Africa-Europe CoRE for Pandemics & Shocks @CoREPRePS
To enhance the resilience and preparedness to pandemics and shocks through;
Research
Knowledge and capacity building
Systems evaluation
Resource Consolidation Africa & EuropeJoined June 2024
The campaign continues on Day 2 in Kamwokya with targeted outreach and sensitization efforts promoting better hygiene practices, responsible antibiotic use, and environmental stewardship. The initiative seeks to empower communities with the knowledge and tools to reduce the…
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What a timely reflection on adaptive health systems in times of crisis: "From COVID-19 to Ebola: How did lessons on maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic inform the Ebola response in Uganda?”
@stevenkabwama, a Research Associate at @MakSPH and PhD…
Steven Kabwama from School of Public Health presented lessons on how insights from the epidemics can shape response to epidemics.
#RIWEEK, @RIFMakerere
Steven Kabwama from School of Public Health presented lessons on how insights from the epidemics can shape response to epidemics.
#RIWEEK, @RIFMakerere
Today, Mr. Steven Kabwama, a CoRE Pandemics and Shocks Member from MakSPH, delivered a presentation on how insights from the COVID-19 pandemic shaped Uganda’s response to the Ebola outbreak — during the Makerere University Research & Innovations Week 2025.
The CoRE Newsletter December 2024
This edition brings you the latest updates on pandemic preparedness and response🌍, exciting new resources and key insights into the work of the Africa-Europe CoRE in Pandemics and Shocks
Take a Read: mailchi.mp/db3fb02f9c37/c…@guildeu@ARUA_News
Schools of Public Health (SPHs) were instrumental in supporting health systems to deal with the #COVID-19 pandemic. In this @GHJournal article, we share the #Africa experience of the contribution of SPHs during the pandemic & recommend actions for the future @MakSPH, @Makerere.
Also, SPHs trained response teams who supported field activities including surveillance and contact tracing. Faculty and students also engaged in public education and awareness-raising initiatives and developed important innovations & technologies. @CoREPRePS@ARUA_News@guildeu
Buvuma and Kalangala experience deaths from drowning, accidents, diseases, and maternal issues, yet poor access to facilities and transport challanges limit death notification and registration, hindering effective health planning and policy intervention.
@AFENETAfrica
On Friday 8th November 2024, we held the dessimnnation workshop for the Mortality Survaillance Project, aimed at strengthening death notification and reporting in Kalangala and Buvuma island districts in Uganda at @MakSPH new auditorium, @Makerere.
The half-day event, organized under the Cluster of Research Excellence in Preparedness & Response to Pandemics & Shocks at @MakSPH, will disseminate key findings from an ongoing study in Buvma & Kalanagala districts that seeks to strengthen the reporting & registration of deaths.
Themed "Strengthening Death Notification & Reporting in Kalangala & Buvuma Districts in Uganda," the event will disseminate key findings from ongoing research in the islands in Uganda, East Africa, implemented under @CoREPRePS with support from: @CDCFound@AFENETAfrica@GovUganda
Mortality surveillance offers key data to inform health interventions from policy planning to resource mobilization, allocation, and emergency response. This and more will form part of the Mortality Surveillance Project dissemination workshop happening on 8th Nov 2024 at @MakSPH.
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