Overview

Disasters are common worldwide and their aetiologies includes natural, man-made (technological) and a hybrid of factors. The Great Lakes region of Africa, including Uganda, is prone to both man-made disasters, such as conflicts and warfare leading to massive population displacements of refugees and internally displaced persons, and natural disasters, due to effects of climate change, droughts, famine, floods, landslide, disease outbreaks as well as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

The importance of the Public Health Disaster Management programme from Makerere University

Despite the high incidence of a variety of disasters, the capacity to minimise risks and effectively manage and mitigate the effects of disasters remain limited in Uganda and several developing countries. Response to and management of disasters is commonly the domain of international humanitarian agencies including United Nations (UN) agencies, non-governmental humanitarian agencies (NGHAs) and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs), with limited involvement of local institutions including academic institutions in Africa and several developing countries.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Public Health And Disasters
Human Rights And Ethical Issues In Disaster Situations
Disaster Preparedness And Risk Reduction Level
Health Systems In Emergencies
Applied Epidemiology
Applied Biostatistics And Informatics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-28 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health Emergency & Disaster Management Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 6 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in Uganda

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Get pay in slips from Stanbic or DFCU bank at the main campus Makerere University where applicable.
After paying the Fee of USD $ 75 or 172,500 UGX take the bank slip to the main building (Finance Department) for verification where applicable.
On presentation of the application fee bank slip, pick the application form from Room 316, Level 3, Senate Building.
Applicants with academic documents prescribed in other languages other than English should be submitted to the School of Languages, Makerere University for translation into English.
Applicants who obtained qualifications elsewhere other than Uganda should take their secondary school academic documents to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) located in Ntinda for purposes of being equated to Ugandan grades.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

10010000 UGX/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10010000 UGX per year during 24 months.
National

5000000 UGX/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5000000 UGX per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Kampala

1463786 - 1961574 UGX /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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