Reducing the Impact of Rheumatic Heart Disease Across the Life Span: The Impact Program
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Reducing the Impact of Rheumatic Heart Disease Across the Life Span: The Impact Program
Principal Institution
Makerere University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Sewankambo, Nelson K; Beaton, Andrea Zawacki; Okello, Emmy
Project Contact Information
Email:
sewankam@infocom.co.ug
Year(s) Awarded
2022–2027
Country
Uganda
Collaborators
Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre (CCHMC)
Children’s National Hospital (CNH)
NIH Partners
NHLBI
Project Description
Despite the very high burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Uganda and most sub-Saharan African countries, there has been very little investment in research training and research. The Impact Mentored Training Program, will train multidisciplinary health professionals at Makerere University College of Health Sciences to conduct RHD-related research with a special emphasis on clinical trials capacity building. Additionally, Impact will address the “double gender gap” in RHD research including (1) under-representation of women in research in Africa and (2) the dearth of sex- and gender-based analysis in RHD.
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