Miriam Mukasa, Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Dr. Fred Ssewamala, Dr. Apollo Kivumbi, Flavia Namuwonge, and Christopher Damulira co-author article on reasons for absenteeism among health workers in rural Uganda
SMART Africa Administrative Coordinator and ICHAD Field Manager and Head of Operations Miriam Mukasa first-authored a manuscript that has been accepted for publication by the International Journal of Health Planning and Management. The article has been co-authored by ICHAD and SMART Africa team members Drs. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred Ssewamala, Apollo Kivumbi as well as […]
Dr. Proscovia Nabunya and Dr. Fred Ssewamala co-publish an article on nonkin support networks of orphaned adolescents participating in an economic strengthening intervention
Dr. Proscovia Nabunya, Research Assistant Professor at Brown School, along with SMART Africa Principal Investigator and ICHAD Director and Founder Dr. Fred Ssewamala, co-published an article entitled, “Examining the nonkin support networks of orphaned adolescents participating in a family-based economic-strengthening intervention in Uganda” in Community Psychology. By analyzing data from a cluster randomized experimental study, […]
ICHAD and SMART Africa host end of year celebrations
Hosting an end of year celebration is part of the ICHAD culture and provides our team members an opportunity to relax and celebrate after a year of hard work. Both the Uganda and the Saint Louis teams held team parties in their country locations. The team in Saint Louis celebrated at the Salt + Smoke […]
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Rabab Ahmed to the ICHAD and SMART Africa Team as the new Study Coordinator
Dr. Rabab Ahmed is an established psychiatrist with over 14 years of experience in mental health specializing in child mental health in low-setting contexts. She received her medical degree from Banha University, in Qalyubia, Egypt in 2004 and did her residency in the neuropsychiatry department at Banha University Hospital. In 2010, she earned a Master’s […]
ICHAD and SMART Africa team members attend the NIMH Annual Scale-up Hubs Meeting in New Delhi, India
The ICHAD and SMART Africa team members— Dean McKay, Drs. Bhana, Kumar, Mbwayo, Sensoy Bahar, Petersen, as well as Flavia Namuwonge, Phionah Namatovu and Joshua recently attended the 2nd Annual Scale-Up Hubs Meeting of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from November 27-30 2018 in New Delhi, India. This meeting brought together representatives from each […]
SMART Africa Kenya- updates from the field
On November 6, 2018, the Kenya team held the fourth stakeholders meeting at the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. The agenda for the meeting was to 1) review the adapted MFG manual; 2) name the manual, and 3) discuss the upcoming training for intervention facilitators. Among the participants were five teachers, two […]
SMART Africa Global Fellow Dr. Tyrone Parchment has been working hard to promote caregiver support in Sub-Saharan Africa
The SMART Africa and ICHAD teams are thrilled with all that SMART Africa Global Fellow Dr. Tyrone Parchment has accomplished in the last few months. Along with Global Fellows Drs. Latoya Small (first author), Hadiza Osuji, and Ozge Sensoy Bahar and SMART Africa colleagues Dr. Arvin Bhana and Dean Mary McKay, Dr. Tyrone co-authored an article entitled, […]
SMART Africa Global Fellow Laura Bermudez hired as the Director of Research and Development at the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery
ICHAD and SMART Africa are thrilled that in August, SMART Africa Global Fellow Laura Bermudez was hired as the Director of Research and Development at the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS). Modeled after the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, GFEMS is working towards a pooled fund mechanism to direct investments […]
St. Louis SMART Africa team attends Systems Dynamics workshop
On November 5th and 6th, members of the ICHAD and SMART Africa St. Louis team attended a Systems Dynamics (SD) workshop led by Dr. Peter Hovmand, director of the Social System Design Lab at the Brown School and Mr. Ellis Ballard. The workshop introduced the foundations of system dynamics (SD) and community-based system dynamics (CBSD). Participants had the opportunity to apply […]
Dr. James Mugisha presents at the SMART Africa/ ICHAD speaker series
On October 2nd, 2018 ICHAD and SMART Africa affiliate, Dr. James Mugisha presented at Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. His presentation explored indigenous community systems and how they could effectively bridge the treatment gap for common mental illness in post-conflict areas in Africa. He also presented the findings from his Wayo-Nero (Aunt-Uncle) study in post-conflict northern Uganda.
Dr. Sanghmitra Gautam presents at the SMART Africa/ICHAD speaker series
On September 25, 2018 Assistant Professor, Sanghmitra Gautam from the Economics Department, presented at Brown School at Washington Universty in St. Louis. Her presentation took an in-depth look at the adoption of sanitation in India and externalities and borrowing constraints involved.
George Muteekanga presents at the SMART Africa/ICHAD speaker series
On September 5, 2018 the assistant commissioner of private schools in Uganda, George Muteekanga, presented at Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. His presentation focused on educational opportunities in Uganda, that can be created through university partnerships.