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National flu project targets epidemics
Health& Living
Written by John Musinguzi
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 17:49
A newly launched flu project hopes to strengthen capacity in surveillance and handling of other epidemics too.
The Avian and Human Influenza Preparedness and Response (AHIP) project, recently launched at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), is scheduled to close in June 2012. Implementation of the project started in September 2010.
The project, co-funded by the Uganda government ($ 5m) and the World Bank ($12m), is implemented by the ministry of Health and that of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and coordinated by the OPM.
Uganda has faced disease outbreaks in recent years, like the Malburg fever in June 2007 in Kamwenge district and Bushenyi district in 2008; Ebola fever in December 2007 and early 2008 in Bundibugyo; influenza H1N1 in 2009 in various districts; yellow fever in northern region late 2010, and another Ebola outbreak in central region in May this year.
Achievements
Vincent Rubarema, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, stressed that the project implementation will strengthen Uganda?s capacities in animal health surveillance; control of emerging and re-emerging diseases; national veterinary services (NVS) delivery; and rapid response to zoonotic diseases, among others...
National flu project targets epidemics
Health& Living
Written by John Musinguzi
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 17:49
A newly launched flu project hopes to strengthen capacity in surveillance and handling of other epidemics too.
The Avian and Human Influenza Preparedness and Response (AHIP) project, recently launched at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), is scheduled to close in June 2012. Implementation of the project started in September 2010.
The project, co-funded by the Uganda government ($ 5m) and the World Bank ($12m), is implemented by the ministry of Health and that of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and coordinated by the OPM.
Uganda has faced disease outbreaks in recent years, like the Malburg fever in June 2007 in Kamwenge district and Bushenyi district in 2008; Ebola fever in December 2007 and early 2008 in Bundibugyo; influenza H1N1 in 2009 in various districts; yellow fever in northern region late 2010, and another Ebola outbreak in central region in May this year.
Achievements
Vincent Rubarema, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, stressed that the project implementation will strengthen Uganda?s capacities in animal health surveillance; control of emerging and re-emerging diseases; national veterinary services (NVS) delivery; and rapid response to zoonotic diseases, among others...