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Every 4 July, the United States marks its independence. This year’s commemoration carries added significance as the country celebrates 250 years, offering partners across the world a moment to reflect on relationships built through shared purpose, investment and trust. For Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), that reflection leads to a long and productive […]
Applications from qualified candidates are invited for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics under the SUPPORT Project, a Global Health EDCTP3-funded initiative titled “Supporting the Next Generation of African Researchers on Preventing HIV Pediatric Mortality Through a Training Network.” The fellowship will be hosted at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, for a period of 24 months and […]
The Uganda Society for Health Scientists (USHS) invites researchers, academics, health professionals, students, policymakers, and development partners to submit abstracts for presentation at the 25th Annual Scientific Conference of the Uganda Society for Health Scientists (USHS), scheduled to take place from 6th–7th August 2026. Conference Theme “Human-Centered Health Systems in Uganda: Leveraging Finance, Innovation, and […]
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), through the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, in collaboration with the Global Health Institute at the University of Georgia, USA, is inviting applications for an intensive five-day short course on the Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Tuberculosis (TB) Research. Date: June […]
Uganda’s health system is entering a new phase—one where the biggest challenge is no longer building it, but sustaining it. External funding is tightening. Domestic resources are under pressure. Demand for care is rising faster than both. In this new reality, health is no longer just a social priority but a financing problem and a […]
Fifteen years after a sustained investment of over $100 million, Makerere University has transitioned Uganda’s digital health systems and assets to the Ministry of Health, marking a fundamental shift from externally supported interventions to full national ownership. On 31 March 2026, a handover ceremony at Uganda’s Ministry of Health marked the closing of one chapter […]
KAMPALA, 25 February 2026 — Higher education must move beyond awarding degrees to producing solutions for national and global crises, speakers said on Wednesday as Makerere University continued its 76th Graduation Ceremony, positioning universities as central actors in strengthening Africa’s public health capacity. Addressing graduands on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Freedom Square, national leaders […]
Kampala wakes early, but for some girls, the day begins already heavy. In Uganda, nearly three-quarters of the population is under 30, growing up happens fast, and often without protection. One in four Ugandan girls aged 15–19 has already begun childbearing, giving Uganda the highest teenage pregnancy rate in East Africa. Layered onto this is […]
In March 2020, Uganda slowed to a near standstill. Roads emptied. Clinics fell quiet. Fear moved faster than information. Many perceived COVID-19 as a virus to avoid. Others saw it as a barrier that stood between a mother and antenatal care, a child and routine immunization, and a patient and life-saving HIV medication. What followed […]
Program overview The Harnessing Health Data Science capacity to strengthen evidence-based interventions, policy and response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Uganda (H-DATA) is a training grant funded by the NIH through Fogarty International Center (Grant Number D43TW013056). This grant is a collaborative effort of multiple principal investigators from Makerere University, Uganda and University of California, […]