Makerere AI Lab / Mak-CAD

East Africa's most productive applied AI lab. Research covers health diagnostics, air quality (AirQo), agricultural disease tracking, and NLP. Officially upgraded to Mak-CAD in March 2025.

Key Achievement: Secured Google AI Impact Grant ($1.5M). Partners include NIH DS-I Africa consortium and Cambridge University. Dr. Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende and Dr. Rose Nakasi lead key research verticals.