUN Uganda Appreciates Faculty for Long Years of Excellent Service and Mentorship
At the just concluded 18th Joint Annual Scientific Health Conference, organized by the Makerere University College of Health Sciences and partners,...
A Student’s unique experience on the AFROHUN One Health Field Experiential Learning model
In 2013, with funding from USAID, the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) – OHCEA then- of which Makerere University is a member...
My field experience at home village Kigunga – a tale on One Health solutions
My name is Diana Manju, a graduate from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, majoring in sociology. I am a cohort 2021,...
AFROHUN students partner with residents to save Bujagaali Swamp in Nansana Municipality – Wakiso district
Due to urbanization and rising population growth, Uganda faces the challenge of slums. Most parts of the country in the central region and its...
In Other Updates
A Summary of Zoonotic Disease outbreaks responded to by AFROHUN Uganda and its impact on communities
Transition Award Updated.
1.Gap analysis of the skills required to enhance rabies control efforts in Africa- Manuscript under preparation from the Need assessment and situational analysis.
2. Assessing the preparedness of the community, veterinary and health sector in Tororo district, Eastern Uganda to respond to dog bites and suspected rabies cases.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE/ OPINION PIECE:
That free-roaming dog in your community can harm you and your family: In Wakiso district, Central Uganda a dog inflicted bites to 47 victims in just 3 days. Publication
Technical brief: Technical brief on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on rabies prevention and control in school children and communities in Arua and Kasese district.
Documentary: Anthrax Simulation Study, Namisindwa District Uganda (youtube.com)
Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked East African country with abundant wildlife. in 2018 it was the most physically active nation in the world, according to WHO. Uganda also has one of the lowest life expectancy at birth in East Africa, only 58 years.
AFROHUN Uganda creates awareness and appreciation on the need for multisectoral and multidisciplinary collaboration, both in teaching and responding to infectious disease outbreaks in the country. Recently, Uganda started developing a One Health strategic plan that promotes student experiential learning and training of students who can, as an aggregate workforce, meet IHR and OIE PVS international standards.