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Epidemiologist

Other names

epidemiology science researcher, epidemiology researcher, epidemiology research analyst, epidemiology analyst, epidemiology research scientist, epidaemiologist, epidemiology scholar, epidemiology scientist

Labs, scans and medical science

They study how and why people get sick, find how diseases spread, and tell health workers and leaders how to prevent them.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.

  2. 2

    Oversee public health programmes, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.

  3. 3

    Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
épidémiologiste
español
epidemiólogo/epidemióloga
العربية
عالم أوبئة / عالمة أوبئة
português
Epidemiologista
Deutsch
Epidemiologe/Epidemiologin
italiano
epidemiologo/epidemiologa

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