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Dr. Proscovia Nabunya (ICHAD Co-Director) and Brown School Doctoral Students, Dr. Anita Kabarambi and Ms. Portia Nartey were awarded the 2024 Brown School Global Pilot...

Sensoy Bahar, Kizito, Awarded the 2024 Global Incubator Seed Grants

06 Dec 2024

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Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar (ICHAD’s Co-Director) and Dr. Samuel Kizito (Faculty Affiliate) were awarded seed grants from WashU’s Here and Next Global Incubator Seed Grants...

Dr. Ssewamala Awarded the 2024 Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award

06 Dec 2024

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We once again extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Fred, who was honored with the 2024 Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award. The Compton Award...

Youth Development Accounts Opened for Refugee Youth Living in Settlement Communities

06 Dec 2024

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Under the leadership of Dr. Nhial Tutlam, ICHAD’s Associate Director for Research, the Suubi+Adherence4Refugee study aims to understand the factors associated with access to and...

ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Oct 15 | 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM | Dr. Oliver Ezechi

14 Oct 2024

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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...

Suubi-Mhealth Phase II awarded

03 Oct 2024

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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...

Tutlam, Nabunya and Naseh awarded NIH funding to build research capacity among refugee youth in Uganda

20 Sep 2024

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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...

ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Sept 10 | 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Dr. Pauline Byakika

10 Sep 2024

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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...

ICHAD Formalizes Partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health

09 Sep 2024

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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...

Dr. Fred Ssewamala Awarded the Brown School 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award

07 Sep 2024

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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...

Ugandan Women’s Autonomy Key to Safer Sex

03 Sep 2024

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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...

New Publication: HIV and tuberculosis in Uganda: are we neglecting poverty?

03 Sep 2024

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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...

Ssewamala awarded $3.3 millions in grant fund research for adolescent girls transitioning into young adulthood in Uganda

16 Aug 2024

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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...

Dr. Fred Ssewamala to receive WashU’s 2024 Faculty Achievement Award!

10 Jul 2024

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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...

Daily Monitor Article: Janet roots for more research on diseases affecting children

08 Jul 2024

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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...

NewVision Article: ICHAD impacts over 70,000 children in 300 schools in Greater Masaka

08 Jul 2024

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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...

NewVision Article: Health minister commends ICHAD for promoting children, adolescents’ welfare

08 Jul 2024

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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...

Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerability to Child Labor and Migration in Ghana

21 Jun 2024

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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...

NEWS RELEASE –IMPACT GLOBAL CENTER

12 Jun 2024

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Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown...

ICHAD Research Associates, Research Assistants and Staff Graduate

30 May 2024

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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...

News

Nabunya, Kabarambi, Nartey, Awarded the Brown School Global Pilot Funds

Sensoy Bahar, Kizito, Awarded the 2024 Global Incubator Seed Grants

Dr. Ssewamala Awarded the 2024 Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award

Youth Development Accounts Opened for Refugee Youth Living in Settlement Communities

ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Oct 15 | 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM | Dr. Oliver Ezechi

Suubi-Mhealth Phase II awarded

Tutlam, Nabunya and Naseh awarded NIH funding to build research capacity among refugee youth in Uganda

ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Sept 10 | 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM | Dr. Pauline Byakika

ICHAD Formalizes Partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health

Dr. Fred Ssewamala Awarded the Brown School 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award

Ugandan Women’s Autonomy Key to Safer Sex

New Publication: HIV and tuberculosis in Uganda: are we neglecting poverty?

Ssewamala awarded $3.3 millions in grant fund research for adolescent girls transitioning into young adulthood in Uganda

Dr. Fred Ssewamala to receive WashU’s 2024 Faculty Achievement Award!

Daily Monitor Article: Janet roots for more research on diseases affecting children

NewVision Article: ICHAD impacts over 70,000 children in 300 schools in Greater Masaka

NewVision Article: Health minister commends ICHAD for promoting children, adolescents’ welfare

Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerability to Child Labor and Migration in Ghana

NEWS RELEASE –IMPACT GLOBAL CENTER

ICHAD Research Associates, Research Assistants and Staff Graduate