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...
New Study Identifies Optimal Waist Cut-Off for Metabolic Syndrome in Ugandan Women
New Study Identifies Optimal waist circumference cut-off point for detecting metabolic syndrome in Ugandan women of repr...
Makerere University Launches Social Innovation in Health Initiative Community of Practice
Kampala, 09 April 2025— Makerere University has officially launched the Social Innovation in Health Initiative Community...
MakSPH’s Wafula, Olum Shine at CUGH 2025 Global Health Awards
he award from Professor Judy Wasserheit from the University of Washington
The Sugar That Killed My Mother: A Generation Drowning in Cheap Drinks, Cigarettes and Lies
On October 15, 2021, the beep of a glucose monitor flatlined in our living room. My mother, Rebecca Nabiteeko (R.I.P.), ...
