The DR TB Nurse is responsible for providing holistic nursing care to patients through assessment, treatment, health education, and follow-up coordination. This role ensures efficient patient flow, infection control, and accurate documentation while working collaboratively within the healthcare team. The nurse also offers HIV counseling and testing services, manages nursing supplies, and supports overall facility operations to promote quality patient care.
A certificate in nursing. A diploma in nursing is added advantage.
Demonstrated capacity in building and maintaining productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders
The DR TB Nurse is responsible for providing holistic nursing care to patients through assessment, treatment, health education, and follow-up coordination. This role ensures efficient patient flow, infection control, and accurate documentation while working collaboratively within the healthcare team. The nurse also offers HIV counseling and testing services, manages nursing supplies, and supports overall facility operations to promote quality patient care.
The Facilities Assistant is a member of the Site Services & Security Management Team within the Operations Unit of the Finance and Administration Department. The position is responsible for supporting the effective management of facilities by maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety, and functionality across the organization's premises. The Facilities Assistant ensures that all assigned areas provide a safe, clean, and conducive environment for staff, visitors, and stakeholders while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, standard operating procedures, health and safety requirements, and environmental standards
Job Description 1: Postdoctoral Fellow in Epidemic Intelligence (Professor Sewankambo Global Health Security Training Program in Africa)
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and recently graduated Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in epidemics intelligence to join our global health security program. The successful candidate will apply advanced scientific approaches to address critical challenges in emerging infectious disease outbreaks, neglected tropical diseases, vaccinology, and/or virology. This role combines cutting-edge science, innovation with practical contributions to program delivery, business development, and scientific documentation in the global health domain.
Job Description: Graduate Fellow in Health Security
Position Overview
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University, invites applications from outstanding final-year and recently graduated postgraduate health professionals to join Cohort II of the Professor Sewankambo Global Health Security Training Programme.
The Professor Sewankambo Programme is a multidisciplinary leadership and experiential learning initiative established to strengthen Africa's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging public health threats. The programme provides structured mentorship, practical training, operational research opportunities, and hands-on participation in national and regional Global Health Security initiatives.
Following the successful launch of Cohort I, which comprises PhD scholars undertaking advanced Global Health Security research, the programme is expanding to include Graduate Fellows who will undertake intensive placements within IDI's Global Health Security Programme.
Successful fellows will work alongside multidisciplinary teams supporting Uganda's health security agenda while contributing to preparedness, surveillance, research, outbreak response, and scientific innovation.
Programme Objectives
The Graduate training aims to: