Dear Readers,Welcome to the June 2021 issue of THRiVE News, a publication of the THRiVE consortium. This is a time when Uganda and Kenya are struggling to cope with severe phase two of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Both countries are experiencing rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 among young people leading to symptomatic and more severe disease […]
This is a two weeks research methods course suitable for health researchers, social scientists and students undertaking professional training (MSc, MMed, MPH, and PhD). Facilitators for this course are highly experienced researchers from the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Mwanza Centre, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU) and the London School of Hygiene & […]
THRiVE has emerged as one of the few institutions who have won Makerere University’s Research and Innovations Fund (RIF) grant to conduct a community study on COVID-19. The new achievement comes on the heels of a proposal that was submitted by the consortium in April following a call for proposals. THRiVE’s project is titled: ‘Owning […]
Using genes, Makerere University based Researcher Dr. Gerald Mboowa can determine how many years it will take a person living with HIV without treatment can progress into AIDS. Dubbed, ‘Functional host-genetic loci associated with pediatric HIV-disease progression in Uganda and Botswana”, his research reveals that after a person is infected with HIV, they are either […]
Message from the director At THRiVE Secretariat we believe in changing the world. We share that vision with our fellows, alumni, researchers, partners and stakeholders. We welcome them to share ideas on how they challenge the status quo by applying new or adapted ground-breaking ideas to improve health and well-being of people in need. We […]
The African Academy of Sciences is awarding 10 travel grants to research managers and administrators in Africa to attend the INORMS 2020 conference. The conference provides the opportunity to meet, learn and discuss issues of research management and to develop professionally through networking. The Research Management Programme in Africa (ReMPro Africa) is an initiative of […]
Dear Reader, This year, 2019, marks half a century since that incredible feat when the first astronauts landed on the moon. This happened because a group of thinkers (scientists, technocrats, policy makers and politicians) in the USA had a vision and planned how to achieve it. Similarly, Africa has a vision. Agenda 2063 which is […]
The UK Medical Research Council and the UK Department for International Development announce a further call for proposals for the prestigious African Research Leader awards. This MRC/DFID jointly funded scheme aims to strengthen research leadership across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by attracting and retaining exceptionally talented individuals who will lead high-quality programmes of research on key […]
As Makerere University is holding its 69th graduation ceremony, THRiVE is happy to have fully supported two out of seven grandaunts for a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the college of Health Sciences. Dr. Bwogi is a research officer and Head EPI Division at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Uganda. Her research on […]
MWANZA RESEARCH METHODS COURSE 2019 This is a two weeks research methods course suitable for health researchers, social scientists and students undertaking professional training (MSc, MMed, MPH, and PhD). Facilitators for this course are highly experienced researchers from the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Mwanza Centre, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU) and the […]
