where farmers have reported a significant increase in their income by selling mushrooms grown on Juncao substrates. The additional income has enabled them to invest in better education and family healthcare. Higher demands for protein-rich foods in communities have been met. What's more, the by...
“The diversity of our student body is one of our greatest strengths,”said Dr. James Coey, Assistant Dean of Basic Sciences (UK), St. George’s University School of Medicine.“This year’s growth reflects not only the quality of our program but also t...
recognition by the medical staff of the health system of the importance of the CHWs, fulfilment of promises made to the community by the government, and exemplary behaviour by CHWs [27]. A realist evaluation of the types of activities in which the Red Cross in Uganda could engage to influenc...
A healthcare worker administering a vaccine for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo JC Wenga/Anadolu Agency via GettyThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared an official end to its 11th Ebola outbreak nearly six months after it began, marking the first time ...
Ugandan civil rights groups immediately challenged the anti-homosexuality act when it passed in December. The U.S. has condemned that legislation and sanctioned Uganda by restricting visas and withholding trade over it. It is not clear how long the court may take to issue its ruling on the con...
but nothing that education and healthcare couldn't take care of and some guidance, some leadership. But that was their way to solve the Sudanese problem was to get rid of the south. That way, the civil war would end. And they thought, you know, everything would go towards their Islami...
For example, a study from an upper secondary school in Uganda shows that girls in particular benefit from having female role models. Theserole modelsshow them that it is actually possible to achieve something difficult. This can both help reduce academic gender differences and help the pupils who...
for example our recent independent report on the link between power and jobs in Uganda recommended focussing investments on connecting mini and regional grids to national grids and trying to employ private sector capital and expertise into the transmission challenge (i.e. getting power from the gener...
Tuyisenge in front of the Amazon Day cab he drives. As a refugee from Uganda, Abel Tuyisenge relocated to the United States and began his journey with Amazon in 2021 as an ambassador, providing safety and process training to other employees. He was promoted to a trainer position, where he...
Early experiences on the feasibility, acceptability, and use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests at peripheral health centres in Uganda-insights into some ba... While feasibility of new health technologies in well-resourced healthcare settings is extensively documented, it is largely unknown in low-reso...