ICHAD Monthly Monitor October 2024
Welcome to ICHAD’s Monthly Monitor! In our October issue, we are pleased to share groundbreaking research findings from our study focused on HIV viral suppression... Read More
News
ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Oct 15 | 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM | Dr. Oliver Ezechi
Brain Gain with Global Public Health: A Tale of Capacity-supporting Strategies from Nigeria to the U.S. with Policy Implications Join us for the October ICHAD... Read More
Suubi-Mhealth Phase II awarded
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded the second phase of the Suubi-Mhealth study, aimed at developing a mobile health intervention/app for use... Read More
ICHAD Monthly Monitor September 2024
Welcome to ICHAD’s monthly monitor! In our September Issue, we are pleased to announce new research funding received for our research studies and capacity building... Read More
Tutlam, Nabunya and Naseh awarded NIH funding to build research capacity among refugee youth in Uganda
The Fogarty International Center (FIC) at the National Institutes of Health has awarded $150,000 to three Brown School assistant professors, Nhial Tutlam, Proscovia Nabunya and... Read More
ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Sept 10 | 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Dr. Pauline Byakika
The Global Threat and Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance with Special Focus on Sepsis and Malaria We are delighted to kick of the 2024-2025 ICHAD Speaker... Read More
ICHAD Monthly Monitor Summer 2024
Welcome to ICHAD’s monthly monitor! In this Summer edition, we highlight our key summer accomplishments and milestones, including formalizing our partnership with the Uganda Ministry... Read More
ICHAD Formalizes Partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health
The International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) formalized their partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health. On June 28, 2024, ICHAD led by... Read More
Dr. Fred Ssewamala Awarded the Brown School 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award
Congratulations to Dr. Fred Ssewamala, who was honored with the Brown School’s 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award on August 27, 2024. This award is presented to... Read More
Ugandan Women’s Autonomy Key to Safer Sex
Ugandan women’s ability to negotiate the conditions and timing of sex, such as refusing sex and asking for condom use with their partners, is key... Read More
New Publication: HIV and tuberculosis in Uganda: are we neglecting poverty?
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV and, despite being curable, is responsible for over one-third of all HIV-related deaths... Read More
Ssewamala awarded $3.3 millions in grant fund research for adolescent girls transitioning into young adulthood in Uganda
Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and Founding Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), has... Read More
Dr. Fred Ssewamala to receive WashU’s 2024 Faculty Achievement Award!
ICHAD’s Founding Director, Dr. Fred Ssewamala has been chosen to receive the Washington University in St. Louis’ 2024 faculty achievement award, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin... Read More
Daily Monitor Article: Janet roots for more research on diseases affecting children
First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni has stressed the need to strengthen the country’s research capacity in addressing health challenges among children and... Read More
NewVision Article: ICHAD impacts over 70,000 children in 300 schools in Greater Masaka
On HIV/AIDS, which has been devastating to the communities where ICHAD works, Dr. Ssewamala says they now see that young people are more aware and... Read More
NewVision Article: Health minister commends ICHAD for promoting children, adolescents’ welfare
Prof. Ssewamala, by the display of the New Vision leading headline that indicated that over 50% of Uganda’s population was below 17 years old, said... Read More
Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerability to Child Labor and Migration in Ghana
Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Research Associate Professor and Co-Director of the International Center for Child and Health Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School at Washington... Read More
NEWS RELEASE –IMPACT GLOBAL CENTER
Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School,... Read More
ICHAD Monthly Monitor May 2024
In our final issue of the semester, we are celebrating ICHAD Research Associates, Graduate Research Assistants and Staff at Washington University in St. Louis and... Read More
ICHAD Research Associates, Research Assistants and Staff Graduate
Congratulations to ICHAD’s Research Associates, Research Assistants and Staff who graduated this May! From the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Josephine... Read More
June 17-26, 2024 – Forum on Child and Adolescent Global Health Research and Capacity Building
Access the conference website at this link.
ICHAD Monthly Monitor April 2024
As we come to the end of the spring semester, we are excited to share key milestones across ICHAD. In this edition, we celebrate our... Read More
ICHAD’s Global Conference Focuses on Global Adolescent Health and Economic Strengthening Research and Capacity Building
On April 8 and 9, 2024, the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) hosted more than 200 guests and dignitaries at the Brown... Read More
Women Peers trained to provide ongoing PrEP support to vulnerable women at risk of HIV
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigating measures caused significant challenges to health systems and access to healthcare services globally. Specific to HIV prevention, the pandemic... Read More