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Rev. Scovia Kumakech (Right), University Leadership, Family and Friends join in song during Prof. Livingstone Luboobi's emotional send-off on 18th July 2025. Funeral service in honour of Professor Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi, 18th July 2025, St. Francis Chapel, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Rev. Scovia Kumakech (Right), University Leadership, Family and Friends join in song during Prof. Livingstone Luboobi's emotional send-off on 18th July 2025. Funeral service in honour of Professor Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi, 18th July 2025, St. Francis Chapel, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Simplicity, Service & Scholarship: Hallmarks of Professor Livingstone Luboobi’s Legacy

On Wednesday 16th July 2025, Makerere University lost one of its most cherished sons, Professor Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi. Described as...
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The Late Professor Livingstone Serwadda Luboobi, Vice Chancellor Emeritus (2004 - 2009). Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. The Late Professor Livingstone Serwadda Luboobi, Vice Chancellor Emeritus (2004 - 2009). Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Celebrating the Life of Prof. Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi
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Strengthening Grants Management Through Institutional Collaboration and Capacity Building

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Officials from Makerere and ITC pose for a group photo after the MoU signing. Makerere University signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Training College (ITC) to be implemented through the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) aimed at enhancing professional training, research, and industry engagement in the fields of actuarial science and insurance, 6th May 2025, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak, ITC sign MoU to Strengthen Actuarial Science & Insurance Education

Makerere University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Training College (ITC) aimed at enhancing professional training,...
Front Row: Assoc. Prof. Robert Wamala (4th R) who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Mak Team Lead-Prof. John Tabuti (5th R), Head GAMSU, Prof. Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamuusza (2nd R), HSRW Team Lead-Ms. Nele Vahrenhorst (Rear: 7th R) and other officials at the kick off workshop on 16th November 2023 at Makerere University. Strengthening Education and Research Capacity for Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resources Use Project Kick Off Workshop, 16th November 2023, Senate Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Stakeholders to work with Academia to strengthen Education & Research in Biodiversity Conservation
The Principal Prof. Tonny Oyana (Standing) addresses participants attending the training on Accountability Protocols held on 23rd November 2023 at CoCIS. Accountability Protocols Training, 23rd November 2023, Conference Room, Level 4, Block A, CoCIS, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Project PIs & Accountants Urged to follow Budget Controls, Approval Structures & Policies
Dr. Ackim Mwape from the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases-GRA (Right) with alumni representatives from various countries during the launch of the GRA-RUFORUM Alumni Network in Africa on 1st November 2023 at a side-event of the 19th RUFORUM AGM. 19th RUFORUM AGM, Theme: “Transforming Higher Education to Sustainably Feed and Create Prosperity for Africa”, 28th October-2nd November 2023 “Accelerating and Scaling-Up Africa’s Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Actions: Experiences and Lessons” side-event 1st November 2023 at Palais de Congrès, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Africa.
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RUFORUM 19th AGM Urges Africa to Take the Lead on Climate Action
UN Diplomats, Ambassadors, Makerere University and the Makorale Choir pose for a group photo. Anthems of the World Concert, 31st October 2023, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Anthems of the World Concert for the United Nations Day, 2023, in Uganda
SCP Anne Tusiime, the UPF Deputy Director Human Resource Development (3rd Left), Project PI-Dr. Badru Musisi (4th Right), SCP Fred Enanga, the UPF Spokesperson (Right), SCP Kafeero Moses Kabugo (Left) with members of the Research Team and Officers at the UPF Headquarters in Naguru. Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) “Promoting community policing by integrating soft skills in Uganda Police training" program engagement, November 2023, Uganda Police Force Headquarters, Naguru, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
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Police approves new compulsory soft skills training course
Participants in a group photo after the opening ceremony on 17th November 2023 at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel. Makerere EfD Stakeholders Meeting, Transitioning from Biomass to Clean Energy Sources, 17th November 2023, Kampala Sheraton Hotel, Uganda, East Africa.
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EfD Uganda Stakeholders Propose Sustainable use of Biomass

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Makerere University Fees Waiver for 40 First Year Female Students 2025/2026
An older photo of the Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda as seen from across the Freedom Square. Date taken: 22nd October 2012.
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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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A newborn baby in an incubator in Neonatal Care Unit. Makerere University School of Public Health, Baylor Foundation Uganda, Adara Development Uganda, Nsambya Hospital, and the Ministry of Health with funding from ELMA Philanthropies national health systems strengthening initiative the Uganda Newborn Programme (UNP) launched 2022. Program uses regional approach to improve newborn care in three regions of Uganda namely Kampala, North Central and Western regions. Achievements 2025. Kampala, East Africa.
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Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Partnerships for Stronger Knowledge Systems in Africa (KNOSA) East Africa Learning Forum, held July 9–10, 2025, hosted by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) with support from the WHO Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Hailed for Its Leadership in Health Policy and Knowledge Systems
Left to Right: NCBA Bank CEO-Mr. Mark Muyobo, MakEF Board Chairperson-Dr. Maggie Kigozi and the Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe hold the dummy cheque unveiling the UGX 1.45 billion sponsorship for the Makerere Marathon for the next five years. Makerere University Endowment Fund (MakEF)’s flagship initiative – the Makerere University Marathon unveiling of NCBA Bank Uganda as Platinum Sponsor with UGX 1.45 Billion over five years, 9th July 2025, Kampala, East Africa.
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Mak Marathon Unveils NCBA as Platinum Sponsor

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Makerere University Fees Waiver for 40 First Year Female Students 2025/2026
Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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The Director, Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (Centre black cap) poses with some of the PhD Graduands from CHS, CoNAS and the School of Law during the First Session of Makerere University's 72nd Graduation Ceremony on 23rd May 2022. The Director, Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (Centre black cap) poses with some of the PhD Graduands from CHS, CoNAS and the School of Law during the First Session of Makerere University's 72nd Graduation Ceremony on 23rd May 2022.
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Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (5th L) with Right to Left: Prof. Marlene Rebori, Prof. Margaret Khaitsa, Dr. Euzobia Mugisha Baine, Assoc. Prof. Robert Wamala, Dr. Naomi Lumutenga, Dr. Soraya Beukes, Assoc. Prof. Julius Kikooma, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli and Ms. Doreen Tazwaire during the courtesy call on 8th July 2025. Higher Education Resource Services–East Africa (HERS-EA) delegation courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor ahead of the HERS-EA Eighth Academy, 8th July 2025, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (5th L) with Right to Left: Prof. Marlene Rebori, Prof. Margaret Khaitsa, Dr. Euzobia Mugisha Baine, Assoc. Prof. Robert Wamala, Dr. Naomi Lumutenga, Dr. Soraya Beukes, Assoc. Prof. Julius Kikooma, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli and Ms. Doreen Tazwaire during the courtesy call on 8th July 2025. Higher Education Resource Services–East Africa (HERS-EA) delegation courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor ahead of the HERS-EA Eighth Academy, 8th July 2025, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) flanked by Dr. Maggie Kigozi (R) and Mr. Mark Muyobo (L) on 9th July 2025 at Makerere University. Makerere University Endowment Fund (MakEF)’s flagship initiative – the Makerere University Marathon unveiling of NCBA Bank Uganda as Platinum Sponsor with UGX 1.45 Billion over five years, 9th July 2025, Kampala, East Africa. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) flanked by Dr. Maggie Kigozi (R) and Mr. Mark Muyobo (L) on 9th July 2025 at Makerere University. Makerere University Endowment Fund (MakEF)’s flagship initiative – the Makerere University Marathon unveiling of NCBA Bank Uganda as Platinum Sponsor with UGX 1.45 Billion over five years, 9th July 2025, Kampala, East Africa.
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NCBA Commits UGX 1.45 Billion to Makerere Marathon, Pledges Five-Year Support for Inclusive Education
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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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Ugandan Study Flags Girls and Senior Students as a Mental Health High-Risk Group

Based on research led by Max Bobholz and colleagues from Makerere University in Uganda, Essentia Institute of Rural Health, and...
An elevated shot of the School of Biomedical Sciences Building, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University. Kampala Uganda, East Africa 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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Call for Applications: Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Course
A newborn baby in an incubator in Neonatal Care Unit. Makerere University School of Public Health, Baylor Foundation Uganda, Adara Development Uganda, Nsambya Hospital, and the Ministry of Health with funding from ELMA Philanthropies national health systems strengthening initiative the Uganda Newborn Programme (UNP) launched 2022. Program uses regional approach to improve newborn care in three regions of Uganda namely Kampala, North Central and Western regions. Achievements 2025. Kampala, East Africa. A newborn baby in an incubator in Neonatal Care Unit. Makerere University School of Public Health, Baylor Foundation Uganda, Adara Development Uganda, Nsambya Hospital, and the Ministry of Health with funding from ELMA Philanthropies national health systems strengthening initiative the Uganda Newborn Programme (UNP) launched 2022. Program uses regional approach to improve newborn care in three regions of Uganda namely Kampala, North Central and Western regions. Achievements 2025. Kampala, East Africa.
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Partnerships for Stronger Knowledge Systems in Africa (KNOSA) East Africa Learning Forum, held July 9–10, 2025, hosted by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) with support from the WHO Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Hailed for Its Leadership in Health Policy and Knowledge Systems
Call for Abstracts: Digital Health Africa 2025 Conference, 3-4 September 2025.
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Professor Julius Kikooma, Acting Director of Graduate Training addresses staff at the School of Public Health, Mulago complex. Directorate of Graduate Training (DGT) and Directorate for ICT Support (DICTS) introduction of a prototype Research Information Management System (RIMS) backed by the Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund (Mak-RIF), Lecture Room A, Makerere University School of Public Health, New Mulago Complex, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere rolls out RIMS to streamline graduate research monitoring
Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, Principal CHUSS represented the Vice Chancellor at the event. Science of Designing, Adaptation, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions 12-week course, Child Health and Development Centre (CHDC), College of Health Sciences (CHS) graduation presided over by The Iteso Cultural Leader, His Highness Emorimor Papa Paul Sande Emolot, 11th June 2025, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Emorimor Calls for Makerere to Upgrade Parenting Course
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
Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Abstracts: 2nd East African Symposium and Expo on Trauma, Injuries, and Emergency Care – 2025
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Diploma in Performing Arts Admission List 2025/26

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the admission list of candidates who passed the special entry examinations for...
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Special Exam Results -Diploma in Performing Arts 2025/26
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. 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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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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The Okot p'Bitek Pavilion, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) engulfed in greenery. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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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
Students stroll past the Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility-CTF (Left) and School of Social Sciences (Right) on the Makerere University Main Campus. Staircase, Walkway, Male, Female, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Directorate of Graduate Training concludes 9-day Phd Cross Cutting Training

By: Moses Lutaaya The Directorate of Graduate Training has completed a 9- day PhD crosscutting training course, inducting three groups...
A photo montage of Dr. Godwin Anywar at the project ‘Traditional medicine in Transition (TMT)’ at the Institute of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany (ISEB) and Botanical Garden, University of Zurich, Switzerland. 4th-12th June 2025. Photo: LinkedIn/Dr. Godwin Anywar A photo montage of Dr. Godwin Anywar at the project ‘Traditional medicine in Transition (TMT)’ at the Institute of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany (ISEB) and Botanical Garden, University of Zurich, Switzerland. 4th-12th June 2025. Photo: LinkedIn/Dr. Godwin Anywar
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CARTA Early Career Researchers in Action
Training of pre-service cadres in outbreak investigation. Photo: CARTA Training of pre-service cadres in outbreak investigation. Photo: CARTA
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Advancing Regional Health Priorities Through the CARTA Research Hubs
Mr. Timothy Mutungi, a certified Remote Sensing Drone Pilot, training the project team in drone operations. At Makerere, the project is coordinated by Dr Alex Nimusiima, third right. Nature-based Solutions for Tea (NbS4Tea) project at College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala, Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deployment of drones to improve environmental and agricultural data collection at Rwebitaba Tea Research Centre in Kyenjojo District, Uganda, East Africa, 19th June 2025.
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Directorate of Graduate Training Rolls out Research Management Information Sytems (RIMS)
(L_R) Dr. Dorothy Nampanzira, HOD LIR, Dr. Claire M. Mugasa, DEAN SBLS, Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine, Principal CoVAB, Assoc. Prof. James Acai Okwee, Deputy Principal CoVAB, and the host, Dr. Amulen Deborah Ruth, at the opening of the symposium on 5th June 2025, at Onomo Hotel in Kampala. Symposium exploring the role of insects in African farming systems convened by Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) 5th-6th June, 2025, Onomo Hotel, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak and MSU Host Landmark Symposium on Insects for Food, Feed, and Food Security in Africa
Dr. Aisha Nanyiti presenting about the project. EfD-Uganda Fellows Co-creation workshop with representatives from Government, CSO and the private sector to generate a context-relevant Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs)-led model for supporting the transition to low-carbon ag-tech by smallholder farmers, 25th April 2024, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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From risk to resilience: Increasing insurance uptake among farmers in rural Uganda
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Directorate of Graduate Equips Schools and Colleges with Training in Philosophy of Methods
A man reaches for the Uganda National ID from his wallet. New study, “Understanding the Benefits, Costs, and Challenges of the National Identification System in Uganda,” published in Digital Society, for every US$1 invested in the NID system, the return on investment is US$1.35, led by Roy William Mayega from Makerere University School of Public Health’s Resilient Africa Network (MakSPH-RAN), Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
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Uganda’s National ID Delivers $1.35 for Every $1 Invested
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