The goal of the project is to lower childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality in post -conflict and disaster prone communities by increasing the capacity for teaching, research and health care provision at higher education institutions in these areas. Locations in Uganda and South Sudan have been selected to participate.

In particular, the project will:

I. increase participating universities' capacity to educate paediatricians and researchers.

2. increase participating universities' capacity to conduct innovative, relevant and quality maternal and child health research.

Partners: University of Bergen, Norway; University of Juba, South Sudan; Gulu University, Uganda; Busitema University, Uganda; Makerere University, Uganda.

Project co-ordinator:  James K Tumwine,

UiB co-ordinator: Thorkild Tylleskär

Project period: 2013-2018