Participants pose for a group photo at the "Strengthening leadership and management among local government health managers in Wakiso district, Uganda", Project Dissemination Workshop held on 23rd April 2025 in the MakSPH Auditorium.
Two new studies by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) reveal a troubling pattern at the centre of Uganda’s escalating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis, a public health challenge where disease-causing bacteria and other germs stop responding to known medicines meant to kill them, making common infections harder or more expensive to treat.
The studies, conducted in Wakiso and neighbouring districts and recently published in leading scientific journals, examined key drivers of AMR from distinct yet connected perspectives. Together, they expose a health system under strain; shaped by poor-quality medicines circulating in communities, high and often inappropriate antibiotic use in healthcare facilities, and limited public awareness of safe medicine use, conditions now reinforcing one another and accelerating drug resistance.
At the centre, Assoc. Prof. David Musoke, one of the lead researchers on the two studies, and Ms. Bonny Natukunda (Senior Health Educator, Wakiso District) pose with community health workers, district health officials, and facilitators after an AMR workshop in Bukondo, Namayumba Sub-County, on September 22, 2025. Delivered under the NTU–Mak Partnership with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, the week-long workshop trained more than 380 community health workers from Namayumba Sub-County.
According to the Ministry of Health, AMR in Uganda has reached concerning levels. By March 2025, resistant infections were estimated to kill 37,800 people annually, with over 7,000 deaths directly caused by AMR and more than 30,000 linked to infections no longer responding to available treatment. This surge is driven by unrestricted access to antibiotics, weak drug-regulatory enforcement, and widespread misuse of antimicrobials in humans and animals.
The Ministry acknowledges that many patients are treated without diagnostic testing, while low public awareness and weak stewardship across human and veterinary health services continue to fuel microbial resistance. As a result, bacteria that once responded to routine antibiotics now show resistance rates of up to 80 per cent in some cases, undermining treatment outcomes, food safety, and household incomes. It is this challenge that informed the two MakSPH studies.
Part of the study team, led by Assoc. Prof. David Musoke (extreme left), at the recent 10th National AMR Conference in Kampala on November 19, 2025, organised by the Ministry of Health, where they presented evidence from the two studies in Wakiso generated through the NTU–Mak Partnership.
Two Studies, One Warning
Evidence from both studies points to the need for coordinated action to strengthen medicine quality, improve prescribing practices, and build community awareness to preserve the effectiveness of essential treatments. In the first paper, published on October 6, 2025, in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, researchers led by Associate Professor David Musoke examined how consumers encounter and respond to substandard and falsified medicines for both human and animal use.
Conducted in 2024, the study surveyed 432 community members in Wakiso District, where the Nottingham Trent University – Makerere University(NTU–Mak) Partnership, initiated by NTU’s Prof. Linda Gibson and MakSPH’s Assoc. Prof. Musoke, has implemented community-based health systems programmes for 15 years now. Using a structured household questionnaire, the team assessed knowledge, attitudes, and everyday practices related to medicine use.
NTU’s Prof. Linda Gibson and MakSPH’s Assoc. Prof. David Musoke at the British Academy Equitable Partnerships Workshop on November 20, 2025, reflecting on 15 years of the successful NTU–Mak partnership.
The second study, published on November 21 in the Dovepress Journal of Infection and Drug Resistance, was led by Dr. Bush Herbert Aguma, a pharmacist, health-systems researcher, and Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy at Makerere University. Working with Assoc. Prof. Musoke and colleagues, the team applied the standardised Global Point Prevalence Survey (GPPS) to examine antibiotic prescribing across three hospitals and five lower-level health centres in Wakiso, Nakaseke, and Butambala. The survey assessed patient demographics, antimicrobial therapy details, and adherence to treatment guidelines to identify gaps requiring improvement.
The surveys were conducted at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, Gombe General Hospital, Nakaseke General Hospital, and five lower-level facilities in Wakiso, all part of the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) project at MakSPH implemented through the NTU–Mak Partnership. Alongside the surveys, the partnership has strengthened antimicrobial stewardship in these eight facilities through routine staff training, mentorship, community engagement, and capacity-building in infection prevention and control, microbiology, and detection of substandard and falsified medicines.
“The work was to empower the facility through its Medicines and Therapeutics Committee, which has a sub-committee on antimicrobial stewardship. That committee oversees the process, ensures future surveys are conducted, and can initiate targeted assessments when problems with specific prescriptions arise,” Dr. Herbert Bush Aguma, lead author of the second study, explained.
Dr. Herbert Bush Aguma, explaining the study’s results and impact from his office on December 8, 2025, noted that it has enabled the health facilities to independently track antimicrobial use, identify prescribing gaps, and strengthen stewardship practices.
He added that the programme in the selected facilities for the study went beyond just measuring antimicrobial use, to supporting the facilities develop stewardship plans, strengthening laboratory capacity, and training health workers across human, animal and environmental sectors under a One Health approach. As a result, he stated, facilities can now independently conduct point prevalence surveys, identify prescribing gaps such as inappropriate ceftriaxone use, and advocate for improved diagnostics, while hospitals, Village Health Teams (VHTs), veterinary and environmental officers increasingly address AMR drivers within their settings, leading to significant and lasting impact.
Over the last 15 years, the NTU–Mak Partnership, as part of this work, has trained more than 600 health workers across the human, animal, and environmental sectors in Wakiso, Nakaseke, and Butambala, and equipped over 1,300 community health workers (VHTs) in Wakiso with practical AMR knowledge. University-led programmes, international student competitions, and a 900-member online Community of Practice have further extended its reach. Together, these initiatives demonstrate how sustained community engagement can translate national AMR priorities into real-world impact, offering a model for locally anchored AMR interventions while also supporting the generation of new evidence to strengthen health systems, including the current two studies.
Right: MakSPH student Bridget Ahumuza celebrates a commendation as the 2025 Antibiotic Guardian Health Student of the Year, awarded through the NTU–Mak Partnership for her AMR stewardship advocacy.
What Communities Know, and Don’t Know, About Fake Medicines
In the first study, Assoc. Prof. Musoke and colleagues found that while 83 per cent of respondents had heard of substandard and falsified medicines, only 31 per cent could correctly define the terms, and just seven per cent could accurately identify a falsified product. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a global health watchdog, substandard and falsified medicines fail to meet quality standards or deliberately mimic genuine products, often containing the wrong, too little, or no active ingredients. Such medicines put patients at risk of treatment failure, toxicity, and death and accelerate antimicrobial resistance by exposing bacteria to ineffective drug levels.
In Wakiso, the most populous district in Uganda with over 3.3 million people, although over 95 per cent of respondents recognised substandard and falsified medicines as dangerous, many reported having purchased drugs they suspected to be fake: 14 per cent for human and 24 per cent for animal use. To check authenticity, residents relied on advice from health workers or veterinary officers and on buying from trusted outlets. Yet reporting remained extremely low, as only one in four informed a health worker when they suspected a problem, and still, just four per cent had ever reported a case to the National Drug Authority (NDA), mandated to regulate drugs in Uganda.
These patterns reveal a community that recognises the threat of poor-quality medicines but lacks the agency to act. As the study notes, “community members from a range of backgrounds had limited knowledge and poor practices despite commendable attitudes on substandard and falsified medicines… Many respondents reported never having purchased and used substandard and falsified medicines knowingly or unknowingly, although a good number suspected that a medicine they previously purchased had been substandard or falsified.”
Over 50 health managers from 51 healthcare facilities in Wakiso District received certificates at the end of a two-day leadership development training on November 26, 2025, delivered through the NTU–Mak Partnership and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) in collaboration with the Wakiso District Local Government and the Ministry of Health. The workshop strengthened leadership capacity across the district health system.
In the second study on antibiotic prescribing, the researchers found high rates of antibiotic use across all eight public facilities. In the three hospitals, 87.2 per cent of inpatients were receiving at least one antibiotic, with ceftriaxone alone, the most commonly prescribed antibiotic in other studies, accounting for nearly one-third of all prescriptions. Most antibiotics were administered prophylactically, especially for obstetric and gynaecological surgeries, which made up 30.7 per cent of all hospital antibiotic use. In lower-level facilities, 60.7 per cent of outpatients received antibiotics, with amoxicillin accounting for 39.1 per cent of all prescriptions. Upper respiratory tract infections, many of them viral, were the leading reason for outpatient antibiotic use.
“Resistance to first-line antimicrobials increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the global rise in AMR has not been matched by the development of new antibiotics effective against resistant bacteria,” reads the paper in part. “As a result, healthcare costs are expected to rise, economic productivity will fall due to reduced workforce activity, and global life expectancy could drop by an estimated 1.8 years. This existential threat must be averted to avoid a post-antibiotic era in which even minor infections become fatal.”
In the study on antibiotic prescribing, the researchers found high rates of antibiotic use across all eight public health facilities, with ceftriaxone as the most commonly prescribed antibiotic.
Read together, the two studies provide a ground-level view of how AMR takes root long before a patient reaches a hospital or pharmacy. Poor-quality medicines remain widespread yet poorly understood, while health workers operate under heavy workloads, limited diagnostics, and outdated guidelines that make empirical treatment with antibiotics the default option.
These realities echo the warning delivered by Assoc. Prof. David Musoke, during his keynote address at the 10th National AMR Conference in Kampala on November 19, 2025. Speaking at the event organised by the National One Health Platform, institutionalised in 2016 under the Ministry of Health to coordinate AMR efforts, and held to mark World AMR Awareness Week 2025 under the theme Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future, he cautioned that Uganda’s fight against AMR will falter unless communities are placed at the centre of national action.
“One in six bacterial infections globally, and one in five in Africa, are now resistant to available antibiotics,” Dr. Musoke said, citing the latest Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) Report 2025. “If Uganda is to make real progress, communities must be treated not as recipients of information but as genuine partners in the fight against AMR.”
Assoc. Prof. David Musoke delivers the keynote address at the 10th National AMR Conference in Kampala on November 19, 2025, warning that Uganda’s fight against AMR will stall unless communities are placed at the centre of national action.
What Must Change: Recommendations from the Researchers
To strengthen antimicrobial stewardship, the study on antibiotic prescribing recommends scaling up diagnostic capacity in public facilities so that treatment decisions are based on laboratory evidence rather than broad empirical prescribing, a medical term that means treatment initiated based on a clinician’s “educated guess” and clinical experience, in the absence of a definitive diagnosis or complete information about the specific cause of a disorder. Expanding functional microbiology services, the study says, would reduce reliance on broad-spectrum antibiotics, which accelerates resistance.
The authors also call for strict enforcement of national treatment guidelines, especially in surgical wards where antibiotics are routinely continued longer than clinically required. For them, reducing unnecessary prophylaxis, particularly in obstetric and gynaecological surgery, would go a long way in limiting misuse without compromising patient safety.
They further urge the Ministry of Health to eliminate non-recommended antibiotic combinations from routine use and ensure consistent stock management to prevent missed doses. This, in addition to strengthening Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and Infection-Prevention and Control (IPC) systems, combined with regular stewardship-focused training for prescribers, is highlighted as essential for improving prescribing standards. Finally, they recommend institutionalising routine point prevalence surveys in Uganda to track trends, guide facility-level action, and reinforce accountability for stewardship.
Makerere University students demonstrate proper hand hygiene while engaging residents in an AMR and hygiene awareness outreach in Kamwokya’s informal settlements on April 11, 2025.
On the other hand, to address the widespread circulation of substandard and falsified medicines, the study team call for a nationwide effort to improve public literacy on how to recognise, verify, and report suspicious medical products. The authors also argue that current reporting pathways are largely invisible, leaving most community members unsure of how or where to lodge complaints. Strengthening the National Drug Authority’s visibility and making its reporting mechanisms simple and accessible, in that case, is identified as a critical first step.
They also highlight the need to engage frontline actors, and this includes Village Health Teams, Community Health Extension Workers, veterinary officers, and local leaders, as primary change agents. These trusted community structures, the authors assert, are well-positioned to translate regulatory messages into actionable information than mass-media campaigns alone.
Given the extensive use of suspected counterfeit veterinary medicines, the authors call for strengthened One Health education and a fully integrated communication approach linking human, animal, and plant health risks. They recommend sustained messaging through radio and other local media, supported by community-driven monitoring systems able to empower consumers to act as partners in protecting the medicine supply chain.
Mr. Mathias Sserwanga (extreme right) of Namulonge HCIII in Wakiso district receiving his certificate from Assoc. Prof. David Musoke (2nd right), following a two-day leadership and management training on November 26, 2025, at Makerere University. The programme by MakSPH and partners has helped enhance the capacity of facility in-charges in Wakiso District to improve health service delivery to the people.
Researchers from Makerere University‘s School of Psychology have found that psychotherapy intervention can improve the well-being of adults living with Type II diabetes mellitus, opening the door for integrating psychosocial support into diabetes care in Uganda.
The findings were disseminated on 16 June 2026 during a research dissemination workshop held at the Physiology Lecture Theatre at the College of Health Sciences, Mulago Hospital.
Led by Professor Peter Baguma, the study titled “The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Diabetes Distress, Depression, Health Anxiety, Quality of Life and Treatment Adherence among Adult Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus” investigated whether Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a psychological treatment that has proven effective in Western countries, could also work in the Ugandan context.
Presenting the findings, Professor Baguma said the study was motivated by the growing burden of diabetes and the psychological challenges that often accompany the disease but are rarely addressed in routine healthcare.
“Diabetes affects many people in Uganda and across the world. It kills, and those who live with it face many challenges. While psychological interventions have been developed and applied in the Western world, we did not know whether these approaches could work in Uganda. That is why we decided to undertake this study,” he said.
He explained that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on changing negative thoughts and behaviours that affect people’s wellbeing and ability to manage chronic illnesses.
The researchers sought to determine whether CBT could reduce psychological distress among diabetes patients and improve treatment outcomes.
The controlled study involved 200 adult participants with Type II diabetes mellitus. One hundred participants received the CBT intervention while another 100 formed the control group. Participants in the intervention arm attended eight counselling sessions over four months, with each session lasting between one and one-and-a-half hours.
The therapy covered several modules, including psychoeducation on diabetes, cognitive restructuring, medication adherence, problem-solving, coping strategies, physical exercise, relaxation techniques and strategies for maintaining treatment.
According to Professor Baguma, the findings showed that psychotherapy significantly improved participants’ wellbeing.
Professor Baguma Peter, the Principal Investigator presenting the study methodology and research design during the dissemination of findings.
“The group that received the intervention experienced reduced stress levels and lower blood sugar levels compared to those who did not receive the therapy. We conclude that CBT is effective and should be adopted as part of diabetes care,” he said.
The study also yielded another important discovery.
“We have discovered that CBT as practised in the Western world is somewhat narrow. Their manual contains only eight elements. In Africa, we found that three additional components are necessary: effective communication between patients and health workers, goal setting, and instilling hope among patients. We call this African CBT,” Professor Baguma explained.
He added that the findings had also revealed the need to incorporate psychosocial care into the management of chronic illnesses and to train healthcare workers to address the psychological dimensions of disease.
Professor Andrew Marcel Otim, one of the co-investigators and founder of the Uganda Diabetes Association, said the study had brought to the fore an aspect of diabetes care that has long been neglected.
“There have been many efforts to address the physiological effects of diabetes, but we have largely ignored the psychological part of the disease. Yet the psychological aspect is huge,” he said.
He added that, diabetes management should go beyond medication but rather intergrate other components of care.
“Education, nutrition, exercise and self-monitoring are extremely important. Even simply knowing what to do is a very powerful intervention. Psychological distress and depression can increase blood sugar levels, so we need to help patients remain calm and hopeful,” he said.
Drawing from his experience as a clinician and educator, Professor Otim encouraged people living with diabetes to embrace physical activity.
“I tell my students and my patients to put on some music, dance, sweat and enjoy themselves. Nutrition, education and exercise remain central to managing diabetes.”
Dr. Wilber Karugahe, a counselling psychologist at Makerere University‘s School of Psychology and one of the co-investigators, said the findings demonstrate the need to integrate psychological care into the management of chronic diseases.
“A lot of studies focus on physical illness and not the psychological conditions that accompany these illnesses. This study confirms that diabetes has a significant psychological aspect and that patients need psychological interventions as part of their care,” he said.
Explaining the essence of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dr. Karugahe noted that the approach helps people restructure their thoughts and behaviours.
“Imagine putting a sticker on your fridge that reminds you that some foods are not good for you and that healthier options are better. That is CBT. It helps people change the way they think and behave, and it can be used to address many behavioural challenges.”
The dissemination workshop was also attended by officials from the Ministry of Health, including Mrs. Christine Ninsiima Ahimbisibwe, Senior Programme Officer for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Control, and Mrs. Patience Butesi from the Department of Mental Health and Drug and Substance Abuse.
Mrs. Ahimbisibwe welcomed the findings and emphasised the need to integrate the study’s recommendations into Uganda’s clinical guidelines to enable healthcare workers to provide psychosocial support to patients living with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
The human impact of the intervention was perhaps best illustrated by testimonies from participants who underwent the psychosocial training.
Tebugulwa Josephine, a retired teacher and employee at Mulago National Referral Hospital, said the intervention restored hope in her life.
A study participant displays several diabetes medications as she narrates how the psychosocial intervention improved her ability to manage the condition.
“When we first joined the programme, we thought we were moving dead people. But now we have hope. I have hope of reaching 90 years. We were taught how to exercise and take care of ourselves. Even our families no longer treat us as sick people because we can now walk and participate in daily activities.”
Another participant, Bunje Joice, described the intervention as life-changing.
“People had already given up on me and were waiting for me to die. I could hardly walk, but now I can walk long distances and my diabetes levels have improved. Physical exercise has become my first medicine.”
Kyomuhendo Kate said the programme helped her manage stress and improve her health.
“I was so stressed and my legs were swelling, but after attending the treatment sessions, I am now much better.”
Sebuliba Bernard said the training transformed how he manages his condition.
“They taught us how to exercise, how to live and how to eat. If we follow what we were taught, we can change our lives.”
Based on the findings, the researchers recommended scaling up the intervention to district, regional and national referral hospitals, integrating psychosocial interventions into the training of health workers, and undertaking policy reforms to strengthen mental health support for people living with chronic illnesses.
The study was funded by the Makerere UniversityResearch and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) and brought together researchers from psychology and medicine, including co-investigators: Dr. Fredrick Nakwagala, Dr. Wilber Karugahe and Dr. Anne Ampaire.
The Uganda Society for Health Scientists (USHS) invites researchers, academics, health professionals, students, policymakers, and development partners to submit abstracts for presentation at the 25th Annual Scientific Conference of the Uganda Society for Health Scientists (USHS), scheduled to take place from 6th–7th August 2026.
Conference Theme
“Human-Centered Health Systems in Uganda: Leveraging Finance, Innovation, and Digital Technologies for Lasting Impact.”
Conference Sub-Themes
Abstracts are invited under, but not limited to, the following areas:
Malaria
Tuberculosis
HIV
Public Health and Policy
Data Science and Health Informatics
Mental Health and Well-being
Health Education and Capacity Building
Non-Communicable Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Emerging and Re-emerging Epidemics
Surgical Interventions
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Ethics
Laboratory Medicine
Vaccines
Health Financing
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Option A (Research Abstracts)
Background
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Option B (Programmatic/Implementation Abstracts)
Background/Context
Program Description
Lessons Learned
Recommendations
General Requirements
Abstracts must be submitted in English and in Microsoft Word format.
The abstract should not exceed 300 words.
Tables and graphs may be included where applicable.
Previously presented work at national or international meetings is eligible for submission.
Important Date
Abstract Submission Deadline: 23rd June 2026
Submission
Please submit your abstracts via email to: ushsecretariat@gmail.com ushsugsociety@gmail.com
For further inquiries, contact the USHS Secretariat:
USHS Office, Makerere University College of Health Sciences Department of Anatomy, 2nd Floor, Room C14 Tel: +256 414 531820 Mobile: +256 772 629695
A major milestone in Uganda’s efforts to reduce newborn mortality was marked on June 17, 2026, when Makerere University College of Health Sciences graduated the first cohort of fellows from the Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Fellowship Programme.
The pioneering cohort of five specialists completed the two-year sub-specialty fellowship designed to equip pediatricians with advanced competencies in newborn care, leadership, research, advocacy, and neonatal intensive care. The programme is accredited by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council and is implemented through a partnership involving Makerere University, Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital, Kawempe National Referral Hospital, St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Seed Global Health and Elma Philanthropies.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Principal of the College of Health Sciences, Prof. Bruce Kirenga, described the occasion as a significant achievement for Makerere University and Uganda’s health sector.
“Today is a very important occasion for the College of Health Sciences, and indeed the health sector in Uganda,” he said, noting that the fellowship was established to develop highly skilled specialists capable of responding to increasingly complex healthcare needs.
Prof. Kirenga emphasized that Uganda’s changing disease patterns, increasing life expectancy, and growing demand for specialized healthcare services have created an urgent need for super-specialized training programmes. He challenged the graduates to use their newly acquired knowledge and skills to improve newborn health outcomes and save lives.
L-R: Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, Prof. Bruce Kirenga, Dr. Richard Mugahi and an official at the graduation.
Addressing Uganda’s Neonatal Health Burden
Presenting an overview of the fellowship programme, the Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Prof. Victor Musiime, highlighted the urgent need for specialists in neonatal care.
He noted that neonatal deaths, those occurring within the first 28 days of life, remain one of the leading contributors to child mortality in Uganda. The country continues to face a shortage of professionals with advanced skills in neonatal care, research, leadership, and advocacy.
“The demand for neonatologists remains extremely high,” Prof. Musiime explained, adding that the Ministry of Health envisions deploying neonatologists to regional referral hospitals and other health facilities across the country.
The fellowship programme was established to build a critical mass of neonatologists, strengthen care for high-risk newborns, develop expertise in advanced neonatal procedures, and produce leaders and advocates for newborn health.
A unique feature of the programme is its strong clinical apprenticeship model, complemented by international placements at leading institutions, including Yashoda Hospital in India and Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ministry Commits to Expanding Neonatal Services
Representing the Ministry of Health, Commissioner for Maternal and Child Health, Dr. Richard Mugahi, congratulated the graduates and commended Makerere University and its partners for establishing the fellowship programme.
Dr. Mugahi revealed that the five graduates join another five neonatologists already serving in Uganda, bringing the country’s total number of neonatologists to ten. He described the locally trained fellows as a critical addition to Uganda’s healthcare workforce.
“The Ministry’s vision is to have a neonatologist at every Regional Referral Hospital,” he said, adding that Uganda aims to have at least 14 neonatologists by 2030.
He further outlined government plans to strengthen newborn care through the establishment of specialized neonatal care units at different levels of the health system, ranging from Health Centre IVs to Regional Referral Hospitals and super-specialized facilities such as Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital.
Dr. Mugahi assured the graduates that the Ministry of Health is investing in equipment and infrastructure to support advanced neonatal services and pledged to advocate for improved career progression pathways for super-specialized health professionals.
Makerere’s Commitment to Advanced Medical Training
Representing the Vice Chancellor, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, congratulated the fellows and their families on the achievement.
Prof. Henry Alinaitwe.
He praised the College of Health Sciences for its contribution to national development and noted that programmes such as the Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Fellowship enhance Makerere University‘s position as a leader in knowledge generation and societal transformation.
Prof. Alinaitwe paid tribute to the graduates’ families, particularly their spouses and children, for supporting them through the demanding years of specialist training.
“The work you do is truly priceless,” he told the fellows. “The contribution you make to humanity is immeasurable.”
Graduates Hailed as Future Leaders in Newborn Health
In attendance were the director of Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital, Dr. Sam Ononge, Deputy Director Mulago Referral Hospital, Dr. John Sekabira, Dr. Mary Nyanzi from Kawempe Referral Hospital, Sr. Dr. Assumpta Nabawanuka, the Director of St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Dr. Irene Atuhaire from Seed Global Health Uganda and Ms. Ritah Akankwasa from ELMA Philanthropies Services, who partnered with the college in training the fellows.
Dr. Irene Atuhaire.
The training partners described the graduates as pioneers who had demonstrated exceptional resilience and commitment throughout the rigorous training programme.
They applauded their contributions to patient care, teaching, mentorship, and supportive supervision, noting that their work had already contributed to improvements in maternal and newborn health services in Kampala and other regions of Uganda.
“As Kawempe National Referral Hospital, we have been privileged to witness your growth, not only as clinicians but also as leaders and advocates for newborn health,” Dr. Nyanzi said.
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