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New Vision (Kampala)
13 August 2008
Joshua Masinde (Kampala)
THE Medical Laboratory Observer Magazine (MLO), a USA-based monthly magazine, has ranked the Makerere University John Hopkins University Core laboratory at Mulago Medical School as the best in medical laboratory in 2008.
It is one of the three laboratories in Africa to be accredited by the College of American Pathologists.
Representing the Makerere University Chancellor, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera, Stephen Maloba, the chairman of the Makerere University Appointments Committee, said this at an Academic Fair at Makerere University recently.
The fair aimed at showcasing the different achievements by the various faculties, schools and institutes at the university.
Maloba said the university led the way in innovation in Africa, adding that the institution had a track record in research, especially in science.
"Among the innovations realised at Makerere University are the discovery that the Nevirapine drug prevents transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child," he said.
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"Our students from the Famulty of Technology were selected from five African universities to represent the continent on an international team of 12 institutions of high repute working on the development of a modern car, projected to be the cheapest in the world," he added.