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Makerere University School of Public Health

Coordinates: 00°20′16″N 32°34′38″E / 0.33778°N 32.57722°E / 0.33778; 32.57722
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Makerere University School of Public Health
TypePublic
Established2007
DeanProfessor William Bazeyo[1]
Location
Kampala
,
Uganda
CampusUrban
WebsiteHomepage

Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS). The schools are:

Location

The school is located on Mulago Hill, adjacent to the Mulago Hospital Complex, and there are three other schools within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences.

History

The origins of the school 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 2014, the school has the following departments: [3]

Postgraduate Programmes

Makerere University School of Public Health mainly focuses on graduate training than undersgraduate. By August 2014, the school offers the following graduate programmes. [4]

  • 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 Health Services Research
  • Master in Public Health Nutrition
  • Master in Public Health Disaster Management

Short Courses

[5]

Undergraduate Courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Public Health: [6]

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

Graduate Courses

The following graduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Public Health: [7]

Professors and Associate Professors

[8]

The School boost of several professors and Associate Professors.

  • David Serwadda - Physician, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Professor of Public Health. Former Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health.[9]
  • Fred Wabwire-Mangen - Physician, Epidemiologist, Professor of Public Health. Head of Epidemiology Department, MUSPH.
  • William Bazeyo - Assoc. Prof. of Occupational Medicine at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health and is currently the Dean of the School.
  • Christopher Garimoi Orach - Professor of Public Health. Head of Department Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health and currently the Deputy Dean of the School.
  • Freddie Ssengooba - Assoc. Professor of Public Health. Head of Department Health Policy Planning and Management at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
  • Nazarius Tumwesigye Mbona - Assoc. Professor of Public Health. Head of Department Epidemiology and Bio-statistics at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
  • Lynn Atuyambe - Assoc. Professor of Public Health
  • Elizeus Rutebemberwa - Assoc. professor of Public Health

See also

References

  1. ^ William Bazeyo is Dean of MUSPH
  2. ^ History of Makerere University School of Public Health
  3. ^ The Departments of MUSPH
  4. ^ http://musph.ac.ug/
  5. ^ http://musph.ac.ug/index.php/study/navigations/short-courses/144-short-courses
  6. ^ http://www.musph.ac.ug/index.php/study/navigations/short-courses/89-bachelor-of-environmental-health-science
  7. ^ Graduate Programs at MUSPH
  8. ^ http://musph.ac.ug/index.php/abt-us/makstaff
  9. ^ About David Serwadda

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