Student Profile: Madalitso Mkata Discusses her Commitment to Health Equity, Advocating more about SRHR for Young Women and Girls, and her MGHD Learnings
Madalitso Mkata, from Malawi, is one of twenty-three students who will receive their Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) from UGHE at the virtual Commencement on Sunday, August 22nd 2021. The class of 2021 is the sixth cohort produced by …
Meet this Year’s UGHE Summer Bootcamp Participants
Nine Dynamic Weeks of Intensive Global Health Training, Hosted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor In mid-June this year, UGHE was pleased to welcome a new cohort of interns for its Summer Bootcamp, a nine-week, intensive training program hosted by the …
University of Global Health Equity Hosts First Blood Donation Day on Butaro Campus
On Wednesday 30th June, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) hosted its first blood donation day on Butaro Campus in partnership with the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC). All UGHE staff, students and faculty eligible to give blood were invited to participate, …
Empowering Girls: UGHE’s School Partnership Tackles Period Poverty
Theophile Bakuramutsa is the long-serving headmaster of a secondary school called Groupe Scolaire Nyamicucu, located just five kilometers from the UGHE Butaro Campus. Involved in education for almost 15 years, his passion for teaching started early, motivated by his late father, also …
Building Better Business: UGHE’s New Entrepreneurial Capacity Building Initiative Kicks Off
Over the last decade especially, Rwanda has seen its economy grow and tourism offering burgeon. Strengthening capacity at district and community level has been a critical part of the country’s national priorities, as a means of driving socio-economic growth, reducing poverty, and …
Leading with Compassion: Shaping the Next Generation of Global Health Fighters
In the midst of a global pandemic and the various national responses to it, we’ve collectively seen that leadership comes in many forms and is crucial to managing change effectively. Country leaders demonstrating equity-driven, evidence-based approaches that prioritize the vulnerable have seen …
Fostering Immunization Leadership & Management through Evidence-based Training
The GAVI Epilamp Program of UGHE, Yale University, and PATH. *** There has never been a greater need to strengthen national leadership and management of immunization programmes, as countries globally take on the monumental task of rapidly procuring, distributing, and equitably administering …
Health Systems that Save Lives & Give Dignity to Mothers
— Words by Emmanuel Kamanzi, Director of Infrastructure, UGHE — As we celebrate Mother’s Day today, it’s humbling and sensational to have witnessed a great milestone achieved this month within the One-PIH Family; breaking the ground of the state-of-the-art Maternal Center of …
Community Health Workers: Delivering Impact from Classroom to Community
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are at the centre of community mobilization for healthy behaviours to prevent the spread of COVID-19. They make up the largest single group involved in health delivery in Rwanda, playing a vital role in providing village-level health care …
Transformative Mentorship for 21st Century Health Challenges
Set against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and demanding world, mentorship is a proven tool to help learners find and enact their full potential and navigate the often labyrinthine path to career success. But few institutionalized frameworks exist to connect and …
Passion for Programming: IT Assistant Liliane Uwase on Striving for Equity
Joining the UGHE Family in February this year, Liliane Uwase was immediately at the forefront of UGHE’s seamless transition to online working and learning. Serving as an IT Helpdesk Assistant, her team’s work has been critical in meeting COVID-19 related demands for …
Stigma, Power & Hopes: Alice Kayibanda & Moses Izabiriza talk arts & mental health ahead of Mbwira Ndumva Symposium
The devastating impacts of COVID-19 will no doubt be long-lasting, with a slow road to recovery mapped out for global economies and societies. Billions have been spent in relief funds over the last year-and-quarter, funding infrastructure, equipment and human resources to support …