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Etiology and Outcomes of Meningitis in Rural, Northern Uganda
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Brain Disorders Research
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Etiology and Outcomes of Meningitis in Rural, Northern Uganda
Principal Institution
University of Rochester
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Bohjanen, Paul R
Project Contact Information
Email:
paul_bohjanen@urmc.rochester.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2022 - 2024
Country
Uganda
Collaborators
University of Minnesota (UMN)
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) at Makerere University
Lira University/LRRH
Project Description
Each year, approximately five million people worldwide are affected by meningitis, causing 300,000 deaths, with infants and children at greatest risk. The goals of this project are to understand the burden and causes of meningitis in northern Uganda, a region with poor health care infrastructure, in order to improve outcomes by optimizing treatment and informing public health measures to prevent meningitis and respond to outbreaks.
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