Makerere University School of Public Health

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Makerere University School of Public Health
Type Public
EstablishedJuly 1, 2007;18 years ago (2007-07-01)
Dean Professor Rhoda Wanyenze [1]
Location
Kampala
,
Uganda

00°20′15″N32°34′38″E / 0.33750°N 32.57722°E / 0.33750; 32.57722
Campus Urban
Website Homepage
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Location in Kampala

Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) is one of the schools that comprise the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. [2]

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Location

MUSPH is located on Mulago Hill, adjacent to the Mulago Hospital Complex, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi), by road, north of the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [3] The geographical coordinates of the school are 0°20'15.0"N, 32°34'38.0"E (Latitude:0.337500; Longitude:32.577222). [4]

As of August 2017, the school was preparing to break ground for a new five-storey headquarters building, to house innovation laboratories, auditoriums, tutorial rooms, demonstration rooms, as well as space for postgraduate students, doctoral students, post-doctoral trainees, research fellows and visiting scholars. A total of US$3 million was needed. [5] At that time, more than 3/4ths of the funds had been secured. [6]

History

The origins of MUSPH date back to 1957 when the Department of Preventive Medicine was established at Makerere University Medical School. In 1975, the department was elevated to the Makerere Institute of Public Health and moved to a new five-storey building of its own. The institute was elevated to a full-fledged School of Public Health and made a constituent school of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in 2007. [2]

Departments

As of August 2018, MUSPH had the following departments: [2]

Postgraduate programmes

MUSPH focuses more on graduate training than undergraduate. As of August 2018, the school offered the following graduate programmes. [7]

Short courses

As of August 2018, MUSPH offered the following short courses: [8]

  1. Short Course in Humanitarian and Disaster Resilience Leadership
  2. Short Course in Community Health and Behavioural Sciences #
  3. Short Courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  4. Short Course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.

Undergraduate courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered at MUSPH:

MUSPH offers instruction in the following undergraduate programs whose qualifications are awarded by other schools within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences:

Notable faculty

Former faculty

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Nantume, Gillian (30 March 2018). "To succeed, women need confidence". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 World Health Organization (23 August 2018). "Profile of Makerere University School of Public Health". Geneva: World Health Organization . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (23 August 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Makerere University School of Public Health, New Mulago Hill Road, Kampala, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Location of the Campus of Makerere University School of Public Health" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Makerere University School of Public Health. "Infrastructural Expansion of the Makerere University School of Public Health". Kampala: Makerere University School of Public Health. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Wamai, Mark (31 August 2017). "Thank you Prof. William Bazeyo for Diligently serving MakSPH!". Kampala: Makerere University . Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Makerere University School of Public Health (23 August 2018). "Courses offered at Makerere University School of Public Health". Kampala: Makerere University School of Public Health. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Makerere University School of Public Health (23 August 2018). "Short Courses Offered At Makerere University School of Public Health". Kampala: Makerere University School of Public Health. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Makerere University (24 August 2018). "Prospectus for Makerere University School of Public Health" (PDF). Kampala: Makerere University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Johns Hopkins University (23 August 2018). "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Our People in Uganda: David Serwadda, MBChB, MSc, MMed, MPH". Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Johns Hopkins University (23 August 2018). "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Our People in Uganda: Fred Wabwire-Mangen, MBChB, MPH, PhD". Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Centre For Tobacco Control in Africa (23 August 2018). "Professor William Bazeyo: Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health and Director Centre For Tobacco Control in Africa". Kampala: Centre For Tobacco Control in Africa. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Badagawa, Philimon (18 September 2017). "Prof. William Bazeyo Takes Over As Makerere University Deputy Vice Chancellor". Kampala: Campus Times Uganda. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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