It is with great pleasure that I present to you the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) annual report for the year 2022. This report provides only a snapshot of activities at MakCHS, as we went about executing our mandates of teaching and learning, research, and service delivery throughout 2022. The MakCHS continues to […]
The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists for Government sponsored students for the Academic Year 2023/2024. The Office has also released Cut Off Points for Government Admissions. Below are lists of candidates admitted to the respective courses tenable at Makerere University and Makerere University Business School: Update 18th July 2023 Here below is a supplementary list after mopping up […]
A team from the Directorate of Graduate Research and Training (DGRT) led by the Director, Prof. Edward Bbaale on 4th May 2023 visited the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) to collect views that will enable the Directorate to undertake comprehensive policy reviews relating to graduate research and training as the university moves towards […]
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
Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) national strategic workshop was convened at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, 25th -26th April 2023. It was aimed at making a contribution towards the One health approach in Uganda through promoting COHESA activities to further strengthen One Health approach in Uganda from low to high-level stakeholders; […]
The Rockefeller Foundation, an American private philanthropy, donated US$100,000, which Makerere University will use towards the construction of a new School of Public Health (MakSPH) building in celebration of the University’s centenary this year. Following a visit by The Rockefeller Foundation team and a tour of the MakSPH construction site located at Makerere University Main Campus, Mr. William Asiko, […]
The Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC), School of Law (SoL), Makerere University launched its report analysing transparency and accountability concerns over the management and oversight of Covid19 funds in Uganda; the report is a result of a one-year research initiative by the centre. Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Uganda was […]
Following his delivery of the keynote address at the first-ever Symposium on National Transformation held on 30th March 2023, Makerere University on Monday 3rd April 2023 once again hosted Professor Vincent Anigbogu for an in-depth presentation to Top Management. Held in the Council Room, Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility, the interaction was graced by the […]
In the face of new technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is a call for universities to be more relevant to local needs while also taking into consideration the global needs. Teaching and learning has over the years evolved from being teacher centered to one that is learner centered. With the onset of COVID 19, […]
To access treatment and care services at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), patients spend on average 300,000 Uganda shillings on a single visit although some spend to as high as 800,000 (Figure 1). This was revealed by a study done by Makerere University in collaboration with the Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Research Administration (SICRA) and […]