Dr. Musa Kayondo (PhD) & Prof. Verena win a 3 year grant.

Dr. Musa Kayondo (PhD) from the Faculty of Medicine,  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Prof. Verena Geissbuher from the University of Basel Switzerland and St Claraspital, Basel won a 3-year grant from Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation (Germany).

Dr. Musa Kayondo and the Team at one of the Fistula camps.

Principle Investigators 

Prof Verena Alice Geissbühler and Dr. Musa Kayondo

Grant title

Women’s health in Uganda with focus on pelvic floor Disorders

The funding body

Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation (Germany), website: https://www.ekfs.de/en

The grant amount: 400,000 Euros

Project duration: 3 years.

The purpose of the grant

To treat women with PFDs and train young Gynecologists to become Urogynecologists and develop capacity to handle women with PFDS.

 

Congratulation Dr. Musa, Prof. Verena and the entire team for winning yet another grant to support and give hope to women in Uganda.