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Four MakSPH Faculty inducted as Prestigious UNAS Fellows
Four Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) faculty have been inducted for the 2024 Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) fellowship, a preeminent nation’s most respected scientific bodies....
Public Health in Uganda | #MakSPHat70 Legacy Magazine
As we celebrate 70 years of excellence at the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), we are proud to present the MakSPH@70 Legacy Magazine—a definitive document that highlights...
HIV, Human Rights, and the Law: Judicial Officers in Northern Uganda Forge a New Path for Key Populations
In Uganda’s persistent efforts to end the HIV scourge, the legal system stands at a pivotal crossroads—either as a powerful catalyst for change or a significant obstacle to progress....
MakSPH holds a stakeholders’ workshop on social determinants of malaria
On August 29, 2024, the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), in partnership with the Open University in the UK, hosted a workshop focused on understanding the social...
New MakSPH Initiative Targets Climate Migration Impacts on Uganda’s Urban Youth
By Okeya John On October 24, 2024, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) launched the Cities of Youth Project at Hotel Africana in Kampala, bringing together policymakers, academics, development partners, and...
MakSPH Unveils New HIV Survey on Female Sex Workers in Uganda
By Okeya John Under the Crane Survey project, which is a collaborative initiative by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MoH), and the U.S....
Core Functions
Health Training
Our approach to teaching is hands-on to ensure acquisition of competencies that are relevant to the market and to deliver services to the various communities.
Research
Our research projects have grown from 40 just under a decade ago to 114 as at the end of the 2016/2017 academic year.
Service Delivery
We participate in disease outbreak investigations, disaster management and implementation research in health facilities and communities across Uganda and Africa.
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Masters in Health Informatics (MHI)
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) jointly with the College of Computing and Information Sciences -Makerere (CoCIS) most especially the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) are offering a Masters degree in Health Informatics (MHI) as a fulltime program. The program is designed for individuals who desire to be trained to identify constraints in health information flow and design innovative automated systems to solve them in the shortest time possible to aide timely decision making
