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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.

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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...

Cover page of the "Understanding and Preventing Drowning in Uganda" Report 2020 by the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH).

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Understanding & Preventing Drowning in Uganda

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death; accounting for 7% of all injuries. Over 90% of the estimated 322,000 annual global drowning deaths...

The Gardens at the College of Health Sciences (CHS), Mulago Campus, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

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Call for Applications: Leadership and Management in Global Health

Makerere University Lung Institute through its NIH funded Non-Communicable Diseases Research training program #D43TW011401 aims to develop capacity for researchers to lead and manage NCD research...

Job Advert: Program Officer Position - Uganda Data Driven Policy Initiative for Women’s Health, MakSPH.

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MakSPH Position: Program Officer – Uganda DDP for WH

Makerere University School of Public Health (Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences) in collaboration with Vital Strategies is looking for a Program Officer for an...

Some of the participants in the Virtual Safe and Dignified Burials Training organised by the GHS Programme, IDI, Makerere University sanitize as part of IPC on 14th July 2021.

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IDI GHS Conducts Safe & Dignified Burials Training

On Wednesday 14th July, 2021, the Global Health Security (GHS) Programme, Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) team held a virtual orientation for Safe and Dignified Burials Training....

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Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu: Innovator in Mental Health

By Udani Samarasekera Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu is a rising researcher and clinician doing innovative work in mental health and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. She is a Senior...

U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Natalie E. Brown (2nd L) is received by Dr. Mwebesa Henry-Director General Health Services (L), Dr. Andrew Kambugu-IDI Executuve Director (R) and other officials from MoH, CDC and IDI upon arrival at Namboole COVID-19 Treatment Unit (CTU) on 9th July 2021. Photo credit: IDI

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IDI Supports Namboole CTU

Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Natalie E. Brown visited the Namboole COVID-19 Treatment Unit (CTU) which was reactivated on 28th May 2021 to manage...

The President of the Republic of Uganda H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni flanked by the First Lady & Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni inspect exhibitions at the WHS Regional Meeting Africa on 27th June 2021, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala. Left is President WHS & M8 Alliance-Prof. Axel Pries, 2nd Left is German Ambassador to Uganda-H.E. Matthias Schauer, Right is WHO Country Representative to Uganda-Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam while 4th Right is the Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe.

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Africa Must Step Up! Reflections from WHS Regional Meeting 2021

By Charles Ssemugabo and Rawlance Ndejjo The World Health Summit regional meeting in Kampala, Uganda (June 27-30), which was first slated to take place end of April 2020...