UPHIA Survey Teams Receive Cultural Salute in Kotido
KOTIDO—The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) survey has ended in Kotido District, Karamoja region, w...
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Prof. Serwadda Urges Shift from Transactional to Equitable Research Partnerships
On August 20, 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) convened a timely workshop on Strengthening Equ...
Mak and UNICEF Uganda Sign MoU to Strengthen Child Rights through Research, Training, and Innovation
Makerere University (Mak) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding t...
Building Uganda’s Frontline Defence Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is no longer a distant threat in Uganda, it is already altering how healthcare is deliver...
Uganda’s Mpox Outbreak Exposed Gaps & Gains in Epidemic Response
On 24 July 2024, Uganda confirmed its first two Mpox cases in Kasese District, Western Uganda. The Ministry of Health de...
Makerere Opens Systems Thinking Hub to Tackle Complex Challenges
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...
