COVID19

Did you know coronavirus can be contracted through poor toilet hygiene? Well, it’s time to begin to be careful with how we dispose of human waste and how we maintain the hygiene thereafter. While we…

By Nathan Okiror, MPH student, MakSPH Since the beginning of the year 2020, the commonest word being cited on nearly all media channels and platforms across the globe is Corona Virus, probably…

Joseph KB MatovuAccording to the Johns Hopkins tracking dashboard, there were 1,348,628 confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases with 74,856 deaths as at 10:45am on April 7, 2020. The…

Dr John Bosco DdamuliraBy Dr John Bosco Ddamulira With the current lockdown, places like gyms and other fitness facilities are not operating, leaving limited options for physical exercise. People…

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30. Subsequently, Uganda declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national…

Dr Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho I want to applaud his Excellency the President of Uganda and the Ministry of Health (MoH) for the measures that they have taken to control the spread of the new corona…

By Dr Esther Buregyeya, MakSPH Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda, the Ministry of Health gave out a list of control measures including regular hand washing. There have been a number of…

As of March 25, the number of COVID19 cases had risen to 14 in Uganda less than a week since the first case was identified on March 20 as the viral infection continues to wreak havoc around the world…

How to Wash your Hands Dr David Musoke from the Makerere University School of Public Health shows the proper way to wash our hands Downloadable Resources Please refer to the attached resources…

The Dean, MakSPH -Prof,Rhoda Wanyenze , The Director, AFENET-Mr.Simon Antara,  Dr.Lisa Nelson, the US Centres For Disease Control(CDC) Country Director and  Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, the World…