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water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)

COURSE OVERVIEW

The demand for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services has increased significantly in recent years, particularly among local governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and the private sector. As a result, many people have been employed to meet this need. However, most of them lack specialized training and skills in implementing WASH activities. It is against this background that Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) developed a practical course tailored to meet the gaps in knowledge and skills among such cadres with limited training in WASH. The short course aims to equip practicing individuals with appropriate attitudes, adequate skills, and scientific knowledge for handling and managing duties and technical procedures in WASH. Competence areas of the course include WASH promotion, disease prevention and control, management and administration of WASH services in the community, research, and training.

The course is intended to strengthen the capacity of practicing workers to successfully identify and manage WASH opportunities and problems by facilitating the acquisition of adequate knowledge and development of skills and attitudes through understanding and use of the 6 essential services of WASH. These are to:

1. Monitor WASH status to identify and solve community environmental health problems

2. Diagnose and investigate WASH problems and health hazards in the community

3. Inform, educate, and empower people about WASH issues

4. Mobilize community partnerships and actions to identify and solve WASH problems

5. Evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based WASH services

6. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to WASH problems.

The course is an 8-week programme of study. Participants will spend 3 weeks (full-time) at MakSPH, while 4 weeks will be spent at suitable workplaces/field sites. The final week of the course will be spent at MakSPH for the presentation of project/field work, final examination, and certificate awarding ceremony. This is a day programme and will run from 25th May to 17th July 2026.

  1. Practicing officers in the WASH sector, including those working in local government, NGOs or the private sector.
  2. Environmental Health workers who wish to broaden their knowledge and skills as a form of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to be better equipped to implement WASH activities.
  3. Entry requirements for admission to the course are Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent, with at least 1 year of working experience in WASH.

Course fees

Ugandans / East African Community

International

UGX 900,000

USD 500

  1. The application forms can be picked from the Course Administrator in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, located at New Mulago Hospital Complex, Room 3. Application forms can also be downloaded from our website:

https://sph.mak.ac.ug/academics/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash

  1. Once the forms have been filled and signed by the applicant, copies of relevant academic transcripts and certificates, together with a CV and recommendation letter from your employer, should be attached and submitted to the address below.
  2. Completed application forms can be sent by e-mail, air-mail, or hand-delivered.
  3. Label the subject line of the e-mail, cover note, or envelope with “CWASH 2026” or deliver applications directly to:

Mr. Francis Agaba

Makerere University School of Public Health

New Mulago Hospital Complex

Email: agabafrancis407@gmail.com

Tel: +256787201405 +256709685438

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