The Health Professions Education Conference – 2023 themed, ‘Health Professions Education for Improved Health Outcomes’ was held on the 11th to 12th May 2023 with calls from stakeholders for competency-based education, quality assurance in training institutions, partnerships and enhanced supervision. The conference was organised by Health Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI-SHSSU) and the East African […]
Makerere University Hospital is pleased to announce a multi-million-dollar contract received from Wellcome Leap’s In Utero program to implement a project to reduce stillbirth. The project is expected to develop novel clinical tools for use in diagnosing and managing high-risk pregnancies and reducing the burden of stillbirths in Uganda, sub-Saharan Africa, and globally. The researchers […]
By Dr. Milton Wabyona In 2022, the “Ganda Boys” – a UK-based African fusion band embarked on a campaign to popularize the Buganda Kingdom anthem: “Ekitiibwa kya Buganda” across all the five continents of the world. This project involved several professional ensembles, armature choirs and orchestras in different countries performing the Buganda anthem in Luganda. […]
The Society aims to promote professional relevance and teamwork in fostering biology education and scholarship in Uganda Makerere University has mobilized resources to conduct research into the poor performance in Biology at UCE and UACE. This was revealed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, Prof. Umar Kakumba during the inception meeting […]
As part of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Korea-Uganda diplomatic relations, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Uganda is organizing the 2023 K-POP Festival in Uganda. K-POP stands for Korean Popular Music and this festival will include a K-POP singing or dancing contest open to both individuals and groups. There will […]
On 25th April 2023, Makerere University in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and MTN Uganda officially launched the Youth and Innovation Expo 2023. The Youth and Innovation Expo 2023 will be held under the theme, “Fostering Innovation for Uganda’s Transformational Development,” in an effort to showcase outstanding youth innovations and youth enterprises. […]
The Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program is a 5-year CDC-supported collaboration of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Health Information Systems Program (HISP Uganda). Highlights of the METS April 2023 Newsletter
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 […]
The Makerere University – Behavioral and Social Science Research (BSSR) in HIV Training Program, is a five-year project, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Fogarty International Center (FIC). The major goal is to strengthen Behavioral Social […]
By Ritah Namisango On Tuesday 2nd May 2023, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe hosted the Heads of Partner Organisations’ meeting to plan and formulate strategies for the upcoming 6th Edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference scheduled to take place mid-October 2023 at Makerere University. The Heads of partner organisations’ meeting including the French Embassy […]