Author: Sheila Niinye Twinamatsiko

On 25th July 2022, the Department of Ophthalmology unveiled the Glaucoma Screening and Treatment project for South Western Uganda that will end in December 2024. The 2 billion UGX project funded by the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) aims at contributing towards the health system strengthening to provide glaucoma screening and care in the South Western […]

Associate Professor Dr. Sheila Harms is a Training Director for Psychiatry at McMaster University in Hamilton Canada and an Honorary Associate Professor at MUST. Dr. Harms spearheads the partnership between McMaster University and MUST that is referred to as McMUST, based in the Department of Psychiatry since 2014. MCMUST led by Dr. Godfrey Zaari Rukundo […]

Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Heersink School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Associate Director for Global Health Research and Partnerships for UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health. Dr. Mathews works with, mentors, and supports MUST and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) faculty and trainees to use research methods to […]

Department of Physiotherapy implements a project to fight backpain The Department of Physiotherapy led by Mr. Herman Kazibwe in collaboration with the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science from the University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland led by Assoc. Prof. Cliona O’Sullivan are implementing a research project called BACKTRACK to develop a technology […]

Department of Physiotherapy trains sports and exercise science MUST Department of Physiotherapy held a training in sport and exercise science in collaboration with Canada Uganda Sports Exercise Medicine (CUSEM) from 10th to 12th May 2022. The training was attended by 29 final year physiotherapists students, 4 medical students and 5 physiotherapists. The focus was on […]

On a sunny day in 2008, a couple arrived in Uganda on a recommendation about MUST from a friend. This was a turning point of their decision to join MUST family and serve. Their dream became a reality in October 2012 through the partnership between MUST and African Inland Mission from United Kingdom. Drs. Derek […]

Bienvenida: Cuban Ambassador to Uganda at MUST Geared towards augmenting the partnership between the Republic of Cuba and the Republic of Uganda/MUST, the new Ambassador of Cuba to Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya H.E Dr. Tania Perez Xiques visited MUST on April 13, 2022. Cuba has had a close partnership with MUST since its inception in […]

MUST participates in the Uganda – Burundi Joint Permanent Commission Meeting in Bujumbura City In an effort to augment international partnerships, Mbarara University of Science and Technology participated in the Uganda – Burundi Joint Permanent Commission Meeting held from 22 nd to 24th March 2022 in Bujumbura City, Burundi. The meeting was focused on increasing […]