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Announcements from across HIRI's research portfolio — new findings, peer-reviewed publications, partnership signings, funding awards, and recognitions. Use the sidebar to filter by category or year.

Prof. Josephine Nabukenya visits the University of Sheffield
Partnerships
AUG2018

Prof. Josephine Nabukenya visits the University of Sheffield

A five-day research visit to Sheffield's Information School strengthened the Makerere–Sheffield Health Informatics & Information Systems collaboration on Electronic Health Records in resource-constrained settings.

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MoH launches Makerere HIRG at its eHealth Policy & Strategy Dissemination Donors' Conference
Press releases
JUN2018

MoH launches Makerere HIRG at its eHealth Policy & Strategy Dissemination Donors' Conference

At the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala — convened by Uganda's Ministry of Health with WHO and UNICEF — MakHIRG was officially launched as the research arm supporting the Uganda eHealth Policy and Strategy.

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Stakeholders' workshop on PhD Health Informatics Curriculum review
Research updates
APR2018

Stakeholders' workshop on PhD Health Informatics Curriculum review

MakHIRG hosted MoH, NITA-U, NCHE, and Makerere University Quality Assurance, Directorate of Research, and CoCIS management to review the PhD Health Informatics curriculum.

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Stakeholders' engagement on the feasibility of Shared EHRs in Uganda Healthcare Systems
Research updates
APR2018

Stakeholders' engagement on the feasibility of Shared EHRs in Uganda Healthcare Systems

At IDI Mulago, stakeholders from MoH, IDI, MakHIRG, and the University of Sheffield explored the feasibility of Shared Electronic Health Records for continuity of care for PLHIV in Uganda.

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Stakeholders' workshop on the Electronic Health Data Capturing & Sharing Platform
Research updates
APR2018

Stakeholders' workshop on the Electronic Health Data Capturing & Sharing Platform

MakHIRG, the Ministry of Health, and WHO-Uganda explored the potential of an electronic health data capturing and sharing platform — using malaria as a test disease model.

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