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Mbarara University of science and technology (MUST) joined Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) to commemorate world premature (preterm) day which is celebrated every year on November 17th to raise awareness about premature births. The commemoration ceremony was held at MRRH and was graced by Dr. Celestine Barigye MRRH Director, the President of Mbarara Rotary Club, […]

On 16th November, Prof. Ogwang won an innovative research award from Global Peace Foundation as a result of his outstanding commitment to fight Covid-19 Pandemic using indigenous knowledge and herbal medicine. Together with partners in Uganda, Global Peace Foundation conducted a countrywide survey and Prof. Ogwang Patrick was identified and recommended as an authority in […]

On 9th November 2022, Mbarara University of Science and Technology welcomed the 9th cohort of 21 students from Somali International University (SIU) for a one-year placement. 18 students of undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and 3 students of Bachelor of Computer Science. They will commence their placement at the start of the 2022/2023 […]

Following a confirmed Anthrax outbreak in Ibanda Municipality  in August 2022 in which several persons suffered and one life was lost, students in one health club of MUST responded to sensitize the community on Anthrax and the dangers of eating meat from dead animals. On October 27, 2022, a section of Twenty (20) Undergraduate and […]

The First Mile Community Health Program was established with an aim to strengthen health service delivery in Southwestern Uganda through a bidirectional approach of taking MUST to the community and bringing the community to MUST for capacity building and mentorship. The program key interventions include student training, research and community engagement towards addressing community health […]

MUST opened its doors on 28th October 1989 by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Statue of 1989. The University started with 43 students after extensive modification of former Nursing & Midwifery School. At 33 years, the University has grown from a single Medical and Health Sciences Faculty University with an undergraduate student population […]

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) through the Health Education Partnership Initiative-Transforming Uganda Institutions Training Against HIV/AIDS (HEP-TUITAH) project organized the final quarterly joint micro-research dissemination conference. The conference was held on the 21st of October 2022 at Igongo cultural centre in Mbarara city under the theme ‘’Using the micro-research paradigm to meet the […]

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) has signed a 5-year partnership agreement with the HOWEST University of Applied Sciences of Belgium. Major aspects of this co-operation shall include staff/student exchange for study, teaching and research and collaboration on research, curriculum, academic material and publications. The partnership has been put in place under the auspices […]