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@Makerere University School of Public Health today commenced the INEBRIA/ICUDDR Thematic Meeting 2026, a two-day international convening taking place on April 16–17, 2026, in Kampala. As host, MakSPH is bringing together close to 200 participants, including researchers, policymakers, clinicians, and public health practitioners, from across Africa and globally. This marks the first time this meeting is being held on the African continent, reflecting growing regional leadership in addressing alcohol and substance use challenges.

@MakSPH @Makerere @RhodaWanyenze @KrupchankaD @kalemdav @MakerereNews @NazMTumwesigye @CBiribawa @GEMINI_Research @CatherineStato1 @olaro_charles @DICTSMakerere Happy that I participated in this important event for public health in Africa

Grounding the day's theme in professional excellence, Prof. Segane Musisi (Chair, TAC) led a session on stewardship, standards, and the future of Implementation science capacity. The focus was on ensuring that as people building systems, we maintain the highest global standards to ensure sustainable healthcare growth in Uganda.

@MbararaUST @sg_must I was really honored !!! Thanks @MbararaUST

A milestone in health innovation. -Abraham Muhwezi, -Alain Favina -Christine Karungi, and Dan Lutasingwa successfully completed the fellowship under the BImS-NCDs project. As people who build systems, these specialists are now prepared to bridge the gap between medical evidence and community impact.

Our paper was just published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. People with cannabis-induced psychosis are at a 241.6-fold higher risk of developing schizophrenia. Cannabis from the 2000s is not the same as today.

🧠 Nearly 40% of men don’t talk about their mental health and men account for 70% of all suicides. Silence is deadly. Let’s break the stigma and create safe spaces for men to speak up. #MentalHealthAwareness #MensMentalHealth #BreakTheSilence #MentalHealthMatters #mht

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@drbongachiliza @DaveHendMD @MdurhamMD Oral presentations in the Research track feature speakers Dr. Thejini Naidoo, @FavinaAlain, and @AshabaSchola. #AGMHI2024

We can't wait to hear from #AGMHI2024 speakers on a range of topics, incl. innovative uses of virtual reality among patients with psychosis! 🗓️Register by Monday 30 Sept to join us & learn from these leading African mental health researchers: event.fourwaves.com/agmhi2024/

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#NewArticleAlert 🚨@JessSatchell and colleagues from @UCLPsychiatry in collaboration with @metpoliceuk begin to understand the factors that influence whether older victims of crime seek psychological support journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/a…

The issues you study become your life; you lose focus in social dialogues, your mind is elsewhere because the work never truly ends. You may even develop the illusion that everything else is meaningless. #Research #Science #Learning #Academia #MentalHealth

The #AGMHI2023 conference wrapped up with presentations from emerging mental health researchers from Kenya 🇰🇪, Sierra Leone 🇸🇱, South Africa 🇿🇦, Uganda 🇺🇬 & US 🇺🇸. Well done to all!

Calling all teachers - teaching material on the 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine is ready to use! The free lesson includes a slideshow, a short video and student worksheet. See the lesson “Discoveries that laid the foundation for mRNA vaccines”: bit.ly/3PDwhvP

This year’s literature laureate Jon Fosse writes novels heavily pared down to a style that has come to be known as ‘Fosse minimalism’. This can be seen in his second novel ‘Stengd gitar’ (1985), when Fosse presents us with a harrowing variation on one of his major themes, the critical moment of irresolution. A young mother leaves her flat to throw rubbish down the chute but locks herself out, with her baby still inside. Needing to go and seek help, she is unable to do so since she cannot abandon her child. While she finds herself, in Kafkaesque terms, ‘before the law’, the difference is clear: Fosse presents everyday situations that are instantly recognisable from our own lives. #NobelPrize

@IhuomaNjokuMD @MbararaUST Thanks @IhuomaNjokuMD @MbararaUST

Congratulations Dr. Favina @FavinaAlain @MbararaUST