As a young girl, Dorcas Chizaram Okeke was thin and weak – a common face at the school sick bay.  At times, she wrote her promotional examinations while receiving intravenous treatment.Read More

By Irene Best NyapendiAs the sun arose on July 28, a joyous atmosphere settled over Uganda Christian University (UCU) as it celebrated its 24th graduation at Mukono Campus. Among the 1006 graduates that were celebrated, 56% were females. Of the 29 First Class students registered, 18 of them were female and only 11 were male....Read More

In July last year, Uganda Christian University (UCU) marked a milestone as it graduated its first cohort of students of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Together with fresh graduates from other medical schools in the country, these UCU graduates were deployed by the Ministry of Health as interns in various...Read More

By Kefa SenogaHow can medical practitioners better serve a transportation and economically challenged community that travels close to 50 kilometers (31 miles) to seek dental services?  That is one question that has been bothering the faculty at the Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Dentistry (SoD). To get the answers, the faculty partnered with the Christian...Read More