Makerere Unveils Hub to Advance Health Systems Thinking
In a world increasingly shaped by overlapping crises, from recurring climate shocks and health emergencies to economic d...
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 Heal...
Makerere Hailed for Its Leadership in Health Policy and Knowledge Systems
Dean Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze highlighted MakSPH’s deep policy engagement, with 80% of staff serving on national and global technical committees. She urged researchers in East African Universities to ensure their work leads to measurable impact: “The question is—what changed because of your evidence?”
Makerere rolls out RIMS to streamline graduate research monitoring
A smarter way to track scholarsJuly 1st, 2025 | Kampala — Makerere University is on a listening tour. The University’s D...
MakSPH, DJC Launch Short Course on Health Communication
The intensive one-month course, running for the first time from June 5 to July 24, 2025, is jointly offered by Makerere ...
MakSPH Supports Uganda’s Final Push to End HIV with Locally Led Surveillance
In a decisive step toward ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030, Uganda on Thursday, May 29, 2025, officially lau...
MakSPH Champions Leadership Boost for Wakiso Health Managers
On April 23, 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) convened district leaders, health mana...
UPHIA 2024–2025 Training Kicks Off as Uganda Moves to Locally-Led HIV Survey
Kampala, Uganda— On May 19, 2025, the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) hosted the kickoff training f...
Uganda’s National ID Delivers $1.35 for Every $1 Invested
KAMPALA – The National Digital ID (NID) has significantly transformed Stella Nakazibwe's role as a SACCO Administrator. ...
TB in Prisons Eight Times Higher Risk than General Population in Uganda, Study
L-R:Mr. Samuel Akena, Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons; Dr. Simon Kasasa, the Principal Investigator; Dr. Charles ...
Ugandan Study Suggests Simpler Diabetes Test Could Save Money, Improve Screening
Young man using digital glucometer at home Diabetes control
Kampala, Uganda— A new study published in BMC Health Servic...
Why WASH is Crucial in Uganda’s Fight Against AMR
In Uganda’s informal settlements, where access to safe water and sanitation remains a daily struggle, a group of young p...
