Background
Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), Korean Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), and Baylor Uganda (BU) is implementing the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (UPHFP), an initiative to develop the next generation of public health leadership for Uganda. The goal of this program is to develop a competent workforce by learning-through-service and responding to real public health problems of Uganda.
The UPHFP, which is housed in the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), is offered in six tracks, namely: Field Epidemiology; Laboratory Leadership; Health Informatics; Health Economics (Prevention Effectiveness), Implementation Science, and Monitoring and Evaluation. Currently, the Field Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership and Health Informatics Tracks are operational.
The Health Informatics Track is a 2-year training-through-service program in informatics tools and computer science aimed at solving problems within the healthcare setting for improved service delivery in public health facilities of the MoH. Eighty percent of the fellow’s time is spent on field projects with direct supervision and mentorship from technical experts from the MoH, US CDC, KOFIH and UNIPH, with 20% spent in interactive didactic training at UNIPH.
Competency domains include Health Management Information System; Machine Learning with Python and R-programming; Healthcare Data Collection, Management and Analysis; Data Visualization; and Scientific Writing and Communication Skills. Fellows prove competency by completing a portfolio of projects in each of these domains. Fellows are hosted in priority departments of the MoH or relevant affiliated institutions to complete this portfolio under the supervision and mentorship of national and international subject-area experts.
Number of Fellowships on offer:
The program will offer seven (07) Fellowships in the Health Informatics Track for the year 2026 – 2027.
Required Academic Qualifications:
Successful applicants should have a master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Health Informatics, Health Sciences, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or any computing-related disciplines.
Required Work Experience:
Applicants should have 3-7 years of work experience in health information systems.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should click this APPLY NOW button to access the Application portal, Once on the application portal, Click Register now Button to create an account in case it is your first time, once you have created an account, an email will be sent to the email you used to register; go open your email inbox/spam folder to access the sent mail and click validate to validate your created application account, and then return to the application portal and Login Here to apply for your selected course apply.
Application Deadline: Friday, August 8, 2025
For more information:
Please contact:
Ivan Lukabwe
Telephone: 0312-800832; 0773779427
Email: luanzag@gmail.com
OR
Administration Desk at UNIPH
Telephone: 0749515227
Email: info@uniph.go.ug
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