Habitat loss, poaching and zoonotic diseases remain leading threats to the survival of mountain gorillas, which are found in two isolated populations, the Bwindi-Sarambwe ecosystem and Virunga Massif....
This week we’re celebrating the 100-year anniversary of women being allowed onto the veterinary register. After a slow start (by 1956 there were still only 387 women on the register) we’ve seen a huge influx of women enter the veterinary profession and today women make...
With generous support from Population Connection, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) has been able to increase access to modern family planning methods to communities around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), home to an estimated half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas....
Every now and again you meet somebody, who is so inspirational you know that the encounter will leave a lasting impression. I had the opportunity to meet and interview Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka on her visit to the UK when she was a finalist in the...
