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The 2023 Summer School organized by the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) in collaboration with Mississippi State University (MSU) has come to an end with participants making presentations on Thursday 22nd June 2023 at the College. The collaboration between the two universities, Makerere’s CoVAB and the College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU has been in...

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We thank all staff and students of Makerere University School of Health Sciences (MakSHS) for a job well done in the year 2022. Special thanks to the Heads of Department and units, programme coordinators and students’ leadership in the departments for successfully navigating our school through the congestion of post-lockdown catch-up in academic calendar and for the teamwork exhibited in 2022.

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Theme: Climate Change Knowledge Brokering Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C in 2011-2020. Between the years 2031-2060, temperatures are projected to rise by 1.5°C to 3 °C in contrast to the average temperature between 1981-2010. Global greenhouse gas emissions have continued...

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The College of Health Sciences (CHS) organized a Quality Assurance (QA) training on Monday 19th June 2023. The purpose of this training was to promote a Quality Assurance culture in the College of Health Sciences, and create awareness on quality assurance mechanisms and practices among the Staff. Among the facilitators were Dr. Cyprian Misinde (Director, Quality Assurance), who presented about the...

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The College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) is the main ICT training, research and consultancy Centre in Makerere University and the region. The College runs a Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CiPSD), through which the College addresses various industrial challenges, like skills development, incubation of new ideas and nurturing of new technology-based...

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Spermacoce princeae (K. Schum) has been used in the treatment of bacterial skin infections in Uganda. Pharmacological studies revealed that extracts of S. princeae exhibited antibacterial, antioxidant, and sun protection potential. This study aimed at isolating and identifying pure compounds from the extracts based on comprehensive analytical characterization by multiple analytical techniques.

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Makerere University has launched a Solar-powered Cooker developed by researchers from the Department of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) in collaboration with Intellsys (U) Ltd. the MakSol Cooker was officially unveiled and launched on 14th June 2023 by the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Hon. Dr.

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Lake Victoria is a trans-boundary natural resource, underpinning the economies and livelihoods of the population within the wider catchment area of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. The most significant part of the Lake, 51%, is in Tanzania, occupying 35,088 Km. Uganda has 43% of the Lake, while Kenya has 6%. The lake acts as a source of fresh water, fishing, a waste repository and...

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MUCHAP, the Makerere University Centre for Health and Population Research, is dedicated to improving the well-being of the Ugandan population through the generation and dissemination of high-quality demographic, health, and socio-economic information. With a focus on the Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (IMHDSS), MUCHAP has been actively engaged in monitoring births, deaths...

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The Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre (JNLC) Presidential Lecture Series (PLS) is an annual event that brings together prominent speakers, great leaders and thinkers to Makerere University to engage in thought-provoking conversations with stakeholders particularly students and the youth. Held from 6th to 8th June, the 2023 edition of the PLS was graced by Her Excellency Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang...

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By Balam Ankunda In a bid to address the low death registration rates in Uganda, the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has joined forces with the Makerere University Center for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP) to scale up death registration in Iganga and Mayuge districts. This strategic partnership that aims to significantly increase death registration within the...

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Makerere @100

Makerere @ 100

Makerere@100

Vice Chancellor Call to action

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