City Move Webinar | Why Do People Cycle or Not in Kampala? @Makerere University School of Public Health invites you to a @City_MoveKla webinar on urban commuters’ perceptions and motivations around cycling in Kampala. The session will draw on research and practical experience to inform safer, more accessible, and responsive active travel for city residents. Speakers: Ms @BridgetTamale, PhD Student and Public Health Specialist, CITY-MOVE Project, MakSPH Ms Jovia Athieno, Seasoned Cyclist and Land Surveyor, Kampala Cycling Day Group Moderator: Mr Keneth Sebukeera, Graduate Student, MakSPH Urban planners, transport and public-health practitioners, policymakers, researchers, students, cycling advocates, and Kampala residents are encouraged to attend. Date: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. EAT Platform: Zoom Register: t.ly/658Y_

MakSPH Celebrates Successful Completion of Dr. Claus Thomas’ Fellowship Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), under the leadership of Dean @RhodaWanyenze , congratulates Dr. Claus Augustino Thomas upon the successful completion of his Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Cluster of Research under CoRE PREPS. On Friday, the CoRE team hosted a celebration dinner to mark his successful fellowship. The occasion brought together @RhodaWanyenze, Dr. Suzanne Kiwanuka, @rawleng , @bulafudouglas and members of the CoRE team. Dr. Thomas, a Lecturer of Microbiology at @Sfuchas joined MakSPH in March this year. His research work during the fellowship focused on community-based surveillance during the 2024 Mpox Clade Ib outbreak in Uganda’s border districts of Amuru and Kasese. The findings of the research highlighted how previous outbreak experience, community health workers and existing surveillance systems supported the response, while financing gaps, limited logistics, understaffing, stigma and cross-border coordination challenges constrained surveillance. Beyond research, Dr. Thomas contributed to research collaborations and mentorship of students and early-career researchers, strengthening knowledge exchange between Uganda and Tanzania.

Student Mobility Seminar | From MakSPH to Europe Through the Eyes of Master’s Students @Makerere University School of Public Health invites you to a blended seminar featuring MakSPH master’s students who participated in academic mobility at @SapienzaRoma of Rome in Italy and @karolinskainst in Stockholm, Sweden. The students will share experiences and lessons from their time at the two institutions, offering practical insights into academic mobility and its contribution to graduate training. The session will also announce the next round of mobility applications for eligible MakSPH master’s students. Dr @rawleng Ndejjo, Lecturer at MakSPH, will moderate the seminar. Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. EAT Physical venue: Seminar Room, Third Floor, MakSPH Online participation: Zoom Join online: t.ly/yswNd #StudentMobility #AcademicMobility #GraduateTraining #InternationalEducation #PublicHealthEducation #StudentExchange @EUErasmusPlus

@newvisionwire Feature | How Climate Change Is Fuelling Youth Migration Weekend Vision's 5–6 September 2026 edition reports on how climate shocks are pushing young Ugandans from rural communities into secondary cities, exposing them to disrupted livelihoods, health risks and strained services, drawing on findings from MakSPH's Cities of Youth project. Running 2024–2028 with DANIDA support, Cities of Youth brings together @Makerere, @UniSouthDenmark and @TuftsUniversity to study climate-driven migration in Mbale and Mbarara, Uganda's leading destination cities for climate-displaced youth. @rawleng leads the Uganda study as Principal Investigator, with Prof. @SsaliSarah as Co-Investigator. The project generates evidence on how climate migration affects young people's livelihoods, health and well-being, and on host cities' capacity to respond, to inform policies that protect migrants and support receiving communities. Read the full feature: #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Research #HealthResearch #AcademicPartnerships #ResearchCollaboration

The Minister for Youth Affairs, Dr. Mercy Faith Lakisi, today opened the National Symposium on Climate-Induced Youth Migration, organised by the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at Makerere University School of Public Health. The symposium brought together researchers, policymakers, academics, civil society representatives and young people to discuss emerging evidence on climate-related youth migration. The event shared findings from research conducted in Mbale and Mbarara under the Cities of Youth Project, focusing on young people’s livelihoods, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, access to services, and the capacity of cities to support incoming youth. The opening ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Vice Chancellor–Academic Affairs, Prof. Sarah Ssali, Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health, Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze, and other stakeholders. The project is implemented in collaboration with the Institute of Gender and Development Studies.

MakSPH Launches Study on Lead Contamination in Domestic Cookware Used in Kampala's Informal Settlements @Makerere University School of Public Health, on 11 June 2026, convened a stakeholder inception workshop to launch a year-long study on lead contamination, supply chains, and exposure pathways associated with domestic cookware used in Kampala's informal settlements. Supported through @LeadElimination with funding from @BloombergDotOrg, the study is led by Mr. @bulafudouglas, Mr. @okadetom, and Dr. @rawleng. #LeadExposure #LeadPoisoning #CookwareSafety #EnvironmentalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthyHomes #MakSPH #ResearchForImpact