Happening Now: Community members turn up for a medical camp in Wairama T/C, Nakigo S/C in Iganga district. Organized by Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP) in partnership with Iganga General Hospital Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP) Dan Kajungu, PhD Gyez Collins ndyomugyenyI Donaldbruce Makerere University

NIRA has held a follow up meeting engagement with Data for Africa (Ministry of health) , Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Makerere University Center for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP).

It was informed by an exercise between NIRA and Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP) to scale up death registration in the districts of Iganga, Mayuge and Bugweri using a new and unique approach.

Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP) uses verbal autopsy and with interpretation of medical personnel, the possible cause or manner of death is determined. The exercise has seen a remarkable rise in death registration statistics in the selected sub counties.

MUCHAP 2023 REPORT!! Latest News – Makerere University Center for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP) muchap.mak.ac.ug/latest-news/

We just finished our DOH workshop on the ONE HEALTH LIVING Lab Models.. I am looking forward to visiting Iganga Muyuge HDSS The Roslin Institute Digital One Health Lab Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Makerere University Biomedical Research Centre Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP)

We were thrilled to welcome a team from The University of Edinburgh led by Prof. Bruce Whitelaw & Adrian Muwonge to our Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP) field office in Iganga! They visited local households and engaged with our community. #PopulationCohorts #OneHealthCohort #Collaboration

A perfect "How it Started" and "How it's going" tweet. In July 2019 about 15 of us met in a hotel in Nairobi to brainstorm on the idea of a network of HDSS. Less than 5 years later, the #INSPIRENetwork is thriving & held its AGM in Nairobi with ~100 participants🎉🎉 #WeAreAfrica

At the 3-day #INSPIREAGM & Data Science Symposium, I shared on repurposing #HDSS to unlock new insights & maximize impact across Africa. African #populationcohorts have the potential to drive data-driven solutions. I joined a panel on advancing DS & #Datause in Africa.

Makerere Hosts CARTA’s 11th Cohort of Doctoral Fellows: sph.mak.ac.ug/news/makerere-… Prof.Rhoda Wanyenze, MakSPH Dean, expressed gratitude for the support to help the Fellows through their PhD journeys. However, she challenged them to look beyond simply earning a PhD & impact people

This week marked the start of our #24thDataCollectionUpdateRound at the Iganga- Mayuge Health Demographic Survey site. We are tracking births, deaths, and migration to support evidence-based research for decision-making at local, national, and international levels. #HealthData

Mak Centre 4 Health & Population Research (MUCHAP) & Dan Kajungu, PhD participated in the 11th CARTA PhD fellows Joint advanced Research Seminar 1 on Friday. Dan Kajungu, PhD gave a talk on the role of population cohorts like the Iganga-Mayuge HDSS in tracking demographic & epidemiological transitions. #MUCHAPResearch #HealthData