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Parenting Report shows Boy Children are more Physically and Emotionally Abused

    Written by George Kisetedde Kisetedde@gmail.com On 3rd August, 2022, the CHDC (Child Health and Development Centre) disseminated study findings from one of the research studies carried out at the centre. These findings were…

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Government Leaders urge Makerere University to increase advocacy for its Parenting Project

    Written by Agnes K. Namaganda agnesvioletnamaganda@gmail.com Hon. Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny, the State Minister for Northern Uganda, has entreated Child Health and Development Centre-Makerere University (MakCHDC), to present their…

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Makerere University’s Mentorship Programme brings quality improvement at Ntuusi Health Centre IV in Sembabule

  Written by Agnes Namaganda agnesvioletnamaganda@gmail.com On 10th June 2022, a team from the Ministry of Health, and Makerere University, visited Ntuusi Health Centre IV in Sembabule district. This visit was a follow-up on a mentorship…

Group picture of dignitaries that attended the PUMRA Launch
Makerere University to spearhead community based research on US- funded Malaria Reduction Campaign

Written by  Maria Owechi Owechimaria95@gmail.com   Starting this year, Child Health and Development Centre-Makerere University (MakCHDC), will be partnering on a $38 million US government initiative together with the the Ministry of…

Parenting Agenda Consortium members take a picture at the launch of the National Parenting Guidelines Draft Manual
National Parenting Guidelines Draft Manual Launched

Agnes Namaganda agnesvioletnamaganda@gmail.com   On July 22nd 2022, Makerere University-Child Health and Development Centre (Mak-CHDC) launched a draft manual for the National Parenting Standards. The Centre has been working together with…

CHDC participates in the CHS Open Day
CHDC participates in the CHS Open Day

On 25th May 2021, the Child Health and Development Centre (CHDC) participated in activities of an open day that was organized by the Makerere Research and Innovations Fund (MakRIF) at the College of Health Sciences. MakRIF had been organizing…

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New article Published: Men’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender-Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Uganda

Men’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender-Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Uganda   Authors: Godfrey E. Siu, Daniel Wight, Janet Seeley, Carolyn Namutebi, Richard Sekiwunga, Flavia Zalwango, Sarah…

Dissemination of Disability and Technology in Uganda from Local and Global Perspectives Project
Dissemination of Disability and Technology in Uganda from Local and Global Perspectives Project

The Dissemination of Disability and Technology Research findings by Makerere University shall be on 27th July 2017.  Hotel Africana Program starting at 8:30 Am and Ends at 4:40 PM

The National Forum on the State of the Ugandan Child
The National Forum on the State of the Ugandan Child

Kampala – More than 55 percent (3.7 million) of Uganda’s under-five children live in poverty and lack clean water, contributing to malnutrition and disease. Only 12 percent of children who make it to secondary school actually finish. Nearly 78…

Makerere University has signed US$20,989,965.15
One Thousand Students to Benefit from the Mak- Mastercard Partnership

  Makerere University has signed US$20,989,965.15 contract with MasterCard Foundation to sponsor 1000 students who are academically bright but economically disadvantaged youth from Africa to study at Makerere University from 2013 to 2023. The…

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