Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program Fellowship Call for Applications Cohort 2026-2027 Now Open!

Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) is implementing the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (UPHFP), an initiative to develop the next generation of public health leadership for Uganda. The goal of this program is to develop a competent workforce by learning-through-service and responding to real-time public health problems of Uganda.

The UPHFP, which is housed in the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), is offered in six tracks, namely: Field Epidemiology; Laboratory Leadership; Health Informatics; Health Economics (Prevention Effectiveness), Implementation Science, and Monitoring and Evaluation. Currently, Field Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership and Health Informatics Tracks are operational.

The Field Epidemiology Track is a 2-year training-through-service program in applied epidemiology and public health leadership. Fellows develop competencies by providing valuable public health services to the MoH, Regional and District Health Teams; 80% of the fellows’ time are spent on field projects with supervision and mentorship provided by MoH, UNIPH, US CDC, and other implementing partners, with 20% spent in interactive didactic training at UNIPH.

Application Deadline: Friday, August 8, 2025