In her own words: A researcher first – hand experience of a Measles outbreak in Uganda
Between 2020 and 2023, 144 measles-confirmed outbreaks from 29 districts in Uganda were reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) measles regional reference laboratory located at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). Lamwo district in Northern Uganda and bordering the Republic of South Sudan (RSS), reported 28 laboratory-confirmed cases. As a researcher at UVRI, and […]
Meet the Somali researcher taking on gender disparity in academia
When Sahra initially began working with the Ministry of Higher Education as a Senior Gender Advisor, she immediately realised women voices were lacking in every aspect of the research and knowledge production space. Inspired by her work and experiences as a poet and creative writer, she embarked on creating a community of women writers from […]