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From Dormancy to Discovery: IDI Breathes Life into Makerere’s Research Support Centre

From Dormancy to Discovery: IDI Breathes Life into Makerere’s Research Support Centre For ten long years, the second floor of Makerere University’s Research Support Centre

Medi Ssekitya December 9, 2025

Health Systems Strengthening

Makerere Launches Sewankambo Program to Strengthen Africa’s Health Security

Makerere Launches Sewankambo Program to Strengthen Africa’s Health Security KAMPALA, Uganda — Makerere University’s Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) has launched the Professor Sewankambo Training Programme

Medi Ssekitya December 9, 2025

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Makerere Launches Kalangala’s First Clinical Research Centre

Makerere Launches Kalangala’s First Clinical Research Centre Kalangala, an idyllic archipelago often romanticised for its sunsets, today witnessed a historic leap in healthcare. Makerere University

Medi Ssekitya November 20, 2025

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Empowering Health through Hand Hygiene: A Commemoration of World Hand Hygiene Day in Uganda

Rebecca Nakitandwe September 29, 2025

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ACE-Uganda and Google DeepMind partner to enable AI-powered scientific research

ACE-Uganda and Google DeepMind partner to enable AI-powered scientific research At the African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data-Intensive Sciences (ACE-Uganda), our core mission

Medi Ssekitya September 25, 2025

Health Systems Strengthening

A New Lease on Life: Christine’s Triumph Over Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

For nearly a year, Christine Nalukwago, a 24-year-old resident of Nsangi, Wakiso district wrestled with a persistent cough and chest pains, symptoms misdiagnosed and treated

Rebecca Nakitandwe November 27, 2024

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