Mark Wamai, Author at Makerere University News

A photo montage of the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru (CUFH-N) Isolation Facility, Kampala Uganda. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) hosted a Public dialogue on 13th March 2020 aimed at sharing Uganda's preparedness to prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uganda’s Preparedness to Prevent, Detect and Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic

On Friday 13th March, 2020, the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) hosted panelists from the Ministry of Health (MoH)-Uganda, World Health Organisation (WHO)-Uganda, Centers...

The UPDF Officers who are undergoing the training on COVID-19 co-facilitated by the Ministry of Health and Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Photo credit: The Independent

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Health Ministry intensifies UPDF training on COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health under its Case Management structure has started training of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDT) on...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) #SafeHands Challenge. Source: WHO/YouTube

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Taking the WHO #SafeHands Challenge

I have decided to take on the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s #SafeHands Challenge to encourage and demonstrate to our community that washing our hands regularly prevents...

The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (3rd Right) receives the report on the State of Sports Facilities at Makerere University from the Head, Dr. Helen Nambalirwa (2nd Right), Dr. Peter C. Vuzi (Right), Mr. Henry Nsubuga (Left) and other members on 17th March 2020.

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Receiving Report on State of Mak Sports Facilities

This afternoon I have received the report on the State of Sports Facilities at Makerere University from the taskforce headed by Dr. Helen Nambalirwa. I thank...

The Former Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics-Dr. Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye (6th L) and the Head of Department, Disease Control and Environmental Health-Dr. Esther Buregyeya (4th L) pose for a group photo with participants following their graduation from the WASH Programme on 20th July 2018, Makerere University School of Public Health, Mulago Campus, Kampala Uganda.

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Short course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) 2020

The seventh intake for the short course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at Makerere University School of Public Health scheduled to run from 25th May...

Members of the Katoogo community listen attentively as ICHIO Member-Mr. Arnold Tigaiza (back to camera) talks about NTDs and sanitation challenges during the First-ever NTDs Day Celebrations on 30th January 2020, Gaba, Kampala Uganda.

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Call for Applications: Public Health in Complex Emergencies Short Course

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications for a one-week training programme in Public Health in Complex Emergencies (PHCE) that will take place from 2nd to...

Users handle specimen in one of the state-of-the-art Labs at the College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

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Call For Applications: Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course

The Makerere University College of Health Sciences within its Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) is organizing a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course on Thursday 23rd – Friday...

Introductory Webinar: Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications, April - May 2020. Photo credit: NASA ARSET

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Introductory Webinar: Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications

Since the launch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s first Landsat mission in 1972, satellite imagery has been used for global agricultural monitoring, providing...

The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Centre) chairs the session on Artificial Intelligence at the 2nd Annual NCHE Conference on the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) on 16th March 2020, Hotel Africana, Kampala Uganda.

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Chairing the Session on AI in Education at NCHE 4IR Conference

It was a pleasure chairing the session on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education at the ongoing Second Annual National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Conference on...

Making Workplaces Ready for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a training organised by the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH).

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Making Workplaces Ready for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) has designed and organized a 1-Hour Training/Sensitization on preparing the...