Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) is one of the schools that comprise the

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, a constituent college of

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's oldest and largest

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Location

MUSPH is located on

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, adjacent to the Mulago Hospital Complex, approximately , by road, north of the

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, the

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and largest city of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of the school are 0°20'15.0"N, 32°34'38.0"E (Latitude:0.337500; Longitude:32.577222). 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. At that time, more than 3/4ths of the funds had been secured.

History

The origins of MUSPH date back to 1957 when the Department of Preventive Medicine was established at

Makerere University Medical School The Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM), also known as the Makerere University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. The medical school has been part of Makerer ...

. 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

in 2007.

Departments

As of August 2018, MUSPH had the following departments: * 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. *

Master of Public Health The Master of Public Health or Master of Philosophy in Public Health (M.P.H.), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMSPH) and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.), International Masters for Healt ...

(Distance Education): A 3-year distance education masters programme tailor-made for busy working health professionals who cannot afford full-time in-class coursework *

: A full-time 2-year Masters course *

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

in Health Services Research *

in Public Health Nutrition *

in Public Health Disaster Management *Masters in Health Informatics *Masters in Biostatistics

Short courses

As of August 2018, MUSPH offered the following short courses: # Short Course in Humanitarian and Disaster Resilience Leadership # Short Course in Community Health and Behavioural Sciences # # Short Courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics # 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 MUSPH offers instruction in the following undergraduate programs whose qualifications are awarded by other schools within the

: *

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United K ...

: Offered by Makerere University School of Medicine * Bachelor of Radiography: Offered by Makerere University School of Medicine *

Bachelor of Pharmacy A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated B Pharm or PharmB or BS Pharm) is a graduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. Since both PharmB and Phar ...

: Offered by Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences *

Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) also known in some countries as a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or Bachelor of Science (BS) with a Major in Nursing is an academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by an accredited ...

: Offered by Makerere University School of Health Sciences * Bachelor of Dental Surgery: Offered by Makerere University School of Health Sciences.

Senior faculty

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

David Serwadda David M. Serwadda is a Ugandan physician, medical researcher, academic, public health specialist and medical administrator. Currently he is a Professor of Public Health at Makerere University School of Public Health, one of the schools of Makere ...

, MBChB, MSc, MMed, MPH: Physician, infectious diseases specialist, professor of public health. Former dean of the Makerere University School of Public Health. # Fred Wabwire-Mangen, MBChB, DTM&H, MPH, PhD: Physician, epidemiologist, professor of public health. # David Guwatudde, BStat, MSc, PhD: Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. # 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. # 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. # 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. # Lynn Atuyambe, MPH, PhD: Associate professor of public health # Elizeus Rutebemberwa, MBChB, MPH, PhD: Associate professor of public health.

Former faculty

* Professor William Bazeyo. 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.

References

External links

Website of Makerere University School of Public HealthProf. William Bazeyo’s State Of The School Of Public Address Highlights Tremendous Success
As of 31 August 2017. {{Kampala District Makerere University Schools of public health Educational institutions established in 2007 2007 establishments in Uganda