SMART Africa Kenya- updates from the field
SMART Africa-Kenya is a pilot study that tests the effectiveness of the Multiple Family Group (MFG) intervention amongst approximately 180 children and their caregivers in Kiambu County, Kenya. The team resumed field activities after the holiday break and are continuing with MFG delivery in the two treatment schools. One school completed session 11, which focuses […]
SMART Africa Uganda- updates from the field
SMART Africa-Uganda is a scale-up study in Uganda that utilizes an adapted version of the evidence-based Multiple Family Group (MFG) intervention. This intervention has 16 sessions that aim to address behavioral health challenges in children and adolescents. The team resumed the MFG delivery with session 7 (Responsibilities at Home) and session 8 (Family Relationships) in […]
PhD student William Byansi represents SMART Africa at the NIMH 3rd Annual Scale-Up Hubs meeting in Bogota, Colombia
On November 13-17, PhD Student William Byansi represented SMART Africa at the NIMH 3rd Annual Scale-Up Hubs Meeting in Bogota, Colombia. He presented on the prevalence of Disruptive Behavioral Disorders in schoolchildren in Southwestern Uganda. He also discussed the progress and challenges the group has experienced in the implementation of SMART Africa field activities and […]
Dr. Joseline Marhone presents at the ICHAD/SMART Africa speaker series
On November 19, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Dr. Joseline Marhone Pierre, Director of Haiti’s Food and Nutrition Program, to our speaker series, co-hosted by the Brown School’s MPH program and the E3 Nutrition Lab. Dr. Marhone is trained as a physician, a pharmacist, and nutritionist, and with over forty years of experience […]
Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande presents at the ICHAD/SMART Africa speaker series
On October 29, the ICHAD and SMART Africa speaker series was honored with a presentation by Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande, Assistant Vice Chancellor of International Programs – Africa at Washington University in St. Louis. He spoke of lessons learned over the course of his life, starting with his childhood in Nigeria, through 40 years in […]
SMART Africa Ghana- updates from the field
SMART Africa-Ghana is a pilot study that tests the effectiveness of the Multiple Family Group (MFG) Intervention amongst approximately 180 children and their caregivers in northern Ghana. Our SMART Africa Ghana team is currently busy in the field, delivering MFG sessions in one of the two treatment arm schools. To date, they have delivered up […]
SMART Africa Kenya- updates from the field
SMART Africa-Kenya is a pilot study that tests the effectiveness of the Multiple Family Group (MFG) intervention amongst approximately 180 children and their caregivers in Kiambu County, Kenya. The team is currently in the field delivering MFG sessions to families in two treatment arm schools. To date, the team has delivered up to session 6 […]
SMART Africa Uganda- updates from the field
SMART Africa-Uganda is a scale-up study in Uganda that utilizes an adapted version of the evidence-based Multiple Family Group (MFG) intervention. This intervention has 16 sessions that aim to address behavioral health challenges in children and adolescents. November was another busy month for the SMART Africa team as they completed baseline interviews for another round […]
“Suubi4Cancer protocol: An innovative combination intervention to improve access to pediatric cancer services and treatment adherence among children living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda” published in the Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication Journal
Congratulations to the Suubi4Cancer team, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Kimberly J. Johnson, and Ruth G.N. Katumba, on the publication of the Suubi4Cancer protocol in the Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication Journal. This protocol details the rationale for the study and the methods used with the ultimate aim of testing the effect of the proposed economic […]
“Suubi+Adherence Study Protocol: A family economic empowerment intervention addressing HIV treatment adherence for perinatally infected adolescents” published in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Journal
Congratulations to the ICHAD Suubi+Adherence team, Fred Ssewamala, William Byansi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Torsten Neilands, Claude Mellins, Mary McKway, Miriam Mukasa, Fredrick Makumbi, and Getrude Nakigozi, on publishing the recently concluded Suubi+Adherence study’s protocol in the Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Journal. The protocol describes a financial stability model created to positively affect antiretroviral […]
Dean Mary McKay, Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and Dr. Fred Ssewamala co-publish paper entitled “Implementation science in global health settings: Collaborating with governmental & community partners in Uganda” in the Journal Psychiatric Research
Congratulations to Dean Mary McKay, Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and Dr. Fred Ssewamala on their recent publication “Implementation science in global health settings: Collaborating with governmental & community partners in Uganda” that was published in the journal Psychiatry Research. The article highlights the need to develop sustainable, evidence-based practices (EBPs) that meet the mental health […]
ICHAD founder and director, Dr. Fred Ssewamala featured as speaker at the inauguration ceremony for Washington University’s new Chancellor, Andrew Martin
On October 3, ICHAD’s Director Dr. Fred Ssewamala was part of a select panel of Washington University faculty to discuss research and discovery in a symposium honoring the inauguration of Chancellor Andrew Martin. Dr. Ssewamala’s presentation titled “Global Health Work in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for Scientific Researchers” detailed the work of ICHAD and SMART Africa […]