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Makerere to benefit from Harvard Cohort
The Partnership for Cohort research and Training (PaCT) is a collaboration among African Institutions and Harvard School of Public Health . The African Cohort Collaborative will be a landmark study with immense capacity to influence health in Africa and around the world well in to the 21st Century and will be used to educate scientists at institutions of higher learning everywhere on the effective management of chronic diseases in resource-poor settings.
The Partnership for Cohort research and Training (PaCT) is a collaboration among African Institutions and Harvard School of Public Health . The African Cohort Collaborative will be a landmark study with immense capacity to influence health in Africa and around the world well in to the 21st Century and will be used to educate scientists at institutions of higher learning everywhere on the effective management of chronic diseases in resource-poor settings.
PaCT has begun an ambitious project to start cohort studies that include 500,000 participants across Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa, using innovative technologies like mobile phones, which are widely used over Africa, to retrieve data and conduct follow-up surveys with participants. Therefore, it was against this background that a team from Harvard School of Public Health consisting Hans-Olov Adami , Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Michelle Holmes , Ass. Prof. of Epidemiology and Shona Dalal , Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology made a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba on 22nd January 2010. They were accompanied by Dr. William Bazeyo , Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health and Dr. Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Ass. Prof, Makerere University School of Public Health.
Prof. Baryamureeba thanked the team for their timely visit and hoped that this collaboration, an investment in Africa’s scientific future, will go a long way in educating scientists in Makerere and Uganda on the effective management of non-communicable diseases.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe on 20th April 2026 inaugurated the Second Makerere University Health User Committee (Mak-HUC). The Committee was established by the Vice Chancellor in 2022 as part of his strategic mandate to strengthen and oversee the University Hospital services delivery.
Chaired by Dr. Allen Kabagenyi from the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Mak-HUC has as its members; Prof. Josaphat K. Byamugisha-Director Makerere University Health Services (MakHS) and Dr. Daniel Ronald Ruhweza-Department of Law and Jurisprudence, School of Law.
Other members include; Dr. Arthur Kwizera-Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, College of Health Sciences (CHS) and Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) Representative, Dr. Lillian Tukahirwa-Makerere University Administrative Staff Association (MASA) Representative, Mr. Godfrey Othieno- National Union of Educational Institutions (NUEI) Representative, and as Secretariat, Ms. Kevin M. Nabiryo-Directorate of Human Resources.
The 2nd Mak-HUC has been appointed for a period of four years effective 1st January 2026 with a mandate to: Guide, monitor and oversee delivery of health services by MakHS; Represent the interests and concerns of staff and students that use MakHS; Advise on alignment with sustainable health financing and insurance models; Strengthen systems for fraud prevention, digital transformation and access to specialized treatment, among other responsibilities.
The 1st Mak-HUC was chaired by Dr. Allen Kabagenyi and had as members; Prof. Josaphat Byamugisha, Dr. Fred Mayambala, Dr. Zahara Nampewo, Mr. Othieno Godfrey, Mr. Apunyo Paul Okiria and Ms. Ikiriza Racheal. Milestones during the first era included; Outpatient Department visits growth from 4,802 (2022) to 7,388 (Nov 2025) for staff and 14,641 (2022) to 19,069 (Nov 2025) for students.
Others milestones included; Commissioning of a fully equipped Operating Theatre, Establishment of a modern Imaging Hub, Development of a fully functional Audiology Unit, Expansion of the Temporal Bone Laboratory, Launch of the Olink Proteomics Platform and Enhancement of the Dental Unit with 32 dental chairs and experienced personnel.
Related article: https://news.mak.ac.ug/2025/12/three-years-of-impact-makerere-university-health-user-committee-presents-status-report/
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