Makerere University Presents Covid-19 Intervention Model

Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Extreme Left) and First Deputy Vice Chancellor Dr. Umar Kakumba (Extreme Right) join Principal Investigator Prof. Joseph YT Mugisha (Second Left) and the research team in a group photo at the Press Conference held at Main Hall on 16th June 2020.

At a press conference held today Tuesday 16th June 2020, a research team led by Makerere University presented a ‘Mathematical Model of COVID-19 dynamics in Uganda: Using a locally parameterized system to enhance intervention policies’. The aim of the research from which the model is developed was to study the dynamics of COVID-19 in Uganda and use the results to provide comprehensive forecast of the disease’ trends.