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Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni (2nd Left) flanked by Left to Right: Hon. Balaam Barugahara, Mrs. Lorna Magara and Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe at the official reopening of Mary Stuart Hall on 15th August 2025. First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni officially reopened Mary Stuart Hall after a year-long renovation project that cost UGX 10.5 billion, by the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), August 15, 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni (2nd Left) flanked by Left to Right: Hon. Balaam Barugahara, Mrs. Lorna Magara and Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe at the official reopening of Mary Stuart Hall on 15th August 2025. First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni officially reopened Mary Stuart Hall after a year-long renovation project that cost UGX 10.5 billion, by the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), August 15, 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mary Stuart Hall Reborn: Makerere Celebrates Reopening of Historic Female Residence

Makerere University officially reopened Mary Stuart Hall after a year-long renovation project that cost UGX 10.5 billion, carried out by...
The Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe (Right) and UNICEF Uganda Representative Dr. Robin Nandy (Left) show off the signed MoU on 14th August 2025. Makerere University (Mak) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Uganda sign MoU that launches a two-year, renewable partnership aimed at advancing child rights and well-being through rigorous research, capacity building, and policy-driven innovation, CFC, MITER, CEES, MakSPH, 14th August 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. The Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe (Right) and UNICEF Uganda Representative Dr. Robin Nandy (Left) show off the signed MoU on 14th August 2025. Makerere University (Mak) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Uganda sign MoU that launches a two-year, renewable partnership aimed at advancing child rights and well-being through rigorous research, capacity building, and policy-driven innovation, CFC, MITER, CEES, MakSPH, 14th August 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak and UNICEF Uganda Sign MoU to Strengthen Child Rights through Research, Training, and Innovation
The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (10th from Right) with Members of Management and other officials at the Training on 14th August 2025. Top Management Capacity Building Training for Makerere University aimed at building excellence in 21st Century University Leadership at Makerere through two objectives namely; Strategic Budget Mastery and Implementation Excellence, and Comprehensive Management Excellence and Skills Enhancement on 14th August 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (10th from Right) with Members of Management and other officials at the Training on 14th August 2025. Top Management Capacity Building Training for Makerere University aimed at building excellence in 21st Century University Leadership at Makerere through two objectives namely; Strategic Budget Mastery and Implementation Excellence, and Comprehensive Management Excellence and Skills Enhancement on 14th August 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Management Training Calls for Budget Execution that Impacts Uganda
Christine Kikome, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Finalist at College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa, Best Pitch Winner Africa Innovation Fellowship (AIF) bootcamp in Johannesburg, South Africa R10,000 prize for FloralIntel – a digital health and education platform that uses artificial intelligence to identify medicinal plants and preserve indigenous knowledge. Christine Kikome, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Finalist at College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa, Best Pitch Winner Africa Innovation Fellowship (AIF) bootcamp in Johannesburg, South Africa R10,000 prize for FloralIntel – a digital health and education platform that uses artificial intelligence to identify medicinal plants and preserve indigenous knowledge.
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Mak Computer Science Student Wins Africa Innovation Fellowship Award in South Africa

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DETA Conference: Researchers discuss transformation of e-learning

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Admission Lists for Postgraduate Programmes 2025/26
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe addresses the congregation on 30th July 2025 in the Main Hall. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in collaboration with Texas Children’s Global Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation–Uganda, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Uganda, and Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Fellowship (PHO) Program 16 Fellows Award ceremony 30th July 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (Front Row Centre) with officials and some of the Postgraduate Students that attended the orientation on 11th August 2025. Orientation for Postgraduate students held at the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium on 11th August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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College officials, Members of the 91st College Guild Council (CGC), and Student Leaders pose for a group photo with students at the 6th August 2025 orientation. College of Education and External Studies (CEES) orientation ceremony to acquaint new students with College structures, academic programmes, services, and, its contribution to the University’s core functions, 6th August 2025, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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CEES Orientation 2025: Students tipped on academic excellence, setting goals and development of work plans

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An aerial view of Left to Right: Mitchell Hall, Senate, CoCIS Blocks B and A, Lincoln Flats, Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility and School of Social Sciences (white) Buildings, Makerere University, with Kampala City in the background, October 2018. Uganda. An aerial view of Left to Right: Mitchell Hall, Senate, CoCIS Blocks B and A, Lincoln Flats, Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility and School of Social Sciences (white) Buildings, Makerere University, with Kampala City in the background, October 2018. Uganda.
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Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Left) shakes hands with Elizabeth Gabeya during the role play. 21-year-old Elizabeth Gabeya, a Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation First Year Mastercard Foundation Scholar at Makerere University, takes charge of the Vice Chancellor's office for two days- March 10th and 11th 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Left) shakes hands with Elizabeth Gabeya during the role play. 21-year-old Elizabeth Gabeya, a Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation First Year Mastercard Foundation Scholar at Makerere University, takes charge of the Vice Chancellor's office for two days- March 10th and 11th 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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The Alumnet Magazine 2025-26
Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (Front Row Centre) with officials and some of the Postgraduate Students that attended the orientation on 11th August 2025. Orientation for Postgraduate students held at the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium on 11th August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (Front Row Centre) with officials and some of the Postgraduate Students that attended the orientation on 11th August 2025. Orientation for Postgraduate students held at the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium on 11th August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Left to Right: Prof. Justine Namaalwa, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi, and Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli with Safeguarding Champions at the Senate Building. Intensive refresher training on Safeguarding for 25 Staff and 68 Student Safeguarding Champions key emphasis on increasing awareness of Safety and Well-being, 4th to 8th August 2025, Senate Conference Hall, Senate Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Left to Right: Prof. Justine Namaalwa, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi, and Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli with Safeguarding Champions at the Senate Building. Intensive refresher training on Safeguarding for 25 Staff and 68 Student Safeguarding Champions key emphasis on increasing awareness of Safety and Well-being, 4th to 8th August 2025, Senate Conference Hall, Senate Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Comprehensive capacity-building and retooling workshop for all Heads of Department (HoDs) organized under the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs (DVCAA) August 5, 2025, Senate Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Comprehensive capacity-building and retooling workshop for all Heads of Department (HoDs) organized under the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs (DVCAA) August 5, 2025, Senate Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe addresses the congregation on 30th July 2025 in the Main Hall. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in collaboration with Texas Children’s Global Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation–Uganda, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Uganda, and Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Fellowship (PHO) Program 16 Fellows Award ceremony 30th July 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere University College of Health Sciences marks Centenary with expansion of Super-Specialized healthcare Training

On 30th July 2025, Makerere University hit a milestone in specialized healthcare training as it proudly graduated 16 fellows from...
Some of the the students that attended the orientation session in the Davies Lecture Theater, on 5th August 2025. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) academic year 2025/2026 freshers orientation meeting, 5th August 2024, Davies Lecture Theater, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Some of the the students that attended the orientation session in the Davies Lecture Theater, on 5th August 2025. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) academic year 2025/2026 freshers orientation meeting, 5th August 2024, Davies Lecture Theater, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakCHS Orientation 2025: Students Advised to Set Goals and Keep Focused
Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in collaboration with Texas Children’s Global Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation–Uganda, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Uganda, and Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Fellowship (PHO) Program 16 Fellows Award ceremony 30th July 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in collaboration with Texas Children’s Global Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation–Uganda, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Uganda, and Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Fellowship (PHO) Program 16 Fellows Award ceremony 30th July 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Professor James M. Ntambi, a professor in the UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry. Photo: wisc.edu
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National Medical Director-AHF Uganda Cares, Dr. Lubanga Augustine hands over condom dispensers and condoms to the 91st Vice Guild President-H.E. Kadondi Gracious as officials witness on 30th July 2025. Makerere University and the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Uganda Cares meeting to collaborate on HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for the University’s student population, 30th July 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Left to Right: Mr. Evarist Bainomugisha, Mr. Deus Tayari Mujuni, Mr. Simon Kizito, Prof. Damalie Nakanjako, Prof. Bruce Kirenga, Dr. David Patrick Kateete (Rear), Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, Dr. Richard Idro (Rear), Mr. Patrick Akonyet and Prof. Annettee Nakimuli at the handover ceremony on 2nd December 2024. Handover of Principal Office by Prof. Damalie Nakanjako to Assoc. Prof. Bruce Kirenga, 2nd December 2024, College Boardroom, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University, New Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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An illustration of students from Nabisunsa Girls’ School during a memorable tour of the School of Public Health at Makerere University on June 12, 2025. Ugandan Study Flags Girls and Senior Students as a Mental Health High-Risk Group. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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An elevated shot of the School of Biomedical Sciences Building, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University. Kampala Uganda, East Africa
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Left to Right: Prof. Gorretti Nassanga, Dr. John Baptist Imokola, Ms. Harriet Sebaana, Dr. Wilson Kaija, Dr. Aisha Nakiwala, Dr. Charlotte Ntulume and other colleagues lay a wreath on Dr. Brian Semujju's casket in St. Francis Chapel on 5th August 2025. Funeral service in honour of Dr. Brian Semujju-Senior Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Communication, School of Languages Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), 5th August 2025, St. Francis Chapel, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Dr. Brian Semujju: A Bright Burning Torch Extinguished

The Makerere University fraternity is mourning the loss of a dedicated and hardworking academic, Dr. Brian Semujju. At the time...
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Diploma in Performing Arts Admission List 2025/26
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Some of the PhD Students in the audience. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) 2025 Graduate Symposium, Day 2, 20th June 2025, Main Hall, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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CHUSS Graduate Symposium Showcases Research and Fosters Collaboration
The heads of the Department of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (centre) with participants from the first cohort of the Health Communication short course at Makerere University. June 5, 2025. Intensive one-month course on Health Communication, first cohort June 5 to July 24, 2025, jointly offered by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH)’s Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (CHBS) and the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), School of Languages, Literature, and Communication (SLLC), co-designed in 2024 with support from the Rockefeller Foundation through Amref Health Africa, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakSPH, DJC Launch Short Course on Health Communication
At exhibition site on 16th May 2025. L-R: Amb. Mauro Massoni, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Prof. Cecilia Pennacini, Prof. Alessandro Gusman, Prof. Dominic Dipio (2nd R) and other officials. Makerere University, in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Italian Embassy in Kampala, marked four decades of academic and cultural partnership with a landmark photographic exhibition titled "Connecting Cultures: The Italian Ethnological Mission in the Great Lakes Region" 16th May 2025, Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Marks 40 Years of Cultural and Academic Cooperation with the Italian Ethnographic Mission
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Advert: Application for Additional Undergraduate Programmes 2025/26
The Okot p'Bitek Pavilion, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) engulfed in greenery. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Applications: MISR Interdisciplinary MPhil/PhD Programme 2026
The MP, Dr. Cindy Magara, Prof. Helen N. Nkabala, Dr. Eve Nabukya and Dr. Levis Mugumya flash Tuko Pamoja symbol in a group photo. Department of Literature, School of Languages, Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) screening of Tuko Pamoja, a documentary by Dr. Cindy Magara, Nyati Motion Pictures, 13th May 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Screens Tuko Pamoja, Scholars Call for Creative Arts to Be Recognized as Research Output
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Some of the Cattle on the farm located in a residential area in Sentema. Regional research initiative “Building Capacity for Innovation and Advancement of Climate Smart Agriculture in East and Southern Africa” (CICSA-E&SA) visited to Mr. Mugisha Jonan, urban farmer and environmentalist in Sentema Wakiso District, adoption of innovative practices redefining the feasibility of farming in densely populated urban settings through the Nutrient Recycling Innovation, CoVAB, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
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Makerere Scientists Document Climate-Smart Innovation in Sentema, Applaud Farmer’s Odor-Control Breakthrough

A team of scientists under the regional research initiative “Building Capacity for Innovation and Advancement of Climate Smart Agriculture in East...
Stakeholders pose for a group photo after unveiling CoVAB's pioneering taught PhD program in Livestock Development and Planning on 14th August 2025. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) officially launches pioneering taught PhD program in Livestock Development and Planning, marking a significant leap forward in agricultural education and research in Uganda, 14th August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa. Stakeholders pose for a group photo after unveiling CoVAB's pioneering taught PhD program in Livestock Development and Planning on 14th August 2025. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) officially launches pioneering taught PhD program in Livestock Development and Planning, marking a significant leap forward in agricultural education and research in Uganda, 14th August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa.
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CoVAB Unveils Taught PhD in Livestock Development and Planning
(R-L) VC Makerere University Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, GALVmed's Dr. Johnson Ouma, CoVAB Principal Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine, CEBIGH's Dr. Enoch Matovu, Dean SBLS, Dr. Claire M. Mugasa, Dean SVAR Prof. Robert Tweyongyere at the commissioning of the RTC Lab at CoVAB on Friday, 1st August 2025. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, officially inaugurates newly upgraded Research Centre for Tropical Diseases and Vector Control (RTC) Lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Monitoring of Ticks and Acaricide Resistance in Uganda (MoTAR) project, with support from the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), 1st August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. (R-L) VC Makerere University Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, GALVmed's Dr. Johnson Ouma, CoVAB Principal Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine, CEBIGH's Dr. Enoch Matovu, Dean SBLS, Dr. Claire M. Mugasa, Dean SVAR Prof. Robert Tweyongyere at the commissioning of the RTC Lab at CoVAB on Friday, 1st August 2025. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, officially inaugurates newly upgraded Research Centre for Tropical Diseases and Vector Control (RTC) Lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Monitoring of Ticks and Acaricide Resistance in Uganda (MoTAR) project, with support from the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), 1st August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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The newly refurbished CoVAB-based Research Centre for Tropical Diseases and Vector Control (RTC) Commissioned
Director Prof. Julius Kikooma flanked by Prof. Christopher Mugimu in a group photo with doctoral students.
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Makerere University Repositions Doctoral Training to Build Africa-Centered Scholarship
Professor James M. Ntambi, a professor in the UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry. Photo: wisc.edu
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Some of the stakeholders in a group photo after the dissemination workshop. Dissemination by EfD-Mak Centre at Makerere University of study “Differences in COVID-19 Effects on Food Security and Adaptive Strategies among the Urban Poor: Experiences from Uganda and Tanzania”, conducted between 2022 and 2023 in collaboration with EfD Tanzania, Tick Hotel Kawempe Division, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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COVID-19 Deepened Food Insecurity Among Uganda’s Urban Poor, With Women Hit Hardest, EfD Study Finds
The PI, Dr Patience Tugume at the research dissemination workshop in Namutumba District on 23rd July 2025. Researchers led by Dr Patience Tugume, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology, and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) documented 174 medicinal plant species under project “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Conservation of Commonly Traded Medicinal Plants in a Climate-Changing Environment in Eastern Uganda,” funded by Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (MakRIF), research dissemination workshop, 23rd July 2025, Namutumba District, Uganda East Africa.
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Makerere Researchers Call for Urgent Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Eastern Uganda
Participants pose for a group photo during the dissemination of 7-1-7 research, which illustrates how this framework has strengthened Uganda’s outbreak response. Photo: Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Implementing the 7-1-7 target to improve epidemic preparedness and response in Uganda
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Prof. Nawangwe launches MakGAP initiative to strengthen research: Rallies universities and researchers to liberate Africa
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