The Training The training will bring together research officers, postgraduate students and scientists who intend to understand the spatio-temporal pattern of diseases. The training aims to provide basic and intermediate understanding of data and geospatial tools and analytics for disease prediction and monitoring. Furthermore, the training will introduce the concept of system thinking and system […]
This year marks the twelfth anniversary of a formidable research collaboration between Gulu University and Training of Health Researchers into Vocational Excellence in East Africa (THRiVE) program. The story begins in 2009 when the Northern Region, Uganda was beginning to heal from more than two decades of war, challenged by vector-borne diseases such as malaria […]
Dear Readers,The year 2020 goes down in history as one when human kind was extremely challenged and devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change”. We look forward to “Building on women’s strength for a better future in a COVID-19 world”. That was the theme this […]
TB is one of the most formidable challenges to healthcare in Uganda and needs to be tackled on multiple fronts. Monumental efforts have been undertaken by the government since 2000 to eradicate this pandemic through large-scale TB elimination campaigns – however, satisfactory success continues to elude us. Today (March 24), is designed to build public […]
World Kidney Day (WKD) is the most widely celebrated event focused on kidney health across the globe. It’s also an occasion to raise awareness about the dangers of kidney disease and to send a clear message to the general public that Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is common, harmful and treatable. This year’s theme is focused […]
Samuel Kisembo, THRiVE’s chauffer, left his home in Tula early on December 21 2020, eager to report for duty as has been his norm. However, little did he know that it would not be business as usual. Shortly after 8AM, he began to cough uncontrollably, felt fatigued and was feverish. Although he passed off these […]
Dear Reader,As we close out the year, we are pleased to share our newsletter for October-December 2020 with you. In it, you’ll read about the wonderful work that THRiVE, its research fellows and partners are doing to advance science. As we reflect on 2020, we realize how much we’ve achieved with your support and acceptance. […]
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 & […]
RACHEAL NINSIIMA This week, THRiVE tested its staff and team of research assistants for COVID-19 in a bid to protect their health and safety. During these uncertain times, THRiVE hopes that that testing for COVID-19 antibodies will provide its staff with insight into whether they may have been exposed to the coronavirus While temperature screening […]
This year’s World AIDS Day is like no other. It is being celebrated amidst another pandemic, COVID-19, which has swept across the world, devastating health systems. The novel coronavirus pandemic is showing us just how interconnected global health is with other critical issues such as social and economic inequalities. However, as the world turns its […]
