Globally, around 2 million stillbirths occur every year – one baby dies every 16 seconds leaving behind a grieving mother and family. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts...
Word Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2021 round is now open. In its thirteenth year, the RDF provides...
The Private Financing Advisory Network is a global network of climate and clean energy financing experts. Selected PFAN projects undergo intensive one-on-one coaching to perfect their...
In order to improve women’s representation and participation in leadership, tertiary education institutions have also responded by seeking to increase enrolments for females. Over the past...
Thank you Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo for making Uganda proud again by winning silver and bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. Let us all emulate these...
By Joseph Odoi On 27th July, 2021, Makerere University joined the rest of the world to mark the 1st International Drowning Prevention Day. This follows a...
The first IDI-sponsored clinical trial on HIV treatment has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This is a multi-site study in Uganda,...
The Ministry of Health through the Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with support from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Infectious Diseases Institute...
I received a status report on the Makerere School of Dentistry and Hospital undergoing expansion. Once completed, this is going to be Uganda’s and the region’s...
Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death; accounting for 7% of all injuries. Over 90% of the estimated 322,000 annual global drowning deaths...
