Samuel Munana Aravuga ku Gukemura Ibibazo by’Abafite Ubumuga bwo Kutumva mu Rwanda
Kuva mu bwana bwe, Samuel Munana, umuyobozi w’umuryango nyarwanda w’abafite ubumuga bwo kutumva (RNUD) mu magambo ahinnye y’icyongereza, yakuze abona ibibazo abafite ubumuga bwo kutumva bahura nabyo. Nawe ubwe kuva ku myaka umunani afite ubumuga bwo kutumva yatewe n’uburwayi bwa mugiga. Ibibazo …
Samuel Munana On Addressing Inequities Faced by Rwanda’s Deaf Community
From a young age, Samuel Munana, now Executive Director of Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD), witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by the deaf community in Rwanda. He himself had been deaf since the age of eight, due to meningitis. Challenges …
WHO Consultant, Claire Kimilu, Applies her MGHD to Tackle Global Cervical Cancer Equitably
When Claire Kimilu began her biology undergraduate degree, she had a set intention – to become a doctor. It had been a narrative she had given herself from an early age, an almost pre-programmed response to every adult’s question of children; ‘What …
Pioneering Surgical Care: UGHE Student Majok Deng Akok Shares His Vision
We’re living in a different world than we were a few months ago, with almost all elements of our lives having shifted online, from studying remotely to video-calling friends and family. …
MGHD’21 Student Elissa Dushime on Leveraging His MGHD to Advocate for The Vulnerable
Growing up as a Congolese refugee in a refugee camp in Kibuye, in the Western Province of Rwanda, Elissa Dushime witnessed firsthand the unique health challenges faced by vulnerable communities in under-resourced settings. As a young boy, he saw his own physical …
Analysing the ‘Bigger Picture’: UGHE Hosts Student One Health Photo Challenge
The clear interconnectedness between the environment, animals and the activities and health of people has never been so stark. The COVID-19 pandemic, suspected to have originated from a bat and transmitted through an animal market in Wuhan, China, has presented a pressing …
Cooking for Social Impact: Emmanuel Dushimimana & the Butaro Campus Kitchen
From a very early age, Emmanuel Dushimimana knew he was going to be a chef. He had watched his grandmother cooking pasta for the family, and enjoyed flicking through the pages of Jamie Oliver cookbooks. His break came aged sixteen when, accepted …
UGHE Invests in Building Medical Educator Capacity through a Faculty Development Series, in Partnership with CUSM
Partnerships – whether between sectors, disciplines, countries, governments, organizations or individuals – are critical to fostering collaborative solutions to global challenges. They promote the lateral sharing of expertise, learnings and know-how and, when forged across different country contexts, develop cross-cultural recommendations that …
eGlobal: UGHE Students Virtually Co-Develop Research with US Student Counterparts
International partnership has never been more important. Despite the obvious social, cultural, economic, and geographical variances of countries globally, this year they have all fought a common threat; that of COVID-19. Building bridges between countries and sectors, and fostering interprofessional relationships and …
UGHE’s 2nd Annual Hamwe Festival Brings Together Global Health Experts and Artists from 20+ Countries to Address Mental Health and Social Justice
The Five Day Online Festival Highlighted The Roles of Art, Culture, and Decolonization in Mental Health KIGALI, RWANDA – The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) successfully concluded their second annual Hamwe Festival online with their closing ceremony on Sunday, November …
As UGHE’s 2020 GHDLP Program Comes to a Close; Meet the First-Ever Francophone Cohort Ahead of Their Reconvening
The breadth and success of UGHE’s first-Francophone GHDLP program can be summarized neatly into numbers. In February this year, UGHE welcomed seven country groups from Francophone African countries to Rwanda for a fourteen day intensive residency to kick-start the program. Participants learned …
UGHE MGHD ‘20 Graduate Appointed Advisor to Rwanda’s Honorable Minister of State
UGHE’s students and alumni are a beacon of hope for the future. In a world ravaged by one of the greatest health threats we have faced in history, these current and future health leaders hold the key to driving large-scale change, supporting …
