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 […]
Makerere University and a consortium of partners led by the University of California San Diego have won a five-year global health study project worth US$38 Million. The project code-named “Agency for All” will research and promote the voices of low-and-middle-income people within their communities and within health development programming. The Project is intended to address […]
On Saturday 12th March 2022, the Medical School class of 1976 visited Makerere University their alma mater and an institution that laid the foundation for them to become successful professionals. The historic visit took place after 46 years (1976-2022) and comes at a time when Makerere University is celebrating 100 years of existence (1922-2022)! With […]
A new 5-year study has been announced to determine the link between social drivers and mental health among young women who live in the slums of Kampala in Uganda. Kennesaw State University (KSU) received the five-year $3.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has partnered with Makerere University to conduct this […]
Epilepsy is a common, chronic, non-communicable disease of the brain which can affect any individual irrespective of age, race, sexual, social or geographical boundaries, and contributes approximately 0.5% to the total global burden of disease. The majority of affected individuals (>80%) live in low resource settings such as is found in Uganda, with the poor […]
With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Makerere University School of Public Health, in the College of Health Sciences will conduct training to strengthen Research Administration Capacity for efficient management of NIH grant awards. Applications are invited from interested Research Administrators and Project Coordinators in Makerere University and NIH grant recipient Institutions […]
A team of students led by Ms. Anna Maria Gwokyalya – 4th year student of Medicine and Surgery at the College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), Makerere University won the award of ‘Student Innovation of the Year’ at the Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) held on the 12th November, 2021. Her innovation was a book “The […]