Championing Training for Field Epidemiologists in Uganda: 12 Graduate from PHFP
12 Field Epidemiologists have graduated under the Makerere University Public Health Fellowship Program. This is after the fellows completed their two…
Karolinska Institutet, Makerere University enter new phase of closer Collaboration with Centre for Sustainable Health
KI’s President, Ole Petter Ottersen, and Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor at Makerere University, signed an agreement to establish the Centre of…
Our Work towards Adolescent Girls, Young Women & HIV/AIDS Risk
The year 2020 marked a climax of implementation of the Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) project, a three-year program led by The AIDS Support…
After Dedicated Service, Maxie Walusimbi is saying goodbye, and Staff are saying thanks
After a lifetime of dedicated service to MakSPH, Maxensia Walusimbi, popularly known as Maxie announced she would join retirement from the university…
Address the Drivers of Non-Compliance to COVID-19 Guidelines, Researchers Urge Government
Photo: Local leaders, implementing partners, study team and government officials pose for a group photo after the REFLECT Study dissemination within…
COVID-19: Handwashing adherence drop by 93 Percent in Kampala Hotspots
As Uganda continues to fight tirelessly to control the spread of COVID-19, results from a field-based survey in Kampala’s informal settlements have…
Enhancing the capacity of Community Health Workers on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Wakiso District
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have not only become increasingly common in developed countries but in developing countries as well. Over time,…
Makerere Scientists Embark on Study to Establish Impact of Social Norms on Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is among the leading causes of mortality and ill-health worldwide, accounting for over one million deaths. In Uganda…