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Two new studies by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) reveal a troubling pattern at the centre of Uganda’s escalating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis, a public health challenge where disease-causing bacteria and other germs stop responding to known medicines meant to kill them, making common infections harder or more expensive to treat. […]

We are happy to share this exciting PhD studentship opportunity through the NTU-Makerere University partnership under the theme Health Innovation. Starting in 2025, this project will focus on One Health drivers of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in rural Ugandan communities. The research will combine microbiological and public health approaches to explore the prevalence, transmission, and contributing […]

Dr. David Musoke, a distinguished Senior Lecturer at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), has been elected President of the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) for the term 2026 to 2028. This announcement was made at the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Perth, Australia. Dr. Musoke will officially take over the […]