David Meya named world expert in Cryptococcosis
Assoc. Prof David Meya, a THRiVE post-doctoral fellow, has been recognized as a world expert in Cryptococcosis by Expertscape, a website that identifies and objectively ranks medical expertise. The announcement...
Sad times for Cambridge-Africa
The Cambridge-Africa community sadly lost a pillar on June 3 2020 when Dr Amit Bhasin passed away. Dr Amit had only been with the Cambridge-Africa team for a year but...
From Despair comes Hope: How THRiVE changed the course of my destiny
Author Frederick Douglass once said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”. This statement summarises my Master’s journey. I started my Master’s degree journey in August 2015 at...
Gov’t steps in to support research and innovation at Makerere University
In universities across Uganda, limited research funding threatens to slow the pace of scientific progress. Currently, a number of external donors including the Norway Aid for Development (NORAD), Rockefeller Foundation,...
Meet Prof. Moses Galukande, a surgeon revolutionizing breast cancer research in Uganda
Prof. Moses Galukande, an expert surgeon and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences is revolutionizing breast cancer research in Uganda. With a paucity...
How COVID-19 ruined my visit to London and ended me in institutional quarantine
When I left Uganda for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in January 2020, COVID-19 was beginning to gain momentum. My visit was courtesy of the THRiVE...
Uganda needs more health researchers to promote use of evidence against health hazards
It’s been five months since the Coronavirus, code named COVID-19, emerged in China. In order to make informed decisions about prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, the role of reliable...
New Diagnostic test for Asymptomatic Tuberculosis
Throughout his years as an infectious disease physician and researcher, Dr. Jonathan Mayito has realized a big gap in the diagnosis of asymptomatic (latent) Tuberculosis infection and monitoring of treatment...
Fungal disease responsible for nearly one fifth of deaths among HIV-infected patients
KAMPALA — Recent studies on HIV associated meningitis, commonly caused by the fungus, Cryptococcocus, show that close to half of those infected with this meningitis die if they don’t receive...
Reliving the University student-life experience in Cambridge
Visiting the University of Cambridge over the late autumn/early winter 2019 was an adventurous experience for me; leaving the comfort zone of Makerere University in Uganda, opening myself up to...