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Another Makerere don succumbs to Covid-19
Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe said the institution was devastated folowing Eng Godfrey Mwesige's (pictured) death. PHOTO/COURTESY
What you need to know:
- According to the Ministry of Health, Covid-19 has claimed 1,966 lives in Uganda with up to 56, 338 recoveries since the outbreak was confirmed in March 2020.
Makerere University has lost another lecture to Covid-19. Mr Godfrey Mwesige, a lecturer from the Department of Construction Management in Colleges of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology died from the viral disease on July 5 at TMR hospital, Kampala.
University Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe told Daily monitor in an interview that Mr Mwesigwa was one of the top cream at the academic institution and in the region.
“We have lost yet another bright young member of staff to Covid-19. This is another huge blow to Makerere University. Mr Mwesige was one of the top highway engineers in Africa. We are devastated,” Prof Nawangwe confirmed.
According to Prof Nawangwe, Eng Mwesige had just applied to become a Senior Lecturer.
He is the second lecturer to die at the university in just over five days after the university on July 1 lost Prof Noble Ephraim Banadda to Covid-19 at Case clinic, Kampala.
At the time of his death, Prof Banadda was a top researcher and the Head of Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering.
According to the Ministry of Health, Covid-19 has claimed 1,966 lives in Uganda with up to 56, 338 recoveries since the outbreak was confirmed in March 2020.
The country has since cumulatively recorded 84, 116 Coronavirus cases with 1,099 actively admitted in hospitals across the country as of July 6.
