In 2017, I was fortunate to be enrolled as post doctorate fellow under the THRiVE-2 DELTAS training program. The program engaged me as a scholar in a temporary and defined...
Childhood overweight and obesity in Kilimanjaro- Tanzania may seem paradoxical at first. After all, this is a region combating poverty and nutritional deficiencies. However, a recent study by Mary Mosha,...
The Cambridge-Africa team continues to work remotely as we have done since March. The novelty has worn off and a bit more social contact would be welcome even if that...
Gulu University THRiVE-2 in September 2020 unveiled a state-of-the-art graduate resource centre for science students at Multifunctional Research Laboratories at Gulu University. Research capacity building is critical at higher institutions...
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMC), is worried that change in the genes responsible for the production of the proteins may distort accuracy of the tests. “Whenever there is a...
The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) is mandated to give expert advice, publish scientific evidence, provide policy guidance and inform practice for the Ministry of Health, partners and World Health...
“I am so excited to be awarded the Anglophone prize for the Young Investigators Award – 2020 by the African Association for Research & Control of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AAAMR),” reads...
Advances in human health require the efficient and rapid translation of scientific discoveries into effective clinical treatments. This process in turn depends on observational data gathered from patients, communities and...
When COVID-19 hit in Tanzania, a cloud of doom came over the Eye Health Programme, a collaborative research program between Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) and London School of...
We live in an era where there is a high frequency of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. For the first time, we are witnessing an ongoing pandemic caused by a...