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Healthcare, 1 March 2022

Dr. Robert’s view on NCD medication in Nakaseke, rural Uganda

Throughout the project activities of Balamu in the past five years, recurrent medication shortages across all government facilities were experienced. Our project, which intends to improve and extend NCD care in rural Uganda sustainably, continues to face challenges in obtaining a consistent supply of NCD medication.

Education, 18 February 2022

Julia Gaal’s research report

"As part of a research module of the curriculum at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, I got the chance to conduct my medical research assignment on barriers to accessing NCD medication in Nakaseke, rural Uganda at our project site in ...

People, 15 January 2022

Meet Hellen Namugenyi

Hellen supports our studies by confirming measurements in the field and in the clinics. Hellen supports our work at the project site in Nakaseke as a research nurse. Her work primarily involves confirming measurement results and referrals from ...

People, 15 January 2022

Meet Rebecca Ingenhoff

Rebecca leads the Balamu operations while pursuing her Ph.D in the Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care at Charité. She is a ...

Balamu, 14 January 2022

Developing Infrastructure and Sustainability

The Balamu team is in the implementation phase of developing a digital infrastructure through an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. This ...

Funding, 6 January 2022

New project ‘GRIP-NCDs’

For the project German Research Innovation Program for Non-Communicable Diseases (GRIP-NCDs) , experts from renowned institutions in Germany, ...

Publications, 30 November 2021

Building a patient cohort in rural Uganda

Between 2016 and 2017, we conducted a population-based census for NCD research. Community health workers (CHWs) and study team members went ...

Balamu, 12 November 2021

First Annual Report

We are delighted to share the first annual report of our second funding period. Overall, we were able to achieve our first years’ ...

Events, 3 November 2021

Presentation at GLOHRA Day 2021

On 23rd October 2021, our team members Juliet Nandawula and Rebecca Ingenhoff presented the progress on our cross-sectional "IMPEDE CVD" project ...

Publications, 22 October 2021

Global Health Education in Nephrology

Publication Alert! We are beyond excited to share our recent publication in JASN. In this commentary, we discuss global health training and ...