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Dr. Kiwanuka Noah, an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, the Head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department tipping researchers on COVID-19 safety tips during a training of Resident Enumerators…

Dr David Musoke (c) speaking to colleagues at MakSPH in 2019. File Photo Written by Joseph Odoi As the Ministry of Health plans to introduce new Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in…

The School of Public Health Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee (HDREC) would like to inform you that with effect from 1st October 2020 we will be transitioning to the National Research…

Written by Joseph Odoi Over the past 2 years, Makerere University’s SPICES Project has been conducting 8-day modular training on CVD prevention to the health facilities and communities in the…

Public health experts have asked government to urgently address challenges of both human and financial resources to support the regulatory inspection of private drug shops in Uganda. The experts…

Researchers have called for more capacity in delivery care in Uganda. This is after a study found more women were traveling far for childbirth, bypassing the nearest health facilities. The latest…

By Communications team Public Health specialists have urged government to utilize its well-established decentralized systems to support intervention causes such as food relief distribution. The…

Are you a Professor, Lecturer, Research Associate, Non-academic staff or Student at Makerere University and its affiliates who has implemented a solution that has made healthcare more accessible,…

As countries maintain or adjust public health measures, legislation, and economic policies to reduce new HIV infections and thus achieve the ambitious UNAIDS goals of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030, there…

Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) has been collecting high-quality actionable data since 2013 on a range of sectors, including family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, water and…

By Joseph Odoi The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) has commenced data collection for maternal, newborn and child data in Uganda. Studies have previously shown that some of the…

By Davidson Ndyabahika Researchers at the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) have called for innovative strategies to reverse the trends of the growing cases of cardiovascular…