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By Dan Kajungu In many low- and middle-income countries, mortality data remains a critical gap in public health planning, often leaving a significant portion of the population “invisible” in official records. In Uganda, where national death registration completeness has historically hovered around a mere 20%, Makerere University Centre for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP) is […]
On a day when the world declares it can and must end malaria, new research from Eastern Uganda shows climate change is working against us and that the evidence to fight back exists right here at home Special Feature | World Malaria Day, 25 April 2026 By Health and Science Correspondent Today, 25 April 2026, […]
A joint study between Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and The Open University, UK, is investigating a possible link between maize cultivation and malaria risk in Uganda, as evidence increasingly points to livelihoods and everyday economic activities as key drivers of transmission of the disease. The research initiative was advanced during a stakeholders’ […]
Makerere’s School of Public Health (MakSPH) is expanding faster than it can house itself. It now hosts more than 1,000 students, runs programmes across multiple countries, and anchors a large share of the University’s research output. Yet parts of its operation still spill into rented space, costing over $113,000 a year, because the infrastructure has […]
*****The two-day training, hosted by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at Makerere University, was conducted under the auspices of the APPEAR Collaborative Research Project, ‘Clean and Prosperous Uganda – Fecal Sludge and Solid Waste Management for Improved Livelihoods (CPUg). The challenge of waste management in Uganda Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) and Solid […]
In Uganda, children arrive at health facilities every day with fever, cough, injuries or routine illnesses. What health workers rarely recognise is that some of these children are already living with alcohol or other substance use disorders, conditions that complicate diagnosis, delay treatment, and quietly undermine children’s health, development, and long-term wellbeing. This hidden reality […]
A new study by Dr. Linda Kyomuhendo Jovia, a medical doctor and graduate of the Master of Public Health programme at Makerere University School of Public Health, has found high levels of psychological distress among minibus taxi drivers operating in Kampala’s major taxi parks. In a cross-sectional survey of 422 drivers across Old, New, Kisenyi, […]
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—Three faculty members from Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) have been recognised at the Makerere University Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards 2026, highlighting the School’s expanding contribution to research leadership, scientific productivity, and policy-relevant scholarship across Africa. Associate Professor Peter Kyobe Waiswa, Associate Professor David Musoke, and Juliana Namutundu received honours during the University’s […]
In most health systems, attention turns to illness after it appears in clinics and hospitals. Environmental Health works earlier, often invisibly, by preventing disease before treatment becomes necessary. At Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), this preventive philosophy shapes the training of students learning to manage health risks at their source, through sanitation systems, […]