Makerere University School of Public Health

What Makerere University School of Public Health does

Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) is one of five constituent schools within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), itself part of Makerere University — a Government of Uganda-owned public university founded in 1922 and one of the oldest higher-education institutions in Africa. MakSPH delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral public health training and is operationally supported by community-based education, research and services (COBERS) that place students into healthcare facilities and communities across Uganda. The underlying technology stack is modest: teaching and distance-learning delivery is anchored on the Makerere University E-Learning Environment (MUELE) with a published Android client, and clinical teaching leverages Makerere University Hospital (operating since 1978) and affiliated government hospitals including Mulago National Referral Hospital.

The school's research and service footprint is largely delivered through affiliated units and programs, notably the Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) and the Center for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP, covering 101,449 households under surveillance). Service offerings include comprehensive HIV testing, care and treatment, integrated TB/HIV services, elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission (EMTCT), health systems strengthening for district health leadership, HMIS/EMR data quality improvement, and laboratory systems strengthening (SLIPTA/SLMTA, LIMS). These programs operate across 174 health facilities in 12 districts of Uganda plus Jinja City under the PEPFAR-funded LPHS-EC project, with the integrated TB/HIV model originally pioneered at MakSPH now adopted by the Ministry of Health for national scale-up.

MakSPH is a non-profit unit, not a revenue-generating business. Income is sourced from three streams: Government of Uganda block funding for the parent university, tuition and academic fees, and donor-funded research grants administered through the MakCHS Grants and Contracts Office. Major funders include PEPFAR (US Department of State), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (notably NICHD's 5-year UG1HD113241 grant), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNDP Uganda, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. The customer base spans students pursuing public health careers, the Uganda Ministry of Health, regional referral hospitals, and international research consortia, with engagement led through formal academic and research partnerships (Yale, UCSF, Johns Hopkins, Karolinska, Case Western, University of Minnesota, Università di Pisa, Medical College of Wisconsin, and CDC, among others).

Name

Makerere University School of Public Health

Legal name

Makerere University

Website

https://mak.ac.ug

Company type

Public

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Makerere University School of Public Health is a Government of Uganda-owned academic unit within Makerere University College of Health Sciences, training public health professionals and conducting HIV, TB, and health systems research serving Uganda, East Africa, and international research partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Public Health (EDAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

School & Campus Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAG), Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG), Global Health & School Health Partnerships (WASH, Nutrition, SRH) (EDADALAH)

Keywords

• Public health education
• Health research training
• HIV/AIDS programs
• Community health services
• Disease surveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Core university funding from the Uganda government as a public institution
2. Tuition and Fees: Student tuition and academic fees for various programs
3. Research Grants: Donor-funded research projects administered through MakCHS Grants and Contracts Office for innovative research, teaching and services responsive to societal needs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) trains public health professionals through undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs; conducts applied health research on disease surveillance, HIV/AIDS, TB, and population health; and delivers community-based health services across Uganda. The school operates within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) and partners with international research institutions to address Africa's health challenges through evidence-based approaches.

Product overview

Makerere University School of Public Health operates within the College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), offering academic programs in public health disciplines. The institution's research and service portfolio, primarily delivered through affiliated programs like MJAP (Makerere University Joint AIDS Program), encompasses comprehensive HIV/AIDS services, TB/HIV integration, mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention, health systems strengthening, laboratory quality management, and health information systems. These services support public health facilities across Uganda's districts, working in coordination with the Ministry of Health, PEPFAR, and international research collaborators.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Health Academic Programs Undergraduate, graduate, and PhD-level degree programs in public health disciplines offered through MakCHS for students pursuing careers in public health, health sciences, and medicine.
• Makerere University Hospital Services Teaching hospital offering general outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, dental, orthopedic, ENT, psychiatry, and inpatient services to patients and the wider public.
• Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services (MJAP) Comprehensive HIV testing, care, treatment, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), gender-based violence services, and integrated facility-community HIV service delivery across Uganda's districts.
• Health Systems Strengthening Services Capacity building for district health leadership, decentralization of laboratory services, HIV commodity management, and human resource support for health facilities across Uganda.
• Laboratory Quality Management Services Laboratory quality services including mentoring, external quality assurance, SLIPTA/SLMTA program support, and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) implementation across partner health facilities.
• Population Health Surveillance (MUCHAP) Population health research and longitudinal surveillance covering 101,449 households, generating evidence on health and demographic outcomes in Uganda.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• UNDP UgandaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2022US$500,000 partnership for establishing a Model Engineering and Creative Design University Innovation Pod at Makerere University with focus on agro-tech, digital solutions, smart cities, electronics, renewable energy, and creatives. Additional US$300,000 for Policy Lab supporting Parish Development Model implementation. Part of UNDP's US$1 billion youth innovation financing facility for Africa initiative.
• Yale UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakerere University - Yale University Collaboration under MakCHS, focusing on health research and training partnerships
• Università di PisacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakCHS - Università di Pisa Collaboration for academic and research exchange
• Medical School of WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakerere University - Medical School of Wisconsin Collaboration for health sciences research
• UCSFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Makerere University and University of California, San Francisco (MU-UCSF) Research Collaboration
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration in health sciences and public health
• Case Western Reserve UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakerere Joint AIDS Program research collaboration
• University of MinnesotaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Health Center collaboration
• Karolinska InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration in health sciences
• CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMUSPH-CDC Fellowship Program and Kampala HIV Project (KHP-CDC/ROM Funded) implementing HIV care at Mulago ISS Clinic, Kiruddu Hospital, and Makerere University Hospital
• Baylor-UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner in adolescent HIV prevention and care studies
• Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in infectious disease research
• Rakai Health Sciences ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in health research
• MU-JHU Research CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakerere University John Hopkins University joint research in HIV/AIDS and health
• Makerere University Walter Reed ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration in health sciences
• Global Health UgandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration in global health
• Africa-Europe Cluster of Excellence in Translational ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster of Excellence in Translational Research in Infection, Immunity and Inflammation under The Guild
• THRiVEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch consortium for health research in Uganda
• Joint Clinical Research CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative clinical research partner
• ADAPTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Health research network collaboration

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MakSPH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Makerere
• Facebookfacebook.com/Makerere
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/makerere
• Instagraminstagram.com/Makerere
• TikTokvm.tiktok.com/ZMNJLv2mX

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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