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East African Non-Communicable Disease Alliance convenes in Kenya

Posted on April 25, 2016August 21, 2018 by uscglobalhealth

Members of the East Africa Non-Communicable Disease Alliance convened in Nairobe, Kenya, April 7-9 to discuss the group’s future, potential collaborations and goals to prevent NCDs in the region and country. Sandra Najuna, in-country consultant for the USC Institute for Global Health, attended the meeting, which also included advocacy sessions, research training and a research … Continue reading East African Non-Communicable Disease Alliance convenes in Kenya

Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub launches in Ethiopia

Posted on February 9, 2016 by uscglobalhealth

The recently established Global Environmental and Occupational Health Hub for Eastern Africa launched Jan. 3-5, 2016, at the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre headquarters at the Gullele Botanical Guarden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Learn more »

USC to partner on air pollution and health study in Eastern Africa

Posted on October 13, 2015January 7, 2016 by uscglobalhealth

We are honored to be working with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia to develop the newly funded GEOHealth Network as part of the Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub—one of seven hubs around the world. Over the next five years, U.S. scientists will train Ethiopian, Kenyan, Rwandan and Ugandan researchers to investigate occupational risk factors and the … Continue reading USC to partner on air pollution and health study in Eastern Africa