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Partner, 4 June 2021

Digital interventions for cardiovascular health

We are delighted to share the reception of additional funding to conduct a digital health, cross-sectional project in rural Uganda. Together with our project partners we will study the feasibility, acceptability, perception and usefulness of a mobile phone-based cardiovascular disease detection and treatment program.The digital health project entitled “IMPEDE-CVD: Human centered design to adapt and inform an integrated chronic disease management program” is funded by the German Alliance for Global Health Research through the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

NCD Research, 21 May 2021

Obtainment of ethical approval

Our team received ethical approval from Makerere University College of Health Sciences to perform a mixed-methods-study in Nakaseke district. As our fellow researchers know, receiving International Review Board approval is a big step in any ...

Publications, 7 May 2021

The field of nephrology in global health

An interim report on the Balamu progress was published in the German medical journal Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten (eng: Kidney Diseases and Hypertension) titled Nephrology and Global Health? An interim report on the development of patient ...

Healthcare, 23 April 2021

COVID-19 and NCD care in rural Uganda

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging health systems on a global scale. Low-middle-income countries are threatened tremendously due to weaker ...

Funding, 9 April 2021

Start of new funding period

The Balamu team received a follow-up grant from the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung. Therefore, we will be able to pursue project activities for ...