I hereby present to you the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) annual report for 2021. This report provides an overview of activities at MakCHS under our mandates of teaching and learning, research, and service delivery during 2021. The MakCHS continues to lead the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic through case management, research […]
The Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Quality Assurance and Gender Committee conducted monitoring and evaluation site visits to various departments and concluded their visit on 5th July 2022. The Departments visited were; Anatomy, Immunology and Molecular Biology, Orthopaedics, Health Planning and Economic Policy as well as Optometry. The School of Dentistry was also […]
This is an extremely exciting moment as we celebrate the Community and Public engagement in research-related activities discussed in this Newsletter. They were carried out by students from different schools in partnership with THRiVE researchers. THRiVE stands for “Training Health Researchers in Vocational Excellence”. The institutions in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom participating […]
Kampala -Uganda: Makerere University acting Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance & Administration, Prof. Tonny J. Oyana on Monday July 4th 2022 received Dr. William Sambisa from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in company of the Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze. Dr Sambisa, who is also the Program Officer […]
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 […]
On 17th June 2022, health experts met at Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) for a half-day symposium, ‘Makerere@100: Advancing Health Professions Education in Uganda’. Theaim of the symposium hosted by Health Professions Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) in collaboration with The African Center for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST) was ‘to take a […]
The Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Quality Assurance and Gender Committee (QAGC) has conducted site visits of various departments in the College to monitor their performance. Four sample departments were visited: Department of Anatomy, Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Department of Optometry and Department of Orthopedics on the 13th and 14th June […]
2021 was a year of mixed performance; due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown that affected working schedules. The uncertainty notwithstanding, the company remained resilient even during these turbulent times. Despite the fact that the company was registered in August 2020, we are happy to report that MakBRC played a big role in the […]
The Annual CEND Summer Institute is back this year with both online courses and in-person practical hands-on workshops. The workshop will be hosted by the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences (CHS) with faculty from the University Of California Berkeley, University Of California San Fransisco, and Makerere University and will run from […]
Makerere University‘s supreme governing body – the University Council has honored outgoing Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration) and former Dean, School of Public Health Professor William Bazeyo upon his retirement. “Council applauds his efforts and honors him with this certificate of exceptional service. Thank you very very much Professor William Bazeyo,” said Mrs. Lorna […]