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Thirty public officers from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have successfully completed a two-week intensive training in Integrated Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis (IRCBA), culminating in the award of certificates at a closing ceremony held on 27th February 2026 at the Pearl on the Nile Hotel in Jinja. The training was jointly organized by the Public […]

Kampala, Uganda – 25 February 2026 A delegation from Botswana’s public investments sector on 25th February 2026 visited Makerere University’s Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence to benchmark its sustainable training model and draw lessons from Uganda’s well-established Public Investment Management (PIM) framework. The team, composed of specialists in public investments, is exploring ways to […]

By Wilber Tumutegyereize In a significant step toward strengthening fiscal governance and enhancing evidence-based decision-making, the Parliament of Uganda, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Makerere University, has launched a five-day intensive training programme on Integrated Macroeconomic Modelling. The training brings together staff of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) […]

During the First African Symposium on Natural Capital Accounting and Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling held on 12th and 13th February 2026 at Makerere University-Kampala, notable speakers and experts urged government ministries and universities to initiate institutionalized approaches and frameworks to mitigate the natural capital account threats in Africa. The discourse centred on the theme, Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomics: […]

Away from the bustle of the city, in the calm setting of Mbarara, over 30 public service economists have gathered with a shared purpose: to strengthen the skills that shape how public resources are invested and how national development priorities are realised. The two-week executive training on Economic Appraisal and Stakeholder Analysis, organised by the […]

Kampala, Uganda – December 19, 2025 — The Environment for Development (EfD) Uganda Centre at Makerere University has taken stock of its 2025 achievements and outlined its strategic direction for 2025–2029, with a strong focus on energy transition, climate change, and sustainable natural resource management. The reflections were shared during the Centre’s annual end-of-year celebration, […]

Makerere University on Wednesday hosted a high-level policy dialogue bringing together researchers from the Environment for Development (EfD-Mak) Centre, representatives from the Green Gas + Reforestation +Offset (GRO)  and  Bank of Uganda, to explore alternative financing mechanisms for climate action and sustainable development. The roundtable, held ahead of the Tumusiime-Mutebile Annual Public Lecture, focused on […]

The Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence (PIM CoE), Makerere University, has today, November 17, 2025, officially opened a two-week specialized training in Financial Appraisal and Risk Analysis for officials from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The training, fully funded by KCCA, is taking place in Jinja and aims to strengthen the institution’s internal […]

Over 35 public officials from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have commenced a two-week intensive training in Financial Appraisal and Risk Analysis in Mbarara. The training is organized by the Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence at Makerere University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), the National […]

By Joseph Odoi A motivated and satisfied health workforce is critical for the success of mass vaccination campaigns against diseases like polio. High-quality vaccination campaigns can interrupt disease transmission, especially during and after periods of disrupted health services, such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In sub-Saharan Africa, most vaccination campaign healthcare workers (VCHWs) […]