December 12th, 2024, a team from AFROHUN Uganda led by AFROHUN Deputy CEO and AFROHUN One Health Academy Director, Professor John David Kabasa, held a meeting with University Research Council (URC) President Mr. Earl Gast and the Serena Hotel in Kampala. The partnership exploratory meeting was also attended by the Uganda Health Activity (USAID-funded and implemented by URC in Uganda), Chief oof Party, Dr. Augustine Muhwezi, while MEL and administrative staff from AFROHUN joined the Deputy CEO.
The engagement presented a platform for exploring partnership opportunities between AFROHUN & URC. Prof Kabasa gave an overview of the scope of AFROHUN’S work, the network’s journey and its current niche. Mr. Gast and Dr. Muhwezi on the other hand shared different aspects of ongoing and accomplished work at URC.
The team had an amazing time discovering the different strengths each partner brings on the table, especially in implementation of the Global Health Security Agenda in Uganda and other countries in Africa where the two organizations are operating.
Professor Kabasa (3rd from right in kitenge shirt) emphasizes a point during the meeting
Several immediate areas of collaboration were identified at the end of the meeting. The two teams committed to holding more, regular meetings to further engage and agree on how they indeed can work together- utilising each other’s strengths in terms of scope and technical capacity.
Exchanging gifts is a sign of good things to come; Mr. Gast and Professor Kabasa exchange a gift at the end of the meeting