Post Outbreak Evaluation Of One Health Integrated Interventions Of Rift Valley Fever And Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever In Kiboga And Kiruhura Districts, Uganda

Abstract Objective: Following containment of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreaks, a post evaluation of the use of a one health approach in management of the reported viral haemorrhagic fevers was conducted in the affected districts of Kiboga and Kiruhura districts in Uganda. This was done through a cross sectional study using participatory epidemiology tools, mainly observation and key informant interviews. Results: The findings indicated that the interventions employed had been successful in the management of the outbreaks and multidisciplinary approach enabled containment of these hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in the districts. Although the outbreaks had been contained, delays could have been minimized by undertaking laboratory diagnosis at district level instead of transporting samples to national referral laboratories in Entebbe. Response to the RVF and CCHF challenge could have been delayed by dependence on funding of central government and non governmental organizations due to failure to plan and allocate funds for surveillance and mitigation of diseases outbreaks at district local government levels.