MUSPH is located on Mulago Hill, adjacent to the Mulago Hospital Complex.
The origins of MUSPH date back to 1957 when the Department of Preventive Medicine was established at Makerere University Medical School. In 1975, the department was elevated to the Makerere Institute of Public Health and moved to a new five-storey building of its own. The institute was elevated to a full-fledged School of Public Health and made a constituent school of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in 2007.
As of August 2014, MUSPH had the following departments:
Department of Health Policy, Planning and ManagementDepartment of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsDepartment of Community Health and Behavioural SciencesDepartment of Disease Control and Occupational HealthRegional Centre for Quality of Health CareMUSPH focuses more on graduate training than undergraduate. As of August 2014, the school offered the following graduate programmes.
Master of Public Health, Distance Education - A 3-year distance education masters programme tailor made for busy working health professionals who cannot afford full-time in class courseworkMaster of Public Health - A full-time 2-year Masters courseMaster of Health Services ResearchMaster in Public Health NutritionMaster in Public Health Disaster ManagementPublic Health in Complex EmergenciesAdvanced Qualitative Research Methods for Health SciencesShort Courses in Epidemiology and BiostatisticsCertificate in Health Services ManagementAdvanced Qualitative Research Methods for Health SciencesE-learning Certificate Course in Disaster Resilience LeadershipShort Course in water, Sanitation and HygieneNutrition In Emergencies CourseThe following undergraduate courses are offered at MUSPH:
Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences - A three-year courseMUSPH offers instruction in the following undergraduate programs whose qualifications are awarded by other schools within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences:
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Offered by the Makerere University School of MedicineBachelor of Radiography - Offered by the Makerere University School of MedicineBachelor of Pharmacy - Offered by the Makerere University School of Biomedical SciencesBachelor of Science in Nursing - Offered by the Makerere University School of Health SciencesBachelor of Dental Surgery - Offered by the Makerere University School of Health SciencesThe following graduate courses are offered at MUSPH:
Master of Public Health NutritionMaster of Health Services ResearchMaster of Public Health Disaster ManagementMaster of Public Health - Two years of full-time coursework and examinations.Master of Public Health Distance Education - Three to five years of part-time coursework, a field research project and examinations.Doctor of Philosophy - Three to five years of instruction, research, a field project and examinations.MUSPH has several professors and associate professors.
David Serwadda - Physician, infectious diseases specialist, professor of public health. Former dean of the Makerere University School of Public Health.Fred Wabwire-Mangen - Physician, epidemiologist, professor of public health. Head of the Epidemiology Department.William Bazeyo - Associate professor of occupational medicine at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health and is the dean of the school.Christopher Garimoi Orach - Professor of public health. Head of the Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health and the deputy dean of the school.Freddie Ssengooba - Associate professor of public health. Head of the Department of Health Policy Planning and Management at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health.Nazarius Tumwesigye Mbona - Associate professor of public health. Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health.Lynn Atuyambe - Associate professor of public healthElizeus Rutebemberwa - Associate professor of public health
