Uganda: Makerere embarks on disaster preparedness project

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In an effort to address the prevailing disasters in various communities around the country, Makerere University School of Public Health ResilientAfrica Network has embarked on a project to identify affordable interventions at local level, reports New Vision.

"We aim at strengthening resilience of communities by nurturing and scaling innovations through science and technology in areas prone to chronic conflict and displacement," said Dorothy Okello, the director of the East African resilient innovation lab.

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