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A team from METS carrying out data quality assessment in Mityana District. Photo credit: MakSPH-METS

MakSPH-METS Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer -NTLP

The Makerere University School of Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (MakSPH-METS) Program is a five-year (2020-2025) CDC-funded Cooperative Agreement. The MakSPH-METS program emerged out...

Representatives from IDI, Mildmay Uganda and Wakiso District Leadership that took part in the handover of equipment to support EMR-POC on 13th September 2021.

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IDI Supports Wakiso’s Point of Care Electronic Medical Records

The Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Kampala Region HIV Project handed over equipment worth UGX 460,000,000 to the Wakiso District Leadership to support Point of...

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.

Health3 years ago

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...

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

Health3 years ago

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...

CDC Uganda Country Director-Dr. Lisa Nelson (2nd L), Executive Director IDI-Dr. Andrew Kambugu (2nd R), Amuru RDC-Mr. Augustine Modo (4th R), Amuru DHO-Dr. Odong Patrick Olwedo (L) and other officials during the IDI/CDC Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Project Official Launch in May 2021, Amuru District.

Health4 years ago

IDI/CDC Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Project Officially Commences Activities in Amuru District

By Nakitandwe Rebecca Melisa Population Movement Across Border (POPCAB) assessments indicate that border districts in Uganda are at a higher risk of exposure to infectious diseases...

IDI Staff with Medical Laboratory Technologists from the West Nile Region, April 2021.

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IDI-Supported West Nile Labs Receive SANAS Accreditation

Two Hospital Laboratories in the West Nile Region districts of Adjumani and Koboko that are being supported by the Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) West...

Village Health Teams from Adropi sub-County take part in the training organised by IDI with funding from CDC at Openzinzi HCIII, April 2021.

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IDI Trains Adjumani & Moyo Village Health Teams in iCCM

With funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) organized a training program for Village Health...

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.

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CDC trains disease detectives to reduce health threats to Ugandans

CDC partners with the Ministry of Health and Makerere University School of Public Health to train disease detectives to prevent, detect, and respond to public health...

IDI Executive Director-Dr. Andrew Kambugu (C) hands over the vehicles to officials from Baylor Uganda (L) earlier this week at the IDI-McKinnell Knowledge Centre, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Health4 years ago

IDI hands over 5 Vehicles to Baylor Uganda

As part of the transition of PEPFAR implementing partner roles for the Albertine region, the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Kambugu handed over...

L-R: Dr. Zikulah Namukwaya-IDI hands over the donation to Commissioners, Mr. Fred Ngabirano and Ms. Angella Nakafeero from MGLSD on 27th October 2020, Uganda Child Healthline, Kireka Uganda. Photo credit: IDI/Kazibwe Abubaker

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IDI Equips GBV Helpline Facility at the Uganda Child Healthline

By Nakitandwe Rebecca Melisa On 27th October 2020, Dr. Zikulah Namukwaya; the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) Advisor, on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)...