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MakCHS Quality Assurance & Gender Committee completes Site Visits

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Right to Left: Dr. Onyango Jude (H.O.D) Family Medicine, Irene Rebecca Namatende (Quality Assurance Officer MakCHS), Dr. Haruna Muwonge (Physiology), Prof. Elizabeth Ekirapa (H.O.D. HPPM), Dr. Munanura Edson (Pharmacy), Adikini Josephine (School of Public Health) and Racheal Mirembe- Principal's Office MakCHS) during the site Visit to the Department of Health Policy Planning and Management (HPPM), MakSPH.
Right to Left: Dr. Onyango Jude (H.O.D) Family Medicine, Irene Rebecca Namatende (Quality Assurance Officer MakCHS), Dr. Haruna Muwonge (Physiology), Prof. Elizabeth Ekirapa (H.O.D. HPPM), Dr. Munanura Edson (Pharmacy), Adikini Josephine (School of Public Health) and Racheal Mirembe- Principal's Office MakCHS) during the site Visit to the Department of Health Policy Planning and Management (HPPM), MakSPH.

The Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Quality Assurance and Gender Committee conducted monitoring and evaluation site visits to various departments and concluded their visit on 5th July 2022.

The Departments visited were; Anatomy, Immunology and Molecular Biology, Orthopaedics, Health Planning and Economic Policy as well as Optometry. The School of Dentistry was also visited.

The objective of the visits was to monitor the status and performance of schools and departments at the College of Health Sciences.  The Committee conducted an asset mapping on the facilities and support systems for teaching and learning. This visit also aimed at getting feedback that could inform management on the status of the departments and therefore this feedback could guide on key interventions and decisions in regard to teaching and learning.

The committee devised a checklist as a tool used to collect data and some of the indicators on the checklist were; Strategic Plan, staffing, No. of PhD, graduates teaching facility, office space, no. graduate students, collaboration, promotion of staff, innovations, partnership, budget.

Key findings at HPPM  Department (School of Public Health)

  1. Embraced blended learning in all their programs.
  2. Excellence in teaching the use of multiple teaching methods, lectures, case studies, field placements, debates e.t.c.
  3. Evaluation of online teaching undertaken. Completed curriculum development  for the Masters in Health Economics.

Challenges at the Department of HPPM

  1. Many courses lack online teaching Material
  2. More training needed for online teaching and, learning, particularly on how to access reading materials.
  3. Not all faculty members attend capacity building sessions.
The Team with Dr. Dralega Anguyo, Head Department of Optometry (4th Left).
The Team with Dr. Dralega Anguyo, Head Department of Optometry (4th Left).

Key findings at Optometry Department

  1. That Optometry is the only Department with a bachelors Degree in Uganda .
  2. Vision Centre is at Makerere University Hospital that hosts the final year students.
  3. Optometry department offers eye care services to the optometry clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
  4. Periodically, offers free site checkups for the community.

Challenges

  1. Attraction of potential lecturers at Makerere University requires a Masters Degree yet most optometrists do not have Masters Degrees.
  2. Call for more students to enroll for this course.
  3. Call for the University to fully support the program.

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MNCH e-Post Issue 121: Learning from Nsambya Hospital Human Milk Bank to inform national scale-up & save preterm babies

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A Screenshot of Prof. Peter Waiswa during his interview with NTV. MNCH e-Post Issue No. 121, MakSPH, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Welcome to this exclusive interview with Prof. Peter Waiswa, lead expert from the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health. Dr. Victoria Nakibuuka from St. Francis Nsambya Hospital, and Dr. Jesca Nsungwa from Ministry of Health Uganda. In this video, they discuss a groundbreaking innovation in Uganda’s healthcare landscape: the country’s first-ever human milk bank at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya. This initiative represents a significant stride towards improving the survival rates of premature and vulnerable infants by ensuring access to essential breast milk, even when mothers are unable to produce enough. Watch Video

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METS Newsletter October 2023

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Front Row (Left to Right): The hosts - Dr. Alice Namale and Ms. Evelyn Akello with Commissioner Allan Muruta and representatives from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) enjoy a photo moment on 5th October 2023. Photo: METS. Plot 20A Kawalya Kaggwa Close, Kololo Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program is a 5-year CDC-supported collaboration of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Health Information Systems Program (HISP Uganda).

Highlights of the METS October 2023 Newsletter

  • Strategies for Enhanced Disease Surveillance and Public Health Response in Uganda
    • The MoH Department of Integrated Epidemiology Surveillance & Public Health Emergencies (IES&PHE) Head, Commissioner Allan Muruta (Dr) visited METS to acquaint himself with the various surveillance activities supported by the Program.
    • Commissioner Muruta emphasized the need to build the capacity of districts and regions to conduct surveillance activities by training the relevant staff and establishing surveillance focal points at health facility levels.
    • He further emphasized the importance of linking laboratory data to the District Health Information System (DHIS2) and ensuring that different systems are interoperable.
  • Improving quality of data for HIV testing services (HTS) through regular assessments
    • MoH has been conducting Data Quality Assessments and Improvement (DQAI) activities to inform program planning, monitoring, and performance management. HIV testing services (HTS) inter was conducted in 16 regions, 81 districts, and 111 health facilities in partnership with 26 Implementing partners.
    • The HTS DQA has improved data management, infrastructure, and understanding of indicators. Specific staff assignment at each HTS entry point has proven effective, and use of the UgandaEMR system for reporting has yielded positive results.
  • Shaping Uganda’s Healthcare Data Landscape
    • METS has maintained a strong collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) providing invaluable technical support in developing various strategic guidelines for the country. These guidelines include the Uganda Health Information Exchange and Interoperability (HIE) Guidelines, the Uganda Health Data Protection and Confidentiality (HDPC) Guidelines, and the Uganda Health Data Sharing, Access, and Use Guidelines.
    • HIE and HDPC guidelines have received the endorsement of the Health Information, Innovation and Research (HIIRE) Technical Working Group (TWG), awaiting presentation to the senior management team at the MoH for final approval.
  • Empowering Health Professionals: PrEP Training in Hoima District
    • MakSPH-METS has taken a proactive stance in supporting Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for key populations through the development, management, and conducting trainings on the use of the PrEP tracker system across various agencies.
    • METS conducted a 5-day training on the KP/PrEP Tracker system in Hoima district. Moving forward, facility staff will be able to enter data on PrEP services into the system in a timely manner, analyze the data, and use it for program improvement.
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    • HIV testing services (HTS) Data Quality Assessments and Improvement DQAIs
    • Interagency cervical cancer on-site mentorships
    • Orientation in KP tracker-Soroti
    • TDY from CDC headquarters visit to METS
    • M&E orientation meetings for new Implementing Partners
    • Planning meeting for Cross Border Data Sharing-Busia

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UNGASS Panel Featuring Mak Staff

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Professor Nelson K. Sewankambo, MBChB, MMed, MSc, FRCP, LLD (Hon), Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala Uganda. Photo Credit: Anthony Ngunjiri

Please see below the links to the 78th United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS78) Panel discussions, one of which featured Makerere University staff.

Panel 1 – Shifting Power Paradigms: Towards an Equitable Global Health Stewardship was moderated by Professor Emeritus Nelson Sewankambo and featured Dr. Sabrina Kitaka as one of the panelists.

UNGASS78 Panel discussion on Shifting Power Paradigms: Towards an Equitable Global Health Stewardship moderated by Makerere University‘s Professor Emeritus Nelson Sewankambo, featuring Dr. Sabrina Kitaka.

Panel 2 – Optimizing Global Health Exchange Programs for Participants from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in High-Income Countries (HIC)

UNGASS78 Panel discussion on Optimizing Global Health Exchange Programs for Participants from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in High-Income Countries (HIC)

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