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Masters Graduands from the College of Health Sciences at Day1 of the 69th Graduation Ceremony, 15th January 2019, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

Call for Applications: HEPI Masters Support Fellowship

Applications are invited for the Health Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI-SHSSU) Masters fellowship programme support from postgraduate students of: Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS)...

Members of the community in Eastern Uganda take part in one of the engagements on vaccine safety with researchers from the Makerere University Centre for Health and Population research (MUCHAP) on 13th September 2019.

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Call for Applications: Faculty Research Training

Applications are invited from faculty at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kabale School of Medicine, and Clarke International University to undertake training in research. Limited...

Members of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences Students Association (MAKCHSA) pose for a photo ahead of their 1st College Open Day and Alumni Convention held on 1st November 2019.

Health3 years ago

Call for Applications: Undergraduate Research Training/Mentorship

Applications are invited from undergraduate students interested in conducting research and learning the research process. The selected applicants will undergo a brief didactic training in research...

The Study PI-Prof. Nelson Sewankambo (2nd R) and members of his team; Dr. Daniel Semakula (C) and Dr. David Kaawa-Mafigiri (2nd R) chat with Mak-RIF’s Ms. Harriet Adong (L) after the research dissemination on 3rd August 2021, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University.

Health3 years ago

New Research Affirms Need to Engage Communities During Pandemics

By Racheal Ninsiima Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, anecdotal reports in popular media suggested that there was low risk perception of the disease among communities...

Henry Zakumumpa delivers a lecture in 2014. Photo credit: UNDP Uganda

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Zakumumpa Appointed to the Board of PLOS GPH

Henry Zakumumpa (Cohort Four Graduate, Makerere University) was appointed to the Editorial Board of PLOS Global Public Health, a new open access journal for diverse research...

The oral HIV self-test kit as launched by the Ministry of Health in 2019. Source Daily Monitor/PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA

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Dispensing antiretrovirals during Covid-19 lockdown: Re-discovering community-based ART delivery models in Uganda

In this publication in the BCM Health Services Research, Henry Zakumumpa (Cohort Four Graduate, Makerere University) set out to explore health-system resilience at the sub-national level...

An image from the cover page of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Stillbirth Prevention and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda Report 2021.

Health3 years ago

Stillbirth Prevention & Management in SSA: Uganda Report 2021

Globally, around 2 million stillbirths occur every year – one baby dies every 16 seconds leaving behind a grieving mother and family. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts...

A montage of Dr. Olive Kobusingye, Frederick Oporia and Mr. Sowed Sewagudde, speakers at the World Drowning Prevention Day Webinar organized by the Ministry of Water and Environment in collaboration with the Makerere University School of Public Health, 27th July 2021.

Health3 years ago

Makerere Marks World Drowning Prevention Day

By Joseph Odoi On 27th July, 2021, Makerere University joined the rest of the world to mark the 1st International Drowning Prevention Day. This follows a...

The IDI McKinnell Knowledge Centre, Makerere University Main Campus.

Health3 years ago

1st IDI-sponsored Clinical Trial on HIV Treatment Published in NEJM

The first IDI-sponsored clinical trial on HIV treatment has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This is a multi-site study in Uganda,...

Healthcare Workers attend an Emergency Care training in Kampala. The training which started on 26th July 2021 targeted a total of 566 Healthcare workers from 221 health facilities across the country.

Health3 years ago

MoH, IDI Conduct Emergency Care Trainings Across the Country

The Ministry of Health through the Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with support from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Infectious Diseases Institute...