neonatal

The Department of Mathematics at Makerere University recently hosted a three-day workshop aimed at enhancing the contribution of mathematics to sustainable development, with a particular focus on strengthening academia-industry collaboration and advancing regional integration. Held at the Senate Building, the workshop brought together academics, researchers, and industry practitioners from Uganda and across the East African […]

A major milestone in Uganda’s efforts to reduce newborn mortality was marked on June 17, 2026, when Makerere University College of Health Sciences graduated the first cohort of fellows from the Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Fellowship Programme. The pioneering cohort of five specialists completed the two-year sub-specialty fellowship designed to equip pediatricians with advanced competencies […]

The ward is never quiet during labour. Even at night, there are cries, some sharp with pain, others muted by exhaustion. Monitors beep. Midwives move quickly between beds. In the moments just before birth, everything narrows to breath, pressure, and time. It was in places like this, years ago, that Phillip Wanduru first learned how […]

By Joseph Odoi Every newborn deserves the best start to life. Yet, in Uganda, the burden of newborn morbidity and mortality remains high. The newborn mortality rate stands at 22 deaths per 1000 live births (UDHS 2022). According to most recent UN annual estimates, Uganda records 62,000 deaths around the time of birth. Of these, […]

By Joseph Odoi In a significant stride towards improving maternal healthcare outcomes, a recent study conducted by researchers has shown that an integrated intervention consisting of peer support, mobile phone messaging, and provision of mama kits at the household level is successful in increasing the proportion of facility-based births. This groundbreaking research comes at a […]