Dr. Jennifer Serwanga received well-deserved recognition for her Diamond Jubilee Medal from HE The President in yesterday’s Women’s Day awards. This is one of the country's highest civilian honors. She was recognized for her contributions to science.
Science communication beyond journal publications workshop
“Science not shared is science lost.”
Date: 19-21 Feb 2025
Venue: UVRI
Target audience: Early career researchers (early postdocs), PhD and MSc students
Introduction
In a global first in Uganda today, @MinofHealthUG, WHO, and other partners launched a first-ever vaccine trial for
WHO and partners have immediately boosted their support to the Ugandan government’s response to an outbreak of Sudan virus disease outbreak (SVD, part of the Ebola family), including by facilitating access to a candidate vaccine and candidate treatments.
Dear colleagues,
Tomorrow 24th December, marks the start of our official Government X mas holidays and for many the start of New Year festivities. This is the time of year that we take time off work to be with family, take stock of the passing year, celebrate achievements, and make plans for the coming year.
As we celebrate this years World AIDS day with the National Theme “Accelerating Interventions to End AIDS by 2030”, UVRI working with our partners continues to make significant contributions.
Women are underrepresented in academic science careers, including health research. In sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of women scientists is even smaller, with huge disparities between men and women in higher positions in science and education achievements.
Details are here for the authorisation to use the current prequalified service providers up to 31st December 2024
