Angelo Iragena & the UGHE Butaro Campus Kitchen: Encountering Health Equity
Angelo Iragena, one of the UGHE Butaro Campus chefs, has enjoyed cooking since he was a child. That enthusiasm drove him to study culinary arts and eventually become the professional chef he is today. Angelo enjoys his job since it has a …
Student Profile: Wilfred Geninyan Wetool Discusses Global Health Inequities Witnessed in his Home Country of Liberia and how MGHD Equipped him to Rebuild and Strengthen Health Systems
Growing up in Liberia, a nation that experienced a 14-year civil war, Wilfred Geninyan from Liberia saw many healthcare disparities. The health system of his country was shattered especially the community health system leaving it one of the most undeveloped and poor …
Student Profile: Yeukai Chikwenhere, UGHE’s One Health Scholar, Speaks on her MGHD Year, & What One Health Approach Means to Global Health Systems
Yeukai Chikwenhere from Zimbabwe a One Health Scholar is among the 23 graduates to receive MGHD on 22nd August 2021. For her first time in Rwanda, she was impressed with the cleanliness of Kigali and was amazed to see UGHE located in …
Student Profile: George Mkondo Intends to Join One Health Sector to Raise Awareness about it & more Collaboration in this Sector
George Mkondo from Zimbabwe is one of the 23 students who will earn an MGHD degree on August 22, 2021. From his experience at UGHE, he appreciates that it was a diverse and supportive environment that gave him an opportunity to gain …
Student Profile: UGHE’s Moskovitz Scholar, Gloria Rukomeza, Discusses her Ambition to Advocate for Women in Positions of Global Health Leadership
Gloria Rukomeza from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of twenty-three students graduating, in a virtual commence taking place on Sunday 22nd August 2021, from the UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery class of 2021. Gloria Rukomeza has …
Launch of the Africa Advisory Board to Support the University of Global Health Equity Mission
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Student Profile: Fernand Rwamwejo Speaks on his MGHD Learnings to Further Strengthen Rwanda’s Resilient Health System
Having worked in public and private hospitals in Rwanda and in refugee settings in South Sudan, Dr. Fernand Rwamwejo, UGHE’s MGHD’21 student, clearly saw what inequities mean in health care because to some of the patients access to it was a luxury …
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 …
