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Esther Bayiga, MSc.

Department: Disease Control and Environmental Health

PhD Topic: Pedestrian safety in the built environment of the Kampala Metropolitan Area

Description: Since road traffic injuries are among the top 10 causes of death globally, and that in Uganda the pro-portion of road user fatalities that are pedestrians is very high; over 40% compared to 22% globally. Esther will study the effect of the built environment on pedestrian safety in the Ugandan setting.

Supervisors:

  1. Dr. David Guwatudde, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda
  2. Dr. Khayesi Meleckidzedeck, World Health Organization
  3. Dr. Milton Mutto, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda

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