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Makerere University College of Health Sciences marks 100 years | Celebrating a Century of Excellence, Shaping the Future

Friday, March 06, 2026 - 04:00 pm

PhD Defense | Risky sexual behavior among individuals with severe mental illness in Uganda: Prevalence, correlates, perceptions, and effectiveness of risky sexual behavior reduction intervention

Tuesday, January 06, 2026 - 01:00 pm

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Dr Godfrey Siu Appointed New Director of Makerere University CHDC

Monday, January 12, 2026

MakCHS Strengthens Internationalization through Strategic Global Partnerships and Mobility

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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2025

Odongo, P., F. Kamugisha, P. Kutyabami, and N. K. Sewankambo. 2025. “Voices from the ICU: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare providers’ Decision-Making Experiences During the Provision of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Intensive Care Units of Public and Private Referral Hospitals in Uganda”. BMC Medical Ethics. doi:10.1186/s12910-025-01339-6.

Owino, R. S., O. Kituuka, P. Kutyabami, and N. K. Sewankambo. 2025. “Shared Decision-Making Between Patients and Healthcare Providers at Rural Health Facilities in Eastern Uganda: An Exploratory Qualitative Study”. BMC Medical Ethics 26: 13.

Wanok, G., S. Arunga, B. Dhillon, and N. Nsubuga. 2025. “Knowledge, Experiences and Practices of Optometrists in Uganda about Keratoconus”. African Vision and Eye Health. doi:10.4102/aveh.v84i1.968.

Osuagwu, U. L., T. Rasengane, G. O. Ovenseri-Ogbomo, N. Nsubuga, P. Govender, T. I. Metsing, S. Kyeremeh, et al. 2025. “Mapping the Landscape of Optometric Education in Sub-Saharan Africa”. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 282-92. doi:10.1080/08164622.2024.2446473.

Bbosa, G. S., H. Muwonge, A. Lugaajju, H. Wabinga, X. Niyonzima, A. M. Damani, H. M. Kafeero, et al. 2025. “Sub-Acute Toxicity Profiles of Rhoicissus Tridentata As Used in the Traditional Prostate Cancer Management in the Elgon in Wistar Albino Rats”. Scientific Reports 15: 44116. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-27961-3.

Swahn, H. M., J. Palmier, C. Natuhamya, K. Mobley, K. B. Gittner, M. Lyons, G. S. Bbosa, G. Matovu, F. Mubiru, and A. Kavuma. 2025. “Prevalence and Comorbidity of Mental Health Concerns, Alcohol and Drug Use Among Young Women in the Urban Slums of Kampala, Uganda: Findings from the TOPOWA Study”. BMC Public Health. doi:10.1186/s12889-025-25602-y.

Dankaine, R., I. M. Kimbowa, P. Vudriko, D. S. Tayebwa, B. Byamukama, and G. S. Bbosa. 2025. “Medication Errors in Poultry Practice: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Economic Consequences in Wakiso District, Uganda”. Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine 15: 269-90. doi:10.4236/ojvm.2025.1511018.

Kudamba, A., G. S. Bbosa, A. Lugaajju, H. Wabinga, N. Niyonzima, M. Ocan, A. M. Damani, et al. 2025. “Exploring the Anticancer Potential of R. Tridentata Extracts: A Cytotoxicity Study Against Human Prostate Cancer Cell Lines (LNCaP and DU145)”. Medical Oncology 42: 463. doi:10.1007/s12032-025-02953-5.

Muzanyi, G., M. Ntale, R. Salata, J. Mukonzo, D. Mafigiri, P. Mubiri, M. Joloba, and G. S. Bbosa. 2025. “Effect of Physiological Characteristics, Smoking, and Alcohol Use on Isoniazid Hair Drug Levels Among Pulmonary TB Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study at One Month of Intensive TB Treatment”. African Health Sciences 25: 1-9. doi:10.4314/ahs.v25i2.2.

Muzanyi, G., M. Ntale, S. Salata, M. Joloba, J. Mukonzo, D. Mafigiri, P. Mubiri, and G. S. Bbosa. 2025. “Hair Isoniazid Levels Predict TB Sputum Culture Conversion”. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 29: 1-6. doi:10.5588/ijtld.24.0374.