The Dean MakSPH, Prof Rhoda Wanyenze participates in the final day of screening for CVD risk factors organized by the Spices Uganda for MakSPH staff & students. Screening is an important first step for CVD prevention and control.
Makerere University School of Public Health in Uganda is one of the consortium partners of the SPICES Project implementing CVD prevention interventions.
On February 18, 2020, at least 100 MakSPH staff and students received comprehensive CVD risk factor screening and participated in a three-day educational seminar on CVD prevention. The staff received screening for Blood sugar, Blood Pressure, Waist and Hip ratio, BMI & their adherence to healthy lifestyles
Dr. Geofrey Musinguzi, the SPICES Project PI speaking at the training
Ms. Florence Tushemereirwe, a research fellow at MakSPH shares with the participants on the Do's and Don'ts for cardiovascular disease risk prevention as SPICES Project gave back to the MakSPH staff and students!
