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The Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre (JNLC) at Makerere University, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), opened a two-day Community Innovation Showcase and Alumni Workshop on 17th November 2025—an event dedicated to strengthening alumni-led community transformation across Uganda. Held under the theme “Empowering Alumni for Transformative Community Impact,” the workshop is part of […]
Professor Moses Kamya, Professor Nelson Sewankambo, Professor David Serwadda and Professor Moses Galukande, staff from the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) were recognised for their contribution to the health sector in Uganda and beyond. The recognition was at the 6th edition of the Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) held on 14th November 2025 […]
Mak-RIF funded research highlights disparities between science and arts teachers and their implications for Uganda’s education system. A collaborative study by Makerere University and the Ministry of Public Service has shed new light on how salary enhancement affects the performance of secondary school teachers in Uganda. The study, titled “Impact of Salary Enhancement on the Performance of Secondary School Teachers […]
By Ritah Namisango and Harriet Musinguzi On 12th November 2025, Makerere University officially handed over a newly constructed wall fence to Makerere College School. The real-life project was executed by technical students pursuing higher diploma courses in Civil Engineering and Architecture under the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB). The students are enrolled at […]
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 […]
November, 4th 2025: Makerere University through the College of Education and External Studies, has been offering the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) following the face-to-face delivery model. In addition, to the physically taught Postgraduate Diploma in Education, the College of Education and External Studies, embarked on a process of curriculum development, for the online delivery […]
In an increasingly interconnected world, the unseen links of global health risk are growing stronger. Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are on the rise, fueled by humanitarian crises, conflict, fragile health systems, weak surveillance, and the ceaseless movement of people and goods. The World Health Organization now processes more than 100,000 health signals each month, […]
On 5th November 2025, the Principal of the College of Education and External Studies, Professor Anthony Muwagga Mugagga, hosted an inception meeting to discuss the modalities of setting up a daycare facility anchored within the Early Childhood Care Education strategy and the Competence Based Education trends. Early Childhood Care and Development is the foundation of […]
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 […]