Makerere University acknowledges that funds received from SIDA under the bilateral Research Cooperation enable Ugandan public universities to conduct impactful research, research capacity strengthening, institutional advancement, generate knowledge and promote research uptake for regional development, which is partly supported as part of the EDCTP programme supported by the European Union.
Event Details
3rd Annual Dissemination Conference
Date of Event
11 April 2011
Venue
Hotel Africana Uganda
Event Details
The Makerere University Third Annual Research and Innovations Dissemination Conference will be held on April 11th – 12th, 2011 at Hotel Africana. The conference is expected to attract over 300 participants from Makerere, other public universities in Uganda, policy makers, civil society and researchers/scientists from national & international collaborating institutions.
The conference provides an opportunity for Makerere to showcase her research outputs and innovations that are advancing knowledge, impacting society and contributing to national development.
In line with the priority research areas of the university, the conference has been organized in both plenary and five parallel scientific sessions, namely:
- Health and Health Systems Research for National Development
- Natural Resources Utilization, Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
- Agricultural Productivity, Food Safety & Security, and Value Addition
- Governance, Human Rights, Conflict & Disaster Management
- Technology for Socio-economic Transformation
Abstracts for oral and poster presentation are now invited from both staff and Graduate Students. Preference shall be given to research that has contributed to policy change or development, benefited society/improved livelihoods and the environment. Please indicate whether the submission is for an oral paper or a poster presentation, and the session. Guidelines for preparation of abstracts/posters are posted on the University Intranet.
Guidelines for Abstracts
Number of words: 250 – 600
Font Type and Size: Times New Roman Font size 12
Spacing: Single spacing
Paragraphs should be indented
Format for abstract:
- Introduction
- Methods
- Key findings
- Conclusion
Key words not to exceed five (5)
Submit the abstract to: conference@sgs.mak.ac.ug
Deadline for submission: February 28, 2011
Organising Committee
| Name | Unit | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Chair | ||
| Prof. Eli Katunguka -Rwakishaya | DR> | erkatunguka@vetmed.mak.ac.ug |
| Scientific Committee | ||
| Dr. George Nasinyama(Chair) | DR> | nasinyama@vetmed.mak.ac.ug |
| Dr. Okello Ogwang | Arts | okellogwang@yahoo.com |
| DR. Jude Lubega | CIT | jlubega@cit.mak.ac.ug |
| Dr. Lynn Atuyambe | College Of Health Sciences | atuyambe@musph.ac.ug |
| Dr. John Baptist Kirabira | CEDAT | kirabira@tech.mak.ac.ug |
| Dr. Justine Nambi Kasozi | CAES | jnambi@agric.mak.ac.ug |
| Ms Carolyn Mirembe | DR> | miremne@sgs.mak.ac.ug |
| Resource Mobilization | ||
| Prof. Eli Katunguka -Rwakishaya (Chair) | DR> | erkatunguka@vetmed.mak.ac.ug |
| Ms Mary Nakyewa | DR> | mnakyewa@musps.mak.ac.ug |
| Mr. John K. Wabwire | Planning & Development | jwabwire@pdd.mak.ac.ug |
| Mrs. Vianney Baguma | DR> | vbaguma@finance.mak.ac.ug |
| Ms. Susan Mbabazi | DR> | smbabazi@ss.mak.ac.ug |
| Publicity Committee | ||
| Dr. Monica Chibita (Chair) | Dept of Mass Com, CHUSS | monica@masscom.mak.ac.ug |
| Ms. Ritah Namisango | Public Relations | pro@admin.mak.ac.ug |
| Mr. Agaba Issa Mugabo | Public Relations | pro@admin.mak.ac.ug |
| Mrs. Majorie Niyitegeka | Dept of Mass Com, CHUSS | majorie@masscom.mak.ac.ug |
| Dr. Jeninah Karungi | CAES | jkarungi@agric.mak.ac.ug |
| Mr Paul Musasizi | CEDAT | pim@tech.mak.ac.ug |
| Logistics Committee | ||
| Dr. Peter Lating (Chair) | CEDAT | plating@tech.mak.ac.ug |
| Mr. Nestor Mugabe | DR> | nmugabe@sgs.mak.ac.ug |
| Ms. Christine Zake | DR> | czake@sgs.mak.ac.ug |
Conference Program
| Opening Session | |||
| Date: Monday, 11/April/2011 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Registration of participants | ||
| OPENING SESSION: CHAIRPERSON – Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Principal College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) | |||
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks Chairperson Conference Organising Committee – Prof. Eli Katunguka-Rwakishaya | ||
| 9:10 – 9:20 | Remarks by the Vice Chancellor, Makerere University – Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba | ||
| 9:20 – 9:30 | Remarks by the Chairperson Makerere University Council – Dr. Wana Etyem | ||
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Remarks by the Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda – HE Dr. Anders Johnson | ||
| 9:40 – 10:00 | Speech by the Chief Guest, the Chancellor, Makerere University – Prof. George Mondo Kagonyera | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Keynote paper – Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, Director, Makerere Institute of Social Research | ||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Discussion | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
| 11:40 – 13:00 | BREAKOUT/PARALLEL SESSIONS – Day 1 & 2 | ||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 14:00 – 17:00 | BREAKOUT/PARALLEL SESSIONS – Day 1 & 2 | ||
| Date: Tuesday, 12/April/2011 | |||
| – | For details: Download Programme(click) | ||
| 17:00- | COCKTAIL | ||
Abstracts
THEME: HEALTH & HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- A01: My partner wants a child: A cross-sectional study of the determinants of the desire for children among mutually disclosed sero-discordant couples receiving care in Uganda.
- By Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Anna Mia Ekstrom, Frank Kaharuza, Florence Mirembe, Stella Neema, and Asli Kulane
- A02: Gender, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Development: The Politics of Condom Use.
- By Consolata Kabonesa, Ph.D. Dean, School of Women and Gender Studies Makerere University ckabonesa@ss.mak.ac.ug
- A03: To use or not to use a condom: A prospective cohort study comparing contraceptive practices among HIV-infected and HIV-negative youth in Uganda.
- By Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Frank Kaharuza, Anna Mia Ekström, Stella Neema, Asli Kulane and Florence Mirembe
- A04: Socio-demographic determinants of child caregivers’ social capital in the Iganga-Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site in Eastern Uganda.
- By Bakeera SK, Pariyo G, Petzold M, Galea S, Tomson G, Wamala SP
- A05: In vitro sensitivities of Plasmodium falciparum to different antimalarial drugs in Uganda.
- By Nsobya SL, Kiggundu M, Nanyunja S, Joloba M, Greenhouse B, Rosenthal PJ. Antimicrob Agents Chemother.
- A06: Cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children after severe malaria: effects on cognition, academic achievement and behaviour.
- By Paul Bangirana, Peter Allebeck, Michael J. Boivin, Chandy C. John, Connie Page, Anna Ehnvall and Seggane Musisi
- A07: Plasma Vitamin C in women of reproductive age in Kampala, Uganda.
- By Paul Kiondo
- A08: Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Job Performance Among Hospital Nurses in Kampala, Uganda.
- By Rose C. Nabirye, Kathleen C. Brown, Elizabeth H. Maples and Erica R. Pryor.
- A09: The mechanism of Sulfonamide Resistance in Streptococcus mutans.
- By Buwembo W, MacRitchie M, Soheila R, Rwenyonyi C M, Kironde F and Swedberg G.
- By Grace Ndeezi, Thorkild Tylleskär, Christopher M Ndugwa, James K Tumwine
- A11: A Stochastic model to optimize hospital bed capacity under Markovian demand
- By Paul Kizito Mubiru
- A12: Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in mild and severe malaria of children, from Kampala Uganda.
- By Kiwuwa Stephen Mpungu, Kironde Fred, Mats Wahlgren, Nicholas Joanin, Ulf Ribacke, Kirsten Moll.
- A13: Assessment of the burden of PTB in HIV infected Smear Negative TB patients using liquid culture in a Public facility HIV clinic.
- By : Simon Walusimbi, William Ssengooba, Jennifer Nansbuga, Eva Mulondo
- A14: African 2, a Clonal Complex of Mycobacterium bovis Epidemiologically Important in East Africa
- By Benon B Asiimwe, Stefan Berg, Noel H. Smith, Gunilla Kallenius, and Moses L Joloba
See downloads below for detailed abstracts
