Welcome to the Makerere University Health Services Website

Makerere University Health Services (MakHS) refers to services offered by Makerere University Hospital, the Dental School and Satellite clinics at Kabanyolo and Jinja campuses. Makerere University Hospital has been in existence since 1978 and has served not only as a center for providing healthcare services but also as a center for training, research.

The Hospital is managed by Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) and all CHS departments are reflected at the Hospital and highly supported by professionals from the College of Health Sciences (CHS). MakCHS (former Makerere Medical School) is a leading College in training, research and health care practice in Africa.

Vision

A leading healthcare organization, nationally and internationally, improving health outcomes through research, training, collaboration and innovation.

Mission

To provide the best care to every client through our personal and shared commitment to excellence in clinical practice, education, research, and innovation, while fostering our partnerships. 

Professor Joseph Byamugisha

A word from the Director, Makerere University Health Services

Dr. Byamugisha Josaphat Kayogoza is the Director Makerere University Health Services (Cross- appointment). He is Founder President East Central and Southern Africa College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ECSACOG). He headed  Obs/Gyn Mak University 2008-2016.

He has more than 100 publications. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=byamugisha+j&sort=pubdate)

He comes in with vast training (MBChB, MMed, PhD, FAIMER Fellow (PA, USA), and more than twenty years’ experience in health care delivery, leadership, research, M & E and is a positive thinker with Positive deviance.

Prof. Joseph Byamugisha
Director, University Hospital