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MakSPH launches Project to Enhance Data An*lysis Capacity and Use in East and Southern Africa Infrastructural Expansion of the Makerere University School of Public Health The Master of Biostatistics programme has been developed with key objectives of contributing towards the creation of a critical mas* of professional Biostatisticians, expanding the capacity for teaching Biostatistics in the tertiary academic institutions and strengthening the capacity for Biostatistics an*lysis in research and academic institutions, industry and programs in the country and the region.  A three year course offered in collaboration with Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) jointly with the College of Computing and Information Sciences -Makerere (CoCIS) most especially the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) are offering a Masters degree in Health Informatics (MHI) as a fulltime program. The program is designed for individuals who desire to be trained to identify constraints in health information flow, design innovative automated systems to solve them in the shortest time possible in order to inform decision and policy making. MISSION: To produce practical, gender sensitive health Informaticians who are able to evaluate health systems, and develop innovations to GOAL: To produce gender sensitive graduates with skills and competences in application of information and computer science to. CORE COMPETENCES FOR THE GRADUATE OF MHI PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE: The program is open to both Ugandans and non-Ugandans, whether living within Uganda or outside the borders of Uganda, who fulfill the minimum admission requirements and should preferably be graduates from Universities recognized by the National Council for Higher Education mathematics, statistics, engineering and geography and demonstrated interest in health. been done in an accredited institution and the trainee must have pas*ed. The course for the additional training should have as*igned