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For my ACHIEVE fellowship, I am exploring domestic-level barriers to individual accountability for sexual violence in low- and middle- income countries. Sexual violence is an international public health concern, given it takes place in every nation and often results in severe physical and mental health consequences for survivors and their communities1,2. Accountability is generally considered […]

In October, I embarked on an exciting journey preparing to travel to the United States as a visiting scholar and applying for my J-1 visa. While working to get my travel documents in order, I had to ensure that my ACHIEVE research project, ‘Implementation and Effectiveness of PROACT Delivered by Social Workers to Children and […]

My project seeks to test the feasibility of using social media-based edutainment videos to enhance the access and utilization of HIV/AIDS preventive services among young single mothers working in alcohol-serving venues in Rwanda. The first round of phase one of my project corrected data about the challenges young single mothers must navigate through as they […]

As I await IRB approval on my ACHIEVE Project, Improving Nutritional Status of Neonate Surgical Patients with Gastrointestinal Disorders, I have been fortunate enough to spend time the pediatric surgery ward at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, which cares for neonates with gastrointestinal disorders, and I have come to understand the various challenges […]

I was excited to begin my ACHIEVE project after a great head start with the NIH Research Orientation in July 2024. The process began with the IRB submission, which I believed would be easy, and I was expecting to get the ethical approval within 6 weeks. However, became much more challenges and complex then previously […]