by AFROHUN | Sep 16, 2021 | AFROHUN News, Uganda
In 2013, with funding from USAID, the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) – OHCEA then- of which Makerere University is a member initiated the One Health Field Experiential Learning (OHFEL). The program aims at enhancing students’ knowledge and...
by AFROHUN | Sep 15, 2021 | AFROHUN News, Uganda
My name is Diana Manju, a graduate from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, majoring in sociology. I am a cohort 2021, Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN), fellow. I thank AFROHUN and its partners for the One Health Institute...
by AFROHUN | Sep 14, 2021 | AFROHUN News, Uganda
Due to urbanization and rising population growth, Uganda faces the challenge of slums. Most parts of the country in the central region and its suburbs are faced with the mushrooming of slums due to urbanization and rising population growth. One such area is Nansana...
by AFROHUN | Sep 14, 2021 | AFROHUN News, Uganda
(How? Through provision of relevant and timely information; sensitization drives with the teams in the COVID-19 Lab and staff at the facility; Building ambassadors of robust change) The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic that led to...
by AFROHUN | Sep 10, 2021 | AFROHUN News, Uganda, Uncategorized
Poor waste disposal has remained a global threat to public health. In Uganda, Ms Rachael Vivian Akena’s engagement with community leaders and residents of Bruno Zone in Kkonge village, Makindye Division, Kampala District re-affirms the dangers of poor waste...
by AFROHUN | Sep 10, 2021 | AFROHUN News, Uganda
Many times, we talk about health, and we leave out markets. Yet the centrality of the market in people’s livelihoods, safety, health and welfare is paramount. For instance, if the market is dirty, fries will emerge, contaminate some of the food items sold in the...
