Herbert Aguma

Academic|Pharmacy

[Robert Kalyesubula,MD, FISN(USA), PhD-FRCP(London) @rkalyes1]

🔥 Please prioritize the medical interns!

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

Every year, these ponzi schemes and MLMs can't miss getting victims!

[91.2 Crooze FM @912CroozeFM]

UPDATE: Police in Mbarara City on Tuesday night arrested 241 people linked to the Global Alliance In Motion Ponzi scheme from residences in Lubiri and Rwentondo cells. Most of those arrested are youths, including some from South Sudan and others from Eastern and Northern Uganda.
Police found the victims living in small rental rooms occupied by more than 10 people each. Many told officers they had been conned out of UGX 1.5 million after joining the scheme, which allegedly promised them jobs.
#CroozeFMNews

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

@PraiseKwats You need to be convinced about what exactly?

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

@BBCSport It was a very premature stoppage by the ref. Why was Usyk fighting Verhoeven in the first place?! Moses Itauma stops Usyk in 4 rounds. But Usyk should fight Kabayel next. That's the fight all boxing fans want

[Makerere University School of Public Health @MakSPH]

Dr. David Musoke Receives International Award for Malaria Research

Dr. @DavidMusoke14, Associate Professor and Chair of the Disease Control and Environmental Health Department at @Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), has received the Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Investigator Award at the 2026 International Behavioural Trials Network (@IBTNetwork) Conference, held from May 7–9, 2026, in Montreal, Canada.

He was recognised for more than 10 years of impactful research on integrated malaria prevention in rural communities in Uganda. Dr. Musoke’s work has advanced evidence on malaria prevention and contributed to improved community health practices, particularly in Wakiso District.

The award honours an independent investigator residing and working in a low- or middle-income country who has made outstanding scientific contributions in behavioural interventions and public health.

Congratulations to Dr. Musoke on this well-deserved international recognition.

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

@agribussiness1 @BalaamBarugahar @DaudiKabanda @mkainerugaba Great lessons for the young ones...but next time ensure they have suitable PPE

[ASLM @ASLM_News]

🔬 “AMR is no longer a silent pandemic in Africa.”

During the launch of the Advancing Regional Integrated Laboratory Capacity for AMR Control (ARILAC) Project, ASLM CEO, @MrNqobileNdlovu, underscored the urgent need for strategic investments in laboratory systems to address the growing burden of antimicrobial resistance across the continent.

Implemented under the leadership of @AfricaCDC and supported by the European Union through the Team Europe Initiative, the ARILAC Project brings together 8 African Union Member States to strengthen microbiology capacity, develop a skilled laboratory workforce, and enhance microbiology laboratory networks for improved surveillance and response.

By strengthening access to quality laboratory services and generating reliable AMR data, ARILAC contributes to stronger health systems and improved health security across Africa.

🎥 Learn more about the vision driving this important initiative.

#ARILAC #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #LaboratoryStrengthening #OneHealth #AfricaCDC #ASLM #GlobalHealth #HealthSecurity #Diagnostics

[Mulago National Referral Hospital @MulagoReferral]

A new era of care @MulagoReferral

We’ve moved from "crisis management" to "steady-state abundance." With 8 oxygen plants and a dedicated HDU transit lane, we are cutting down critical response times to save more lives during the "golden hour."

Highlights of the transformation:
✅ Dignity: Mortuary capacity increased from 10 to 160.
✅ Efficiency: 10 new lifts and improved internal road networks.
✅ Healing: A new focus on "green zones" to create a peaceful environment for recovery.
Mulago is now ISO-certified and ready to serve you better.
#MulagoTransformed #PublicHealth #ServiceDelivery #Uganda

[ASLM @ASLM_News]

📢 Call for Experts: WHO Malaria Strategic Information Technical Advisory Group (MSI-TAG)

The World Health Organization @WHO is seeking experts to serve on the Malaria Strategic Information Technical Advisory Group (MSI-TAG), supporting efforts to strengthen malaria surveillance, monitoring, evaluation, and data-driven decision-making globally.

WHO welcomes applications from malaria programme staff, researchers, surveillance experts, academics, and public health professionals.

Selected experts will provide independent technical and strategic guidance to support stronger malaria data systems, improved decision-making, and progress tracking through the World Malaria Report.

📅 Deadline to apply: 15 May 2026

Applications should include:
✔️ Cover letter
✔️ CV
✔️ Completed WHO Declaration of Interests form

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://t.co/VGmu5k8JG6

#WHO #Malaria #PublicHealth #Surveillance #MonitoringAndEvaluation #GlobalHealth #HealthData #MalariaControl #HealthSystems #Research

[Busitema University @BusitemaUni]

We are recruiting staff in the Fields of Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Public Health, Pediatrics and Child Health.

Details via: https://t.co/HcUhvOOlku

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

The same happens in Uganda too. Some went into full time political offices but still hold onto the Professor title!

[Dr Usman Isyaku @DrUsmanIsyaku]

A PhD is the highest academic qualification you can ever get. There is nothing above it. It is earned from writing and defending a thesis that makes a novel contribution to an academic field. A holder can use it for life because it is not tied to any academic institution. It is a portable award.

A professorship is a rank. A title for being an active teacher and researcher. In the US, any teacher in higher education can be called a professor. It is merely a descriptive term. But there is Chair Professorship that denotes an official academic rank for senior academics who rose to the top. They often go through Assistant Professorship and Associate Professorship ranks for many years. These rank holders have held multiple research grants, are running research labs, have diverse academic affiliations with other institutions and the industry, shape opinion in the field through constant research publications, and contribute to active teaching.

But a professorship is not a lifetime title. When people retire, they become former professors. Those who maintain some level of teaching and research engagement in retirement become Professor Emeritus/Emerita. It is just like being a Senior Engineer, or Managing Director. You can't retire and be calling yourself an MD, GM, or Director. You drop it when you retire or move elsewhere.

Nigerians worship titles even if they are acquired fraudulently. It is a political hook to use in fishing for political appointments and unnecessary respect from people who think the holder is operating at the top of knowledge hierarchy. Some of them are extremely good and their records remain respectable. Many of them are fishermen, fishing for opportunities that cannot be squared with their claimed academic experience.

I know real professors and I will accord them the full recognition that they deserve even after retirement. That respect will continue especially when they don't shove it in our faces. I personally do not want to be a professor because the value of that prestigious title has been eroded in Nigeria.

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

@NewtonAllan6 Sorry about that ordeal. That game by the traffic officers is not new. When one protests they didn't run a red light, they say you have to get a cctv footage to dispute their testimony. The time it wd take the footage, nobody knows!

[Ophthalmology Society of Uganda @OSUsocietyofug]

PRESS RELEASE

The Ophthalmology Society of Uganda has become aware of this video currently circulating on social media in which an individual claims that massaging the eyes with hot water ( better at boiling point) can cure cataracts, refractive errors and other eye diseases.

We write with the utmost urgency to inform the Ugandan public that this claim is medically false.

The individual in the video presents this practice as a remedy with no scientific evidence whatsoever.

We strongly advise against applying any unprescribed substances in the absence of guidance from a qualified ophthalmic health worker. Self-treatment of eye conditions based on social media advice is always dangerous.

We urge every Ugandan who has seen this video to seek care from a qualified ophthalmic health worker for any concerns about your vision or eye health

@MinofHealthUG @UNDAuthority @DianaAtwine @JaneRuth_Aceng @Snduhukire @FNakubulwa @olaro_charles

[Herbert Aguma @BushHerbert1]

@DavidEboku @MukasaMulya @nssfug I calculate the average annual interest using figures for the last 10 years (from FY 2014/15 to FY 2024/25). The average is 11.86%, approx. 12%

[Makerere University School of Public Health @MakSPH]

Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) congratulates Associate Professor David Musoke on his appointment as Head of the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, following a decision by the Makerere University Appointments Board at its 795th Meeting held on 6th May 2026.

Assoc. Prof. Musoke is a scholar of international standing with over 150 peer-reviewed publications and deep expertise in environmental health, malaria prevention, and community health systems. He currently serves as President of the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) for 2026 to 2028, the first Ugandan to hold this global position, and is a Senior Visiting Fellow at Nottingham Trent University and an Affiliate Member of the African Academy of Sciences.

His appointment places MakSPH's environmental health agenda in the hands of one of Africa's most globally connected public health scholars, and we look forward to the leadership and momentum he will bring to the department.

Huge Congratulations, Dr. @DavidMusoke14!

[Robert Kalyesubula,MD, FISN(USA), PhD-FRCP(London) @rkalyes1]

🔥 This article deserves attention from doctors, students , patients and prospective patients (everyone)!
🔥 Universities training clinicians
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@Educ_SportsUg
@MinofHealthUG

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@agnmu_Ug

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[Bank of Uganda @BOU_Official]

“The mandate of BoU is to promote price stability and a sound financial system. What is the impact of this Bill on price stability if it is passed the way it is? Because of the depreciation of the currency that is likely to occur as an unintended consequence of this Bill, we are likely to have a depreciated currency and the pass-through of imported items into domestic prices is going to raise prices significantly. So, our inflation is going to increase via the depreciation of the exchange rate. That means that we will need to either tighten monetary policy further if we are going to contain inflation, or we allow inflation to go beyond the 5% target if we don’t want to raise interest rates. That’s what we will have to grapple with. This inflation of 3% we have been enjoying is likely to be compromised through currency depreciation.” - Governor Atingi-Ego on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026

[Chinese Embassy in Uganda @ChineseEmb_Uga]

Today, graced by His Excellency President Yoweri K. Museveni of Uganda and Mr. Fan Xuecheng, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda, the Yaobai Uganda clinker line with a daily production capacity of 6,000 tons, the largest capacity in east Africa with the best technology in the world, officially commenced operation in Moroto, marking another example of cooperation between China and Uganda in innovation, industrial development, and capacity building.