Burera Secondary School Headmaster on Inspiring the Future’s Doctors, Nurses & Midwives
Nestled in the foothills of UGHE’s neighboring District, Burera, lies a secondary school – Groupe Scolaire Runaba – home to more than two thousand local students and office to Bernard Zikora, the school’s long-standing Headmaster. On meeting him, he immediately strikes you …
Faculty Perspective: A ’Listener, Catalyzer and Helper’ to UGHE’s GHDLP Participants
Over the last eight months, whilst the world has been tackling the emerging threat of COVID-19, thirty participants in UGHE’s Executive Education Global Health Delivery Leadership Program (GHDLP) have been busy implementing their Breakthrough Projects; projects designed to address a variety of …
Meet the UGHE Summer Bootcamp Lions: Ornella Ingabire and Hamaiyal Sana Discuss Research on Sexual and Reproductive (SRH) Services
The Office of the Vice Chancellor at UGHE hosts a cohort of summer interns every year with the goal to develop young global health leaders’ understanding of equity in health systems building and health care delivery. In the past, this internship program …
Prof. Tim Carey Reflects on his First Six Months in Rwanda – The Land of a Thousand Hills
— As originally published on the website of the Consulate General of the Republic of Rwanda in Australia. Kindly find the full article here. — –Words by Prof. Timothy Carey, Director of the Institute of Global Health Equity Research, UGHE — * …
Incoming UGHE Student Aling’ Hopes to Use her MGHD to Develop Equitable Interventions
Carolyn Aling’ is one of 25 students, selected from an applicant pool of 435, set to start UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Program (MGHD) this October. A Kenyan national, she looks forward to both the start of a new, …
The Future is Bright: Incoming MBBS Student on Starting her UGHE Chapter
It has been a challenging year for education, as schools and universities globally have modified their teaching to align with pandemic prevention measures, or else paused this vital learning entirely. But for some, it has also been a time of innovation. Through …
Dr Paul Pierre, coach du GHDLP, fait progresser la recherche sur la tuberculose au Mali et au Niger.
View this article in English here. *** En février de cette année, avant que les restrictions de voyage liées au COVID ne soient imposées au niveau mondial, 30 participants de sept pays africains francophones sont arrivés au Rwanda pour un programme de …
GHDLP Coach Dr. Paul Pierre On Advancing TB Research in Mali and Niger
View this article in French here. *** Back in February of this year, before COVID-related restrictions on travel were imposed globally, 30 participants from seven Francophone African countries arrived in Rwanda for a two week intensive training program as part of UGHE’s …
UGHE Vice Chancellor recognized in newly-announced 2020 100 Most Influential African Women List
The second iteration of Avance Media’s 100 Most Influential African Women list hosts an impressive cross-section of Africa’s most prominent female trailblazers. Hailing from 24 countries globally, these 100 women represent diverse career backgrounds ranging from diplomacy, politics and activism, to entrepreneurship, …
Lions Wear Masks: UGHE Stand in Solidarity with #WorldMaskWeek
Last week, UGHE Lions took part in #WorldMaskWeek, an initiative designed to inform and educate people across the world about the effectiveness of mask wearing to help stem the exponential spread of COVID-19. UGHE joined other participating organizations globally, including the Pandemic …
Student Profile: UGHE’s Moskovitz Scholar, Gloria Igihozo, Reflects On Learnings from Her MGHD Year
This year’s Masters in Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) students have had a memorable year. Despite a time of global uncertainty, the pandemic has presented new learning opportunities through University of Global Health Equity’s (UGHE) quality online teaching, offered a new …
Student Profile: Lisa Berwa, UGHE’s One Health Scholar, Speaks on her MGHD Year, Looking at Health Holistically & the Next Chapter
On Sunday 9th August, UGHE will graduate twenty eight students from its Masters in Science for Global Health Delivery (MGHD) flagship program, the fifth cohort the University has welcomed since its opening in 2015. Despite the unprecedented circumstances around the COVID-19 pandemic, …
