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Camel Health – the life blood of a Kenyan Community
Camel Health – the life blood of a Kenyan Community By Dr Joel Bargul Importance of Camels in northern Kenya Livestock can be the sole source of nutrition and livelihoods in largely nomadic…
An Investigation into the Virome of Ticks at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Uganda
Written by Dr Eddie Wampande I am a Senior lecturer in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology at Makerere University, Uganda, post-doctoral THRiVE fellow.
Evaluation and feasibility study on the OVSI ventilator in ICU patients with acute respiratory failure in a low-income country setting: a prospective observational comparative study
Written by Dr Arthur Kwizera, Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Intensive care at Makerere University College of Health Sciences and a staff intensivist at the Mulago National Referral Hospital Intensive care…
Reflections from Sabastine Eugene Arthur on his Cambridge-Africa Scholarship Journey
We talked to recent graduate and Cambridge-Africa scholar Dr Sabastine Arthur about his time in Cambridge. Before Cambridge The Cambridge-Africa PhD scholarship was a life changer.
Spending a year at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala
Written by Dr Marta Ferraresso, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge.
A new generation of Immunologists for Africa
The green and warm inviting environment of Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences in Uganda houses the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology and is home to MSc students in…
The Ongoing Collaboration between the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and Cambridge
Written by Polly Basak, Project Coordinator on the UCI-Cambridge Initiative, Cambridge-Africa Team.
Damilola Adebayo reflects on his time as a Cambridge-Africa Scholar
Cambridge-Africa scholar Dr Damilola Adebayo on his Cambridge experience and plans for the future.
Parasite Sex Ratios and Malaria Transmission in Ghana
Malaria continues to impair childhood wellbeing and economic development throughout Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa.
Looking beyond the starry skies of endemic Burkitt lymphoma
Written by Dr Suzanne Turner, University Reader in Cellular and Molecular Tumour Biology in the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge.
What are the challenges for reopening schools in Ethiopia? Perspectives of school principals and teachers
This blog highlights some of the key messages from a recent phone survey carried out with school principals and teachers in Ethiopia.