Makerere University College of Health Sciences School of Medicine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine received funding from US National Institutes of Health – Fogarty International Center to carry out a study on “Development and evaluation of an information management and communication system for population-wide point of-care infant sickle cell disease screening (SIMCS-Trial)”. The program […]
Stakeholders in the Rabies Elimination project in Uganda (eRabies) have intensified efforts aimed at the use of electronic Rabies Surveillance using a One Health approach in the efforts towards elimination of rabies in Uganda. A two-day workshop was convened at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Makerere University from 28th-29th August […]
By Agnes Namaganda The Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health in the US has awarded Dr Anthony Batte with a 500,000 USD grant. This career development award for emerging global leaders is called a K43 NIH award. Dr. Batte is a young prolific researcher as well as a Paediatric Nephrologist, and a […]
MUCHAP, the Makerere University Centre for Health and Population Research, is dedicated to improving the well-being of the Ugandan population through the generation and dissemination of high-quality demographic, health, and socio-economic information. With a focus on the Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (IMHDSS), MUCHAP has been actively engaged in monitoring births, deaths, and migrations […]
By Jacinta Nakaye Worms, skin infections (mange) and Nagana (trypanosomiasis) are some of the most common livestock diseases in Butebo district. This amplifies the need by dairy farmers to actively participate in animal health programs. This was showcased from 8th June to 11th June, 2022, when the African Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and […]