Akankwatsa Dickson

• The incidence of surgical site infections in China, Lin, J., Peng, Y., Guo, L., Tao, S., Li, S., Huang, W., Yang, X., Qiao, F., Zong, Z., 2023, Journal of Hospital Infection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.004
• Silver-Based Dressings for Surgical Site Infection Prevention: Evidence from Randomized Trials, Journal of Hospital Infection
• The usability and outcomes of self-monitored surgical wound healing using a smartphone based application by patients following neurosurgery, Journal of Hospital Infection
• Influencing Factors of Adherence to Hand Hygiene among Nursing staff based on Theory of Planned Behavior, Journal of Hospital Infection
• A deep dive into the barriers and facilitators for surgical site infection surveillance for adult cardiac surgery in a high-income setting, Journal of Hospital Infection
• The effectiveness of fascial closure with antimicrobial-coated sutures in preventing incisional surgical site infections in gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Hospital Infection

• Runyakitara, Native or Bilingual
• English, Native or Bilingual
• Luganda, Native or Bilingual

• 2024, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) early career research grant
• 2022, Scholarship to pursue Masters Research from the Elimination of rabies in Uganda (e-rabies project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation)

Already published manuscripts

• Dickson, A., Sserubidde, J., Nankya, M. and Ndifuna, M., 2024. Role of Division of Tasks: a Case of the 2022 Ebola Sudan Outbreak in Mubende District, Uganda. IJNRD-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(3).).
• Dickson, A., Gerald, A., Adelline, T., Grace, N. and Shillah, N., 2024. Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Health Facilities in Uganda: An Evaluation of Related Barriers and Facilitators as Covid-19 Pandemic Recedes. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 11(2).
• Dickson, A., Akankwatsa, D. and Kagoya, F., 2024. Understanding the facilitators and barriers to dog mass vaccination campaigns in Uganda, A case of Kyegegwa District (Masters dissertation, Makerere University

Manuscripts Submitted to PLoS ONE NTD

• Barriers to Rabies Control Through Mass Dog Vaccination in Rural Uganda: Insights from Community Perspectives and Key Informant Interviews, 2024, A Qualitative Research Study
• Comparing dog vaccination coverage against rabies from four pilot vaccination strategies in Uganda, 2024, A quantitative study

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Published Conference abstracts

• Infection prevention and control multi-level capacity building for health workers—a cascade training and mentorship approach, Maureen, S, Dickson A, 2021,

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356493395_Infection_prevention_and_control_multilevel_capacity_building_for_health_workers a_cascade_training_and_mentorship_approach

Abstracts submitted to conference calls 2025

• Strengthening Healthcare Worker Safety through Surveillance: Lessons from Uganda’s experience during the roll out of COVID 19 HCW’s protection toolkit.(Submitted to SHEA Springs conference under theme healthcare epidemiology)
• Enhancing Mpox Case Detection and response through deploying a Surveillance screening tool: A Pilot Study in the West Nile Region, Uganda (Sumbitted to CSTE 2025 Annual conference under theme Data to Action)
• Leveraging Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Data to Strengthen One Health in Uganda (Sumbitted to CSTE 2025 Annual conference under theme Data to Action

2024: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine

and Hygiene (RSTMH) early career research

grant

 2022: Scholarship to pursue Masters

Research from the Elimination of rabies in

Uganda (e-rabies project, funded by the

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

• Professor Sonja Hatnack, Professor of Veterinary Public Health, University of Zurich, Switzerland, sonja.hartnack@access.uzh.ch, +41793718839
• Dr. Juliet Kiguli, Senior Lecturer, department of community health and behavioral sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, jkiguli@musph.ac.ug, +256776951039
• Dr. Kisakye Annet, National Professional Officer/Routine Immunisation, EPI team lead, World Health Organisation, Uganda, kisakyean@who.int, +256772504668
• Maureen Kesande, Project Manager, IHR, Global Health Security department, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, mkesande@idi.co.ug, +256776326050