An innovative study using photography to amplify the voices of tuberculosis (TB) survivors is taking shape in Uganda, offering new insights into gendered pathways to health and the vital role TB survivors can play in ending TB. The study team …
Uganda Hosts Kick-Off of Ground-breaking SUPPORT Project to Improve Survival of Children Living with HIV After Hospital Discharge Kampala, Uganda | April 10, 2025 — The burden of childhood illness does not end at hospital discharge. Many children living with …
Makerere University Lung Institute continues groundbreaking work in the TOKOMEZA Ebola Vaccine Trial. This trial employs the ring vaccination strategy, a targeted approach where contacts of confirmed Ebola cases and their contacts are vaccinated to create a protective “ring” around …
Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI), in collaboration with the LIGHT Consortium, engaged parliamentarians ON the TB Caucus to discuss ongoing TB research and the urgent need for increased investment in TB innovations. Our research focuses on improving TB diagnosis, treatment, …
At the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pathogen Economy Biosciences Park, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda, officiated as the Guest of Honor, emphasizing the government’s commitment to advancing local health innovations. During the event, Dr. Monica Musenero, …
The Conference on Innovations in Tuberculosis will be held in Kampala, Uganda, from July 3 to 5, 2024. This event will focus on disseminating clinically relevant innovations and discussing their implementation in Africa, considering region-specific patterns. Objectives The main objectives …
[27th MAY 2024] – Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI), in collaboration with Rutgers School of Public Health (Rutgers SPH), School of Public Health, Makerere (SPH-Makerere), and EASE Uganda, an NGO based in the Namuwongo informal settlement, announces the construction of …
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY LUNG INSTITUTE SPEARHEADS VITAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO COMBAT CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE Physicians from Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI) recently embarked on a pivotal journey to Nakaseke General Hospital as part of the PEN-Plus project, with a core mission …
The Makerere University Lung Institute, represented by its Lung Cancer Working Group, played a pivotal role in the recent Health Community Engagement organized by the Kabaka Foundation at Bulange Mengo in Kampala, Uganda. The event aimed to raise awareness about …