Rawlance Ndejjo, a Research Associate in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at Makerere School of Public Health has received the 2021 Velji Young African Leader Award. This was at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health annual conference. This was during the 11th Annual CUGH Conference in March 12-14, 2021.
It was at the conference that the 2021 Drs. Anvar and Pari Velji Awards for Global Health Excellence were announced and later posted on the conference website
The Velji Young African Leader Award honors an individual who is successfully working to improve health outcomes for individuals in low-income settings through service, advocacy, education, policy-making, diplomacy, and/or research.
Dr. Keith Martin, the founding Executive Director of the Washington, DC based Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) congratulated the recipients citing that; “Every year at our conference we honor individuals for their outstanding work in global health.”
The Velji Family Foundation celebrates global health education, research and service annually by honoring individuals and projects that demonstrate committed, creative approaches to serving underserved populations. The awardees r
eceive recognition at the CUGH Conference, waived conference registration fees, recognition Plaque and USD $500 to support ongoing global health activities.
The 2021 Velji Young African Leader Award honored an individual who was under 35 years of age on December 31, 2020, born in an African nation, and is currently attending/working in an institution in Africa. Usually, the winners must have shown exceptional ability and commitment to improving the wellbeing of individuals in low-income settings.
Mr. Ndejjo’s research interests are in Cardiovascular disease, Environmental health, and COVID-19.
