2015 Regional Workshop

April 21-23, 2015
Makerere University School of Public Health, Sheraton Hotel, Kampala, Uganda

In April 2015, the Makerere University School of Public Health hosted the second regional workshop for the eastern African GEOHealth Hub at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.

Researchers and stakeholders from all four Eastern African countries as well as the University of Southern California and University of Wisconsin-Madison attended the workshop. The regional workshop served as a platform for discussions surrounding the regional SANA reports for the four partner countries, highlighting issues of concern for both the academic partners and governmental stakeholders from Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda. In addition, the workshop focused on establishing a vision for the future of the Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub and developing a framework for upcoming research and training activities. Following the workshop in Kampala, team members from the University of Southern California traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to meet with university officials and stakeholders to further strengthen the partnerships in place as the activities towards the GEOHealth Hub grow.

Agenda:

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Participants:

1. Eva Nalwanga, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
2. James Mwitari, Ministry of Health, Kenya
3. Francis Inganga, NEMA, Kenya
4. Augustine Afullo, Maasai Mara University, Kenya
5. Esther Buregyeya, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
6. Collins Tumwesigye, World Health Organization, Uganda
7. Theoneste Ntakirutimana, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
8. Namanya B. Didacus, Ministry of Health, Uganda
9. Etienne Rugigana, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
10. Odonyo M. Emmanuel, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
11. Christopher Onyango, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya
12. Rukia Kalanzi, University of Southern California Institute for Global Health
13. Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
14. Abera Kumie, Addis Ababa University School of Public Health, Ethiopia
15. Worku Tefera, Addis Ababa University School of Public Health, Ethiopia
16. Kiros Berhane, University of Southern California, USA
17. Jonathan Samet, University of Southern California, USA
18. Isaac Okullo, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
19. Nivvy Hundal, University of Southern California, USA
20. Samuel Etajak, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
21. Deo K. Ssekimpi, UNACOH/MOGLSD, Uganda
22. Alphonsine M. Mukamana, Ministry of Health, Rwanda
23. Julius Mutizzi, NEMA, Uganda
24. Lynn Atuyambe, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
25. Hanifah N. Bukirwa, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda

Presentations

Download the following presentations (PDF) from the workshop:

• Project Overview & Progress
• Breakout Session: Policy Translation and Implementation
• Breakout Session: Training
• Situational Analysis and Needs Assessment: Environmental Exposures, Occupational Safety & Health, and Climate Change in Ethiopia
• Breakout Session: Guidelines
• Climate Change and Public Health in Uganda
• Climate Change and Health
• Situational Analysis and Needs Assessment in Rwanda
• Workshop Purpose and Expected Outcomes

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