1. Investigating a cholera outbreak in Kaiso Fishing Village, Hoima District, Uganda, October 2015
- Author
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Charles Perry Ko, Meeyoung Mattie Park, Bao-Ping Zhu, Allen Eva Okullo, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Alex Riolexus Ario, David Were Oguttu, and Monica Okuga
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Capacity Building ,National Health Programs ,Epidemiology ,030231 tropical medicine ,Outbreak investigation ,Fishing village ,Cholera outbreak ,Disease Outbreaks ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cholera ,medicine ,Humans ,Uganda ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Socioeconomics ,National health ,Case Study ,business.industry ,Public health ,Outbreak ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Public Health ,business - Abstract
Globally, even though improvements have been made to effective surveillance and response, communicable diseases such as cholera remain high priorities for national health programs, especially in Africa. High-quality surveillance information coupled with adequate laboratory facilities are effective in curbing outbreaks from such diseases, ultimately reducing morbidity and mortality. One way of building this capacity is through simulation of response to such health events. This case study based on a cholera outbreak investigated by FETP trainees in October 2015 in Uganda can be used to reinforce skills of frontline FETP trainees and other novice public health practitioners through a practical simulation approach. This activity should be completed in 2.5 hours.
- Published
- 2018