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MakSPH, JHU Students Pair Up in Unique Mentorship Program
Every year the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) receives a group of about a dozen students from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) who are paired up with Mak students for a unique...
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IDI Statement on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
In December 2019, a Novel Coronavirus outbreak emerged in China. The virus is known as the 2019 n-CoV and it represents a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously known to infect humans....
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BD and Fleming Fund Collaboration to Help Combat Threat of AMR in Asia and...
Uganda has received three pioneering laboratory machines to speed up the process of testing and treating patients for bacterial infections as part of the Fleming Fund Country Grant, which is aimed at...
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World Health Summit, Kampala 2020
The dates for the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kampala are set for April 27th and 28th 2020 at the Speke Resort & Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort.Hosted by Makerere University, the 2020...
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Public Dialogue on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH)-Uganda, World Health Organisation (WHO)-Uganda, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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IDI Holds Lab Open Day
On Thursday 13th February, 2020. the Core Lab under the Laboratory Programme at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) in Mulago hosted a tour around its facilities in a bid to present its...
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IDI Awarded for Pharmacovigilance by NDA
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University has been commended for its passion, unconditional commitment and dedicated service towards pharmacovigilance by the National Drug Authority...
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The Evidence to Action Conference and Exhibition 2020
The African Union (AU) Member States in 2013 crafted an African driven vision, Agenda 2063: the Africa We Want, to define how the African continent should look in the next 50 years based on the pillars...
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IDI Voluntary Male Circumcision Training Covers Preparation for COVID-19
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Global Health Security Programme (GHSP) and Health Systems Strengthening E-AMAKA project organized a three-day Infection Prevention and Control training for 20...
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IDI Hands Over PoE Equipment Worth UGX510M for Infection Control
With support from Resolve To Save Lives, the Executive Director of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Dr. Andrew Kambugu today, Friday 13th March, 2020 handed over equipment worth UGX310Million...
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Making Workplaces Ready for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) has designed and organized a 1-Hour Training/Sensitization on preparing the workplace for...
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Call For Applications: Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course
The Makerere University College of Health Sciences within its Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) is organizing a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course on Thursday 23rd - Friday 24th April, 2020. This GCP course...
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Call for Applications: Public Health in Complex Emergencies Short Course
The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications for a one-week training programme in Public Health in Complex Emergencies (PHCE) that will take place from 2nd to 7th November, 2020.The...
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Short course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) 2020
The seventh intake for the short course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at Makerere University School of Public Health scheduled to run from 25th May to 17th July 2020 is now open.
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Uganda’s Preparedness to Prevent, Detect and Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Friday 13th March, 2020, the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) hosted panelists from the Ministry of Health (MoH)-Uganda, World Health Organisation (WHO)-Uganda, Centers for...
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Every Ugandan has a Role to Play in Preventing Coronavirus-Ministry of Health
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the world, reaching more than 150 countries in just over two months, infecting more than 100,000. From national lockdowns in Italy and China...
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MakSPH and Partners Promote Infection Prevention and Control Practices among...
In recent years, there has been an increase in hospital and community acquired infections globally. Scientists all over the world have continued to emphasize the importance of hand hygiene as one of...
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MakSPH Virtual Seminar: Contextualising the COVID-19 Lockdown for Uganda
The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) will be running a series of weekly virtual seminars on topical COVID issues.This week’s topic: Contextualising the COVID-19 Lockdown for...
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IDI Hands Over PoE Equipment Worth UGX510M for Infection Control
With support from Resolve To Save Lives, the Executive Director of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Dr. Andrew Kambugu today, Friday 13th March, 2020 handed over equipment worth UGX310Million...
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Making Workplaces Ready for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) has designed and organized a 1-Hour Training/Sensitization on preparing the workplace for...
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