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Ugandan President compliments GLUK’s name and Courses
His Exellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda publicly acknowledged his admiration for the name Great Lakes University of Kisumu. While addressing guests during the launch of the GLUK Educational Trust Fund, the Ugandan head of state repeatedly lauded GLUK's vision of choosing a name that envisioned a united and more focused Great Lakes region. President Museveni also commended GLUK on offering an academic course on agribusiness, elucidating that making money out of agriculture was a key factor in driving poverty out of the great lakes region. The Great Lakes region in Africa consists of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi.
South Sudanese students complete short course on Ultra Sound
14 students from the Republic of South Sudan have completed a two week special course on ultra sound management. The course was facilitated by radiologists from the Harvard University; in the United States of America.
Dr. Andrew Otieno; the coordinator of the South Sudanese exchange programme in GLUK said the course was absolutely important in their curriculum since the ultra sound machine is a crucial equipment in modern obstetric care.
Also in the same training were students pursuing the diploma in clinical medicine and surgery.
UNICEF validation kicks off
The faculty of TICH (Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development) on the 20th February embarked on a validation exercise in Homa Bay and Siaya counties; Western Kenya. The 5 day exercise involved over 30 research assistants.
UNICEF and GLUK have partnered up in a research programme concerned with the scaling up of the community strategy for accelerated maternal and neonatal and child health.