The ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University has joined other development partners including; the American University of Beirut Lebanon and Chatham University USA in a Steering Committee and Partners meeting for the joint establishment of a Global Master’s program in Health and Sustainable Development. The meeting hosted by Earth University, Costa Rica February 23-27, 2015, is focused on establishing joint efforts to globally achieve Health and Sustainable Development.
Makerere UniversitySchool of Public HealthResilientAfrica Network (RAN) as a partner will make available the learning communities that integrate environmental awareness and community outreach in the education syllabus as well as an entrepreneurial focus that combines production, processing and commercialization of agricultural products.
Additionally, RAN will avail Global fellows with mentors and offer the fellows Design Thinking (DT) training during their field project design. With Earth University and the American University of Beirut Lebanon as lead partners, MakerereUniversity is proud to co-facilitate this program. “Makerere University is committed to working with development partners to globally achieve Health and Sustainable Development among others. Moving forward, a few tweaks in the education curricula to break the silos are vital” said Prof. William Bazeyo.
Article By Harriet Adong, ResilientAfrica Network