Department: Disease Control and Environmental Health
PhD Topic: Health risk assessment of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables among consumers in central Uganda – using the “from farm to fork” principle
Description: Charles’ work is focusing on estimating the health risks associated with dietary exposure to pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables in central Uganda using the “from farm to fork” principle. To achieve this, he will establish the concentrations of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables and use the pesticide residue concentration and fruits and vegetable intake data to assess possibilities of risk. He will also assess how the pesticide concentrations reduce or increase as the fruits and vegetables move from the farm to fork by tracking them along the chain. His findings will inform interventions aimed at safe pesticide use in food production.
Supervisors:
Prof. David Guwatudde, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
- Dr. John C. Ssempebwa, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
Prof. Asa Bradman, Center for Environmental Health and Children’s Health, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, USA
