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Kampala, 11 November 2025 —Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Joint Medical Stores (JMS) have launched a project to boost Uganda’s health supply chain. Backed by the Gates Foundation, it aims to improve emergency deliveries and use data to ensure lasting resilience. The intervention began on Thursday, 6 […]

The 19th Joint Annual Scientific Health Conference (JASH) and Inaugural National Annual Communicable and Non-Communicable Conference (NACNDC) held at Speke Resort Munyonyo ended on Friday 7th November, 2025 with the 23rd Matthew Lukwiya Memorial Lecture and a Kampala Declaration Statement. The joint conference that began on 3rd November, 2025 themed, ‘Unified Action Against Communicable and […]

The 19th edition of the Joint Annual Scientific Health Conference (JASH) jointly held with the Inaugural National Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Conference (NACNDC) was officially opened by Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, Minister for Health on 5th November 2025. The Minister called for renewed commitment to prevention, innovation, and partnership if Uganda is to end […]

STOCKHOLM — Makerere University and Karolinska Institutet (KI-Mak) marked 25 years of collaboration on Oct. 15, 2025, with a hybrid forum on research equity, highlighting lessons for universities striving toward fair and sustainable global partnerships. The event, part of the Global Conversations on Sustainable Health, explored the theme, “Exploring Power Dynamics & Equity in Partnerships.” […]

In July this year, I joined a study tour to Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s West Nile region under the RISK-WASH Project, led by Dr. Richard Mugambe. Established in 2017 in what is now Terego District, Imvepi is one of several settlements created to host people fleeing conflict in neighbouring South Sudan. Now home to […]

Kampala, Uganda – Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have launched a two-year collaborative project to transform health informatics education and practice in Uganda, positioning the country as a regional leader in digital health. Unveiled earlier this month at MakSPH and supported by the Estonian Centre for […]

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) […]

KAMPALA, Uganda —Supporting districts to adopt digital payments can significantly improve the efficiency of mass vaccination campaigns in Uganda, even if the gains do not directly translate into higher worker motivation, a new study by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) researchers has found. Published on September 10, 2025, in BMJ Global Health, the […]

By Joseph Odoi Globally, Breast cancer remains a serious health challenge, with the World Health Organization (2022) reporting over 2.3 million new cases annually and nearly 670,000 deaths. In Uganda, breast cancer is one of the leading cancers among women, yet the majority of patients are diagnosed at late stages due to delays in accessing […]

By Joseph Odoi In a significant step toward revolutionizing mosquito surveillance in Uganda, Dr. Peter Waiswa, Associate Professor of Health Policy Planning and Management at the School of Public Health, Makerere University has revealed that a new AI-driven mosquito surveillance project is set to be rolled out to strengthen vector monitoring efforts across 22 districts in […]