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The Minister of Health-Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (2nd Left) flanked by Prof. William Bazeyo-Chairperson Mak-RIF Grants Management Committee (Left), Project Principal Investigator-Dr. Bruce Kirenga (2nd Right), Dr. John Lusiba-UPDF (Right) and other officials from MLI, UBTS, JCRC launches the CCP Investigational New Drug and Trial on 16th September 2020, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Mak Launches COVID Convalescent Plasma Investigational New Drug and Trial

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. First reported in early December 2019 in Wuhan China, it has...

Assoc. Prof. Peter Waiswa, Team Leader, Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal Neonatal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University.

Health4 years ago

Mak’s Assoc. Prof. Waiswa Rated Among Top 1% Global Experts in Infant Mortality

Assoc. Prof. Peter Waiswa, Team Leader of the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal Newborn and Child Health at the School of Public Health has...

CDC Uganda Country Director-Dr. Lisa Nelson (Left), Executive Director IDI-Dr. Andrew Kambugu (Right) and other officials during the pre-launch visit to the MAT Centre, Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital on 11th September 2020.

Health4 years ago

CDC Director MAT Centre Pre-launch Visit

CDC Uganda Country Director, Dr. Lisa Nelson made a pre-launch visit to the newly established Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) centre for personnel who administer drugs by...

A group of students holds a discussion in the Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Date taken: 12th March 2019. A psychological family is important for your mental and physical health.

Health4 years ago

Do You Have a Psychological Family?

Your psychological health is important for your bodily health, spiritual health, and other forms of health. The “psychological family” is what keeps you psychologically healthy. The...

L-R: Prof William Bazeyo, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe and Dr Bruce Kirenga. Photo: The Observer.

Health4 years ago

MLI Newsletter July 2020

I thank you so much for choosing to read our Newsletter and welcome you to enjoy the contents of this issue in which we highlight MLI’s...

Prof. Noble Banadda-Project PI and Chair, Department of Agricultural and BioSystems Engineering explaining how 3D printed face shields are made at a press conference held on 28th August 2020 in the Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Engineering, Art & Tech4 years ago

Mak Adds Thermal Imaging, 3D Printing to Fight Against COVID-19

Makerere University under the Department of Agricultural and Bio-Systems Engineering (DABE), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) on Friday 28th August 2020 unveiled three new additions...

Health4 years ago

Call For Community-based Solutions from Mak and its Affiliates

The Social Innovation in Health Initiative – Uganda Hub, a project under the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) is searching for community-based solutions that...

Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Left) looks on as Dr Rosemary Byanyima, Deputy Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital wash hands using one of the kits donated to Mulago National Referral Hospital on 24th August 2020 at Main Hall- Makerere University. Touchless Hand-washing (Tw-20) Kit is a responsive technology to the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Tw-20 was developed with funds from Mak Research Innovation Fund.

Engineering, Art & Tech4 years ago

Mak donates the Touchless Handwashing Kits to Mulago National Referral Hospital and College of Health Sciences

Makerere University has donated three Touchless Handwashing (Tw-20) Kits to Mulago National Referral Hospital and another one to the College of Health Sciences (CHS). The donation...

The Coordinator Dr. Geofrey Musinguzi (Left) flanked by the In-charge Seeta-Nazigo HCIII Dr. Jennifer Hajambo (2nd Left) addresses Health Workers during the handover of items donated by the SPICES Uganda Project, MakSPH to Seeta-Nazigo HCIII in Mukono District, Uganda on 21st August 2020. The support will boost the facility's efforts to deal with COVID-19 and CVDs.

Health4 years ago

MakSPH Tips Seeta-Nazigo HCIII on COVID-19 Prevention

A team from the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) led by Dr. Geofrey Musinguzi has tipped health workers at Seeta-Nazigo HCIII on keeping safe...

Dr. Miriam Laker-Oketta, Medical Doctor and Clinical Research Scientist at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University is the first fellow from East and Central Africa to be awarded the IWF Prestigious Fellowship.

General4 years ago

IDI’s Dr. Laker-Oketta Receives Prestigious IWF 2020-21 Fellowship

After an outstanding application and interview, Dr. Miriam Laker-Oketta has been selected by the International Women’s Forum (IWF) to be part of the 2020-2021 Fellows Program....