Despite notable progress in reducing malaria prevalence, Uganda still faces major challenges in diagnosing and managing the disease especially in hard-to-reach communities and among vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and children under five. Dr. Sam Gudoi, Senior Project Manager at the Malaria Consortium, shared […]
Effective malaria control in Uganda demands stronger partnerships and a cohesive national framework to address longstanding fragmentation in planning and implementation. This was the central message of Richard Mulamba an expert in disease modeling during a webinar organized by Makerere AI Health Lab and Malaria […]
As Uganda intensifies its malaria elimination efforts, Solomon Muhumuza, a digital health expert working closely with the Ministry of Health, has called for the urgent development of a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Implementation Framework. Speaking during a World Malaria Day webinar hosted by […]
A recent field evaluation of Makerere University’s AI-driven Ocular App has shown significant potential to transform malaria diagnostics across Uganda, especially in high-volume facilities. The assessment, conducted at four health centers Komamboga HC III, Kiruddu Hospital, Mulago National Referral Hospital, and Kasangati Health Centre compared […]
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in malaria diagnosis could significantly reduce testing times and improve diagnostic accuracy, especially in remote Ugandan health facilities. This was highlighted by Dr. Andama Fred, Chief Laboratory Technician with the Ocular Project and a leading TB diagnostics expert at […]
As Uganda continues to face a significant malaria burden, experts at Makerere University are pioneering innovative approaches that harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform how the disease is diagnosed, tracked, and ultimately controlled. Speaking during a World Malaria Day webinar co-hosted by […]
The AI-powered Ocular diagnostic tool, developed under the Makerere University AI Health Lab, is proving to be a cost-effective and time-saving innovation in the detection of malaria parasites, according to project leaders responses to questions during a World Malaria Day 2025 webinar. Responding to a […]
Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) is the main ICT Training, Research and Consultancy Centre in Makerere University. In addition to the mainstream degree programmes, CoCIS has a specialized Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CIPSD) which delivers state-of-art training in ICT e.g. […]
The Dean, SCIT invites you to the PhD Public Defense of Mr. Moses Bagyendera Programme: PhD Information Systems Topic: Contextualization of Syntactic Interoperability Data Standards a Case for Health Information Exchange in Uganda’s Healthcare System Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Josephine Nabukenya & Dr. Peter Nabende Date: Tuesday […]
The Dean, SCIT invites you to the PhD Public Defense of Mr. Achilles Kiwanuka Programme: PhD Information Systems Title: Contextualising International Digital Health Terminology Standards for Semantic Interoperability of Uganda’s Health Information Systems Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Josephine Nabukenya & Dr. Mercy Amiyo Date: Tuesday 06th May, 2025 […]