Motivated to beat the statistic that none of the Irarak-Iworoi clan and her entire family has ever gone to university and obtained a degree, Ms. Tabitha Audo is graduating from Makerere Universiy, top of her class with a 4.63 CGPA in Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences —BEHS. Ms. Audo is overjoyed about accomplishing a major […]
One of KI’s largest international collaborations is with Makerere University in Uganda. In time for Makerere’s 100th anniversary, the partnership is to manifest itself in a Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Health. A delegation from KI travelled in May to Uganda to cement the relationship. “The foundation of a virtual centre for sustainable health gives […]
Kampala, May 5, 2022—On May 4, more than 100 research and innovation stakeholders were hosted by the Swedish Ambassador to Uganda to mark the two-decade-long research partnership of the Karolinska Institute and Makerere University. The teams from Makerere University led Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, the Rector Benadir University Professor Mohamed Mohamud Bidey, and President, Karolinska Institute […]
The Makerere University-Behavioral and Social Science Research (BSSR) in HIV Training Program, is a five year project, funded by 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 Science scientific […]
Course Overview This course, well-suited for in-service laboratory personnel – assistants, technicians, and technologists – as well as laboratory directors that want to understand how to best support LQMS establishment and implementation, covers the interpretation of managerial and technical requirements of the standard and its implementation in medical laboratories.This course will help you to: Develop […]
With the support of the University Administration Support Program (UASP), Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health (MakSPH) and Dar-es-Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) are pleased to announce a training and mentorship opportunity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) interested in learning how to write successful grant applications. Eligible applicants are ECRs […]
The Department of Health Policy Planning and Management HPPM and the Centre for Health Policy and Systems Development (CHPSD) in the School of Public Health under the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University is offering a short course on health system research. Purpose: The purpose of the course is to enable participants, acquire core […]
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 […]
Through different communication channels like this newsletter, our website emails, social media, workshops, and progress review sessions, THRiVE has repeatedly notified her stakeholders regarding the imminent end of our DELTAS – 1 grant funding in July 2022. At all levels, we must avoid late and incomplete submissions of required documents from both the prime grantee […]
Supporting Health Professions Interprofessional Research and Education for AFREhealth Member Institutions, Using Funds from NIH Grant R25TW011217-3 Background: Starting 2018, The infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) at Makerere University received an NIH grant R25TW011217-3 to support the development of an African Forum for Research and Education (AFREhealth) whose secretariat was established at the Kwame Nkrumah University […]