The Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Symposium was convened in Kampala, Uganda on March 04, 2023 hosted and organized by Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a member of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) NCD Center of Excellence (COE) that is hosted by University of Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of this Symposium was to provide a […]
By Juliet Aweko The burden of Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and associated outbreaks remain a major threat to populations across Africa. Over 30 million children below the age of five are affected by VPDs and more than half a million of these die every year – representing 58% of the global VPD related deaths. Immunization is […]
Stakeholders pledged to work together to address the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Uganda and beyond. The pledge was made at the NCDs Symposium held on Saturday 4th March 2023 and hosted by Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), as a member of the Alliance of Research Universities in Africa (ARUA) NCD […]
Henry Zakumumpa (Cohort Four Fellow, Makerere University) was appointed Technical Lead for a $ 2.2 million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project seeks to establish an Africa-wide HIV Control Working Group (HCWG) tasked with developing strategies for the sustainability of HIV epidemic control in Africa. The HCWG will have representation […]
People worldwide are living longer. Today most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population. The World Health Organization estimates that the world will have 1.4 billion old persons by 2030. Older […]
Institution: Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) Project Title: Development of a Risk Management Framework at the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa Ltd. Expression of Interest Number: CTCA/EOI/ 2022-002 Background on CTCA The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) was established in July 2011 following a recommendation of the stakeholder meeting that […]
Announcement Dear researchers, health workers, policy makers, students and members of the Makerere University as well as the public/civil society, On behalf of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, I take this opportunity to invite and welcome you to the 16th Joint Annual Scientific Health (JASH) Conference 2022, scheduled to take place for 3 […]
Most of the antibiotics used to manage diseases in humans and livestock end up in the environment. Antibiotics (ATBs), Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARB), and Antibiotic Resistance (ARGs) have spread in almost all habitats globally. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recognize the problem […]
Makerere University (College of Health Sciences) and a number of Norwegian Research Institutions, together with the WHO, are collaborating on a research project (mHEALTH-INNOVATE) that will explore healthcare workers’ informal use of mobile phones. As part of the project, we are working with HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health discussion forum. In April […]
The World Health Organisation Regional Experts Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for Covid-19 Response on Monday 7th March 2022 visited the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio Security (CoVAB) to take stock of the developments in clinical trials and other efforts in the development of drugs and vaccines to address COVID 19. The […]