Makerere University School of Public Health

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]

Makerere University School of Public Health
TypePublic
EstablishedJuly 1, 2007 (2007-07-01)
DeanProfessor Rhoda Wanyenze[1]
Location
Kampala
,
Uganda

00°20′15″N 32°34′38″E
CampusUrban
WebsiteHomepage
Location in Kampala

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 to 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 is 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]

  • Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences
  • Department of Disease Control and Occupational Health
  • Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care

Postgraduate programmes

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

  • Master of Public Health (Distance Education): A 3-year distance education masters programme tailor-made for busy working health professionals who cannot afford full-time in-class coursework
  • Master of Public Health: A full-time 2-year Masters course
  • Master of Science in Health Services Research
  • Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition
  • Master of Science in Public Health Disaster Management
  • Masters in Health Informatics
  • Masters in Biostatistics

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:

  • Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences: A three-year course[7]

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

Senior faculty

Some of the distinguish faculty members, at MUSPH include the following:

  1. Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, MBChB, MPH, PhD: Physician, infectious diseases specialist, associate professor of public health. Current dean of Makerere University School of Public Health since September 2017.[1]
  2. David Serwadda, MBChB, MSc, MMed, MPH: Physician, infectious diseases specialist, professor of public health. Former dean of the Makerere University School of Public Health.[10]
  3. Fred Wabwire-Mangen, MBChB, DTM&H, MPH, PhD: Physician, epidemiologist, professor of public health.[11]
  4. David Guwatudde, BStat, MSc, PhD: Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
  5. Christopher Garimoi Orach, MBChB, DPH, MMed, MPH, PhD: Professor of public health. Head of the Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health and the Deputy Dean of the school.
  6. Freddie Ssengooba, MD, MPH, PhD: Associate professor of public health. Head of the Department of Health Policy Planning and Management at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
  7. Nazarius Tumwesigye Mbona: Associate professor of public health. Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
  8. Lynn Atuyambe, MPH, PhD: Associate professor of public health
  9. Elizeus Rutebemberwa, MBChB, MPH, PhD: Associate professor of public health.

Former faculty
  • Professor William Bazeyo.[12] For a period of eight years, ending in September 2017, he served as the Dean of the School. Since 15 September 2017, Professor Bazeyo is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, responsible for Finance and Administration at Makerere University.[13]

See also

References
  1. Nantume, Gillian (30 March 2018). "To succeed, women need confidence". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. 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. Google (23 August 2018). "Location of the Campus of Makerere University School of Public Health" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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. 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. Makerere University (24 August 2018). "Prospectus for Makerere University School of Public Health" (PDF). Kampala: Makerere University. 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. 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. 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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