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5 Days to Go | ACT-PREP Official Project LaunchHow can Africa strengthen its capacity to conduct high-quality clinical r...
23/09/2026

5 Days to Go | ACT-PREP Official Project Launch

How can Africa strengthen its capacity to conduct high-quality clinical research and rapidly generate the evidence needed during epidemics and public health emergencies?

In five days, Makerere University School of Public Health will host the official launch of ACT-PREP: Advancing Clinical Trials and Epidemic Preparedness Research Capacity in Africa.

ACT-PREP is a five-year initiative funded by the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, bringing together institutions from eight African and three European countries to strengthen clinical research and epidemic preparedness capacity across the continent. The consortium is led by Makerere University School of Public Health.

Under the theme “ Science at the Speed of Epidemics ,” the launch will bring together governments, academia, regulatory institutions, research organisations, development partners and other stakeholders to introduce the project and its expected contribution to research, epidemic preparedness, and response in Africa.

📅 Monday, 28 September 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM–1:00 PM EAT
📍 School of Public Health Auditorium, Makerere University Main Campus

Webinar Invitation | From National Dashboards to District ActionHow can routine health data better inform decisions at d...
23/09/2026

Webinar Invitation | From National Dashboards to District Action

How can routine health data better inform decisions at district and facility levels?

Makerere University School of Public Health, in partnership with The Global Fund, invites you to the fourth session of the MakSPH–Global Fund Webinar & Community of Practice series.

The discussion will draw on experiences from Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, focusing on how routine health data is being used at the subnational level and what can strengthen its use in everyday decision-making.

Theme: From National Dashboards to District Action: Strengthening Subnational Data Use for Planning, Supervision and Service Delivery

📅 Thursday, 1 October 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM–1:00 PM EAT
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/SubnationalDataUse

Health information professionals, policymakers, programme managers, district and facility health teams, researchers and partners working with health data are encouraged to join.

Meet Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, the moderator for the oncoming Science Café 2026.Drawing on her extensive experience in p...
19/09/2026

Meet Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, the moderator for the oncoming Science Café 2026.

Drawing on her extensive experience in public health leadership and research, Professor Wanyenze will guide an engaging conversation on how evidence generated in Africa is reshaping our understanding of disease, immunity and prevention.

Join scientists, researchers, students, policymakers and health professionals as we explore African evidence that is challenging established thinking and informing the future of health.

Book your slot here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/icci1rahTyiHpmw1JQgSVw

MakSPH Newsletter | January–June 2026 EditionWhat will it take for Uganda's health financing to match the scale of its a...
11/09/2026

MakSPH Newsletter | January–June 2026 Edition

What will it take for Uganda's health financing to match the scale of its ambitions? How does a nation ensure that the systems it builds are ones the government can fully own, sustain, and grow? And who are the leaders being shaped today to carry this work into the future?

The inaugural issue of the Makerere University School of Public Health newsletter follows these questions through six months of research, partnership, and institutional growth. Inside: MakSPH's role in the national dialogue on sustainable health financing; the milestone handover of 16 MakSPH-METS digital health systems, built over 15 years, to Ministry of Health stewardship; and the research and academic investment shaping the School's next phase of growth.

The edition also covers Vice-Chancellor's Research Excellence Awards for MakSPH faculty, a new CARTA doctoral cohort, progress on the School's new building, fresh leadership in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, expanding partnerships in malaria, environmental health, and maternal care, and MakSPH students stepping into leadership across Makerere's 92nd Guild Government.

Read the full newsletter here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zN_MYflxDxhA6WCkNzrtZ7YIRQhNeS0k/view?usp=sharing

OPM, MakSPH and MoH Discuss Evidence to Strengthen Health Service DeliveryThe Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) hosted ...
11/09/2026

OPM, MakSPH and MoH Discuss Evidence to Strengthen Health Service Delivery

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) hosted an engagement at which Makerere University School of Public Health presented findings from the Rapid Assessment of the State of Service Delivery in Uganda’s Health Sector. Commissioned in 2025 by OPM, the assessment was conducted with technical support from MakSPH through its Impact Evaluation for Evidence-Based Decisions (IEED) project.

The engagement was led by Ms Jane Kyarisiima Mwesiga, Deputy Head of Public Service in charge of Performance Management and Service Delivery. The MakSPH delegation was led by Dean Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze and Prof. Frederick Makumbi. The Ministry of Health- Uganda team was led by Dr Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary, and Dr Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services, with other government institutions represented.

The assessment examined access to care, service quality, and the health-system factors shaping delivery. The evidence shared at the meeting points to integrated reforms that strengthen governance, equip and resource districts, expand and retain the health workforce, and equitably improve the availability of essential services.

Job Opportunities | Kisoboka II StudyMakerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), in partnership with San Diego...
11/09/2026

Job Opportunities | Kisoboka II Study

Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), in partnership with San Diego State University and the Makerere University Walter Reed Program, invites applications for two field-based positions under Kisoboka II, an NIH-funded study examining hazardous alcohol use and treatment as prevention among men living with HIV in fishing communities.

The study operates in Nakasongola, Buikwe, Mukono, Kayunga, and Buvuma districts.

Research Assistants - 3 positions

Support participant recruitment, informed consent, interviews, blood-sample collection, and follow-up data collection. Applicants require phlebotomy training, at least two years’ research-assistant experience, and fluency in Luganda and English.

View details and apply: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/careers/?view_job=21258

Intervention Facilitators - 4 positions

Deliver study intervention sessions, support participant retention, and ensure protocol-compliant and ethical implementation. Applicants require relevant qualifications or practical intervention-facilitation experience, counselling skills, and fluency in Luganda and English.

View details and apply: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/careers/?view_job=21255

Application deadline: Thursday, 24 September 2026.

Webinar Invitation | Designed to Break: Evidence Systems and the Politics Nobody Puts in the LogframeMakerere University...
10/09/2026

Webinar Invitation | Designed to Break: Evidence Systems and the Politics Nobody Puts in the Logframe

Makerere University School of Public Health, through the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, invites you to a webinar on “Designed to Break: Evidence Systems and the Politics Nobody Puts in the Logframe.”

The session will examine how power, incentives, and political interests shape evidence systems, often beyond what conventional logframes capture. It will explore how practitioners can engage these realities to strengthen the design, use, and sustainability of evidence in policy and programmes.

Presenter: Ms. Clare Ashaba, Evidence and Learning Expert
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Suzanne Kiwanuka, School of Public Health, Makerere University

Policymakers, programme managers, researchers, students, and practitioners working in evidence use, health systems, and development programming are encouraged to attend.

Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Time: 3:30–5:00 p.m. EAT
Platform: Zoom
Register to join: https://tinyurl.com/3hspez7f

MakSPH-CTRIAD Newsletter Highlights Progress in Drowning Prevention and Road SafetyMakSPH’s Center for Prevention of Tra...
08/09/2026

MakSPH-CTRIAD Newsletter Highlights Progress in Drowning Prevention and Road Safety

MakSPH’s Center for Prevention of Trauma, Injury and Disability (CTRIAD) released its January-June 2026 newsletter, highlighting progress in injury prevention research, capacity building and policy engagement.

The edition captures the Centre’s work to strengthen drowning prevention and road safety through partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit; support to Village Health Teams in Mayuge and Ntungamo to improve community reporting of drowning incidents through eCHIS; and training for 30 journalists from more than 10 media houses in the Albertine region on accurate, evidence-informed road-safety reporting.

It also features research dissemination, stakeholder engagement, and the people advancing CTRIAD’s mission for safer communities.

Read the full newsletter: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/news-details/?news_id=21245

Opportunity: Scientific WriterThe African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), in partnership with Makerere University S...
08/09/2026

Opportunity: Scientific Writer

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), in partnership with Makerere University School of Public Health, invites applications from qualified Ugandans for a Scientific Writer position based at MakSPH.

The successful candidate will support scientific writing and publication, manuscript reviews, research documentation, resource mobilisation, and capacity building for the Uganda Field Epidemiology Programme.

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Laboratory Sciences or Nursing, and a Master of Public Health with FETP training and at least three years’ experience since graduation. They should also have at least five publications, including two as first author, and experience teaching and supervising master’s students.

For the full advert and application details, visit: https://sph.mak.ac.ug/careers/?view_job=21242

Deadline: Friday, 18 September 2026, 5:30 p.m. EAT.

The New Vision Feature | How Climate Change Is Fuelling Youth MigrationWeekend Vision's 5–6 September 2026 edition repor...
07/09/2026

The New Vision Feature | How Climate Change Is Fuelling Youth Migration

Weekend Vision's 5–6 September 2026 edition reports on how climate shocks are pushing young Ugandans from rural communities into secondary cities, exposing them to disrupted livelihoods, health risks and strained services, drawing on findings from MakSPH's Cities of Youth project.

Running 2024–2028 with DANIDA support, Cities of Youth brings together Makerere University, the University of Southern Denmark and Tufts University to study climate-driven migration in Mbale and Mbarara, Uganda's leading destination cities for climate-displaced youth. Dr Rawlance Ndejjo leads the Uganda study as Principal Investigator, with Prof. Sarah Ssali as Co-Investigator.

The project generates evidence on how climate migration affects young people's livelihoods, health and wellbeing, and on host cities' capacity to respond, to inform policies that protect migrants and support receiving communities.

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