International Center for Child Health and Development

Join us for our first ICHAD Speaker Series of 2025 featuring Dr. Jacaranda van Rheenen. Dr. Jacaranda is the Associate Director of the Midwest Developmental...

ICHAD @ CUGH 2025

07 Feb 2025

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Join us at the upcoming 2025 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) in Atlanta, GA, from February 20-23, 2025. Several ICHAD team members will...

Ssewamala, Nabunya named 2025 SSWR Fellows

07 Feb 2025

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Congratulations to ICHAD’s Co-directors, Drs. Fred Ssewamala and Proscovia Nabunya, who were recently inducted into the 2025 Class of Fellows of the Society for Social...

ICHAD @ SSWR 2025

02 Feb 2025

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Congratulations to the following ICHAD team members whose abstracts were accepted for presentation at the 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and...

Ssewamala, Nabunya, Iwelunmor awarded $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to address barriers to PrEP access and use among adolescents girls and yong women

09 Jan 2025

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

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

06 Dec 2024

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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...

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ICHAD Speaker Series: Tuesday, Feb 25 | 12:00-1:00 PM | Dr. Jacaranda van Rheenen

ICHAD @ CUGH 2025

Ssewamala, Nabunya named 2025 SSWR Fellows

ICHAD @ SSWR 2025

Ssewamala, Nabunya, Iwelunmor awarded $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to address barriers to PrEP access and use among adolescents girls and yong women

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