Strengthening Implementation and Behavioural Social Sciences in HIV research Local healthcare providers see the impact of HIV/AIDS, its associated comorbidities and stigma across different age spectrums daily. As research into the development of an HIV cure continues to advance globally, the field has expanded to include implementation science and behavioral social sciences research. We know […]
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 November 2023 Newsletter View on METS
The Genomics, Molecular, and Immunology Laboratories (GMI Labs), operating under the auspices of the Makerere University Biomedical Research Center (MakBRC), have achieved another significant milestone in their journey of diagnostic excellence. The labs, renowned for their pivotal role in infectious and non-infectious disease research, have received official approval from the Director General Health Services at […]
Welcome to this exclusive interview with Prof. Peter Waiswa, lead expert from the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health. Dr. Victoria Nakibuuka from St. Francis Nsambya Hospital, and Dr. Jesca Nsungwa from Ministry of Health Uganda. In this video, they discuss a groundbreaking innovation in Uganda’s healthcare landscape: the country’s […]
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 October 2023 Newsletter View on METS
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 September 2023 Newsletter View on METS
By Judith Grace Amoit KAMPALA– Newborn experts stress the need to intensify efforts aimed at saving newborns around the time of birth, according to recent developments in Uganda’s healthcare landscape. Results from the newly released Uganda Demographic Health Survey 2022 show that neonatal mortality has slightly reduced from 27/1000 live birth over the last decade […]
The Department of Medical Biochemistry has state-of-the-art equipment that can help in analyzing a range of Biochemical Parameters. MakBRC (https://brc.mak.ac.ug/) supports our Laboratory management while the Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) is supported by the Laboratory Consortium (https://labconsortium.com). The Department of Biochemistry, through the Makerere Biomedical Research Center (Mak-BRC), The Uganda National Health Laboratory and […]
By Proscovia Nabatte Makerere University under its Artificial Intelligence Lab has received a grant funding worth US$1,500,000 from Google to support its Ocular project that is undertaking research on usage of Artificial Intelligence to enhance the diagnosis process of Malaria, Tuberculosis and Cervical Cancer in Uganda. This grant is in addition to what Makerere University […]
By Judith Grace Amoit We are thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration between the Digital Health Payment Initiative and Research (DHPI-R) project and the World Health Organization’s Africa Regional Office (WHO AFRO). Together, we are developing a comprehensive global research agenda focused on digital payments for campaign health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The […]