Tag: cancer

Professor Dr. Thiha AUNG during his interview with the Public Relations Office on 7th October 2026. Public Relations Office interview with Professor Dr. Thiha AUNG, German oncology reconstruction specialist, surgeon, trainer at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology (THD), and researcher on cancer from the Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT), Germany. 7th October 2026, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Makerere-Mulago Host Oncology Specialist – Professor Dr. Thiha AUNG

Through a European Union (EU) funded initiative, Makerere University and Mulago Hospital are hosting a German oncology reconstruction specialist Professor Dr. Thiha AUNG. AUNG is a...

Part of the team at the Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Unit under the Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Health2 years ago

KeyScope Project Job Advert: Junior Research Fellow

Background Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Unit under the Department of Physiology is glad to advertise for positions under its new Project ‘KeyScope Project: The Key to...

Princess Zahra Aga Khan (Centre) flanked by her daughter Sarah Boyden (to her Left) and Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (to her Right) poses for a group photo with members of her delegation and Staff at the Main Building Entrance. Visit by Princess Zahra Aga Khan, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Trustee of the Aga Khan University (AKU) and eldest daughter of the Late Aga Khan IV, 20th February 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

General2 years ago

Princess Zahra Aga Khan Visits Mak, Tours Innovation Pod

On 20th January 2025, the blazing afternoon sun was temporarily obscured by cloud cover as a convoy complete with VVIP security detail quietly made its way...

Block A of the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Makerere University, with foliage in the foreground, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Computing & IS2 years ago

CoCIS Biannual Newsletter Jan-Jun 2024

The College of Computing and Information Sciences(CoCIS) is pleased to introduce to you the first biannual newsletter (January- June 2024). The issue highlights major achievements recorded...

Dr. Allen Kabagenyi, the Principal Investigator from the School of Statistics and Planning, CoBAMS, Makerere University.

Business & Management4 years ago

Cancer Patients Spend an Average of Shs 300,000 on a Single Visit at UCI

To access treatment and care services at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), patients spend on average 300,000 Uganda shillings on a single visit although some spend...

Dr. Aggrey S. Semeere, Physician and Researcher, Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University.

Health5 years ago

IDI Supporting Point of Care Diagnosis of Kaposi’s Sarcoma

In 2021, an estimated 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer and 10 million died. A cancer diagnosis has the potential to push families into poverty....