Uganda

Ugandan partners have actively collaborated with the Batwa Indigenous people in 10 communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Country Context

Food System Characteristics

Subsistence agriculture, provide labour for food, make and sell handcrafts, and entertain tourists with cultural dances as their livelihoods

Main climatic & environmental stresses

increased rainfall, rising temperatures, and more frequent extreme weather events

Main social stresses

Severe malnutrition in 58% of Batwa children < 5 years

Key Collaborators

Batwa Development Programme (BDP).
Makerere University.
Bwindi Community Hospital.
Kanungu District Local Government.
Ministry of Health.

Team Members

Dr. Jonathan Nkalubo

Collaborator

Uganda National Health Research Organization & Mulago National Referral Hospital

Uganda

Dr. Jonathan Nkalubo is a Medical Doctor at Mulago National Referral Hospital. His areas of research include; Infectious Diseases, One health, Indigenous Peoples's health systems, Health financing, and health equity.

Master Didacus Bambaiha Namanya

Principal Investigator

Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO) Ministry of Health Uganda

Uganda

MSc Didacus Namanya works with the Ministry of Health and Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO), leading public health mapping, co-managing international research projects on Indigenous health & climate change.

Bachelor Richard Nuwagira

Collaborator

Uganda National Health Research Organization

Uganda

BSc Richard Nuwagira is a researcher at Uganda National Health Research Organization who studies climate change risks, health, and food security examining emerging livelihood skills.