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North Dakota State University to boost Mak E-Learning
A team from North Dakota State University (NDSU) earlier today, Friday, 22nd January 2010 paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba in his office.
A team from North Dakota State University (NDSU) earlier today, Friday, 22nd January 2010 paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba in his office.
Accompanied by Prof. John Kabasa , Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (VETMED), the team consisted Dr. Margaret Khaitsa , Associate Prof. Veterinary & Microbiological Sciences, NDSU, Lisa Nordick, Assistant Dean & Director, Distance & Continuing Education (DCE), NDSU, Jerry L. Olson, Assistant Director, DCE, NDSU, Connie Jadrny, Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator, DCE, NDSU and Lyn DeLorme, Instructional Designer, DCE, NDSU. Also present were Associate Prof. Francis Ejobi, Coordinator Makerere-NDSU Programme and Dr. Samuel Majalija, Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Microbiology, VETMED.
The courtesy call was part of the team’s visit to Uganda, aimed at working out a framework for developing 
online instruction materials for delivery of joint academic programmes between Makerere and NDSU. This partnership has in the past led to the two universities being nominated as the lead institutions of the Africa-US Integrated Disease Management network (AFRUS-IDM), with a number of collaborators from East & Central Africa (ECA) and North America. The vision of AFRUS-IDM is to be a leading higher education consortium for excellence in integrated disease management and socio-economic development in Africa. Some of the initiatives of AFRUS-IDM already underway include a course in International Animal Production, Disease Surveillance & Public Health, conducted jointly by Makerere and NDSU.
On his part, Prof. Baryamureeba pledged Makerere University’s full support towards all the efforts aimed at developing online instruction material for VETMED, noting that this would not only improve the content’s accessibility but also harness efforts to implement Makerere’s ten-year strategic plan, to shift from teacher centered instruction to learner centered pedagogy in order to produce graduates with problem solving skills and reflective ability.
The team thereafter took part in the Academic Procession of the 60th Graduation Ceremony, whereupon the Vice Chancellor acknowledged their presence and contributions of NDSU towards Makerere as he addressed the congregation.
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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