RACHEAL NINSIIMA It was a virtual audience of over 600 people. The occasion – seventh series of the Association of Surgeons of Uganda mentorship talk. The speaker – Prof. Emeritus Nelson Sewankambo. The topic – ‘Living a life of significance and building a lasting legacy.’ At 3:30PM, the prayer drum rolled and the show started. […]

Dear Reader, The end of 2021 is here and yet it feels like the year started yesterday. That is a reminder that though time is an ever present resource, it is an irreplaceable perishable good. Within the limits of what is humanly possible we should complete the work that should be completed today. We should […]

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Dear Reader, Welcome to THRiVE News which connects stakeholders to what is happening within HRiVE Consortium. In this issue there are accounts of faculty, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers sharing research results with the public, practitioners, and policy makers to inform policy and practice. The policy makers and funders alike expect research to end into knowledge […]

The wellbeing of thousands of girls in Uganda, particularly Eastern Uganda, is at risk with reports of high repeat adolescent births in nearly three decades. A repeat adolescent birth is a second or more live birth before age 20 following a first birth before age 18 years! According to a study conducted by Dr. Dinah […]

New study highlights challenges of communities’ response towards COVID-19 mitigation measures A new study conducted by a team of researchers from Makerere University led by Prof. Nelson Sewankambo reveals that there was an increase in resentment to the new social norms imposed by the COVID-19 emergency response during the first national lockdown. Between November 2020 […]