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Health & Medical Access

Makerere University is committed to providing health support and resources to ensure the wellness of its community.

Location

Located just outside the main gate to the Makerere Hill Road and down off Muammar Gaddafi Road.

Services offered

Vaccinations/ immunizations, Sexual and Reproductive health services, HIV & AIDS counselling and testing, Health education, Dental services, Laboratory examinations, Radiological examinations, Minor surgery, Eye care services, A 24-hour ambulance service.

Medical Examinations

This is very important for the students because is a student happens to fall sick during his/her stay at the University, only medical reports from Makerere University Hospital will be accepted as authentic.

Students who fall ill during the academic year and have cause to believe that their illness is of such gravity that it might affect their performance in the subsequent examinations must at that maternal time of their illness furnish the relevant Principals/ Deans and the Academic Registrar’s offices with written reports of their illness from the Makerere University Hospital.

Medical reports which are secured after failure in examinations and without previous record of the illness referred to in the relevant College/School office and academic registrar’s office shall not be accepted as valid ground for review of the failure in examination of the student concerned.

All freshers are required to report to the Makerere University hospital for immunization and medical examinations on the days that will be arranged by the Director. A passport seized photograph will be required for this purpose and a registration fee of shs 50,000/=.

For more information, visit the official website of Makerere University Hospital.