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Gorillas
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Communities Reached
Gorilla Conservation Coffee supports farmers living adjacent to the endangered gorillas of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and provides them with...
24 Dec 2018
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka wins prestigious US conservation award
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, the first wildlife veterinary officer of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, is among the winners in the 2018...
11 Oct 2018
Village Health and Conservation Teams (VHCTs) model expanded to Budongo Forest!
Greetings from Conservation Through Public Health. On June 26th 2018, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) in partnership with Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) Uganda...
04 Sep 2018
Tusk expands partnership with CTPH
The links between public and wildlife health became clear in Bwindi when skin disease outbreaks in the critically endangered...
02 Jul 2018
Dr. Gladys becomes a National Geographic Explorer
We are greatly honored to let you know that Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) has been awarded a grant from National Geographic....
02 Jul 2018
Are health investments paying off for endangered wildlife?
Blog by Francesca Booker and Gladys Kalema-Z… An innovative project in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has helped the local...
29 Apr 2018
Walking With Gorillas-Tracking the gentle giants of East Africa
There’s something undoubtedly fascinating about our giant cousins, the magnificent gorillas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Of course it’s partially down...
10 Jan 2018
We are With Nature this World Environment Day
Help us celebrate World Environment Day this 5 June 2017 by sharing the hashtags #WithNature and #WorldEnvironmentDay2017. Be sure...
05 Jun 2017
Conservation Through Public Health Receives Disney Conservation Grant
Entebbe, Uganda – Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Disney Conservation Fund...
16 May 2017
One Health Day 2016
Today, November 3rd, we celebrate One Health Day worldwide! One Health is a movement to integrate human health, animal...
03 Nov 2016
CTPH LAUNCHES MOBILE CLINICS IN KISORO DISTRICT
In pursuing its mission, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) started to implement a mobile clinic program in and around...
15 Oct 2016
#LEADYOUNG – SAVING GORILLAS BY SAVING PEOPLE: HOW GLADYS KALEMA TRANSFORMED HER TEENAGE PASSION FOR ANIMALS INTO A RADICAL SOCIAL INNOVATION
As a new graduate from veterinary school, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka invented her first job. She wrote to the Ugandan...
02 Jul 2018
Dr Gladys’ Tribute to Kanyonyi
It is with great sadness to inform you about the loss of one of my favorite gorillas in Bwindi ImpenetrableNational...
11 Dec 2017
Bridging the gap between traditional healers and modern healthcare
Alfonsé is a traditional healer who serves the communities that live on the fringes of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National...
13 Nov 2017
Strengthening Conservation in Uganda Through Youth Sports
July 11th, commemorates World Population Day, a day to focus on the urgency and importance of population issues. This...
05 Jul 2017
Significant changes in Mt. Elgon thanks to the VHCT program
In 2013 Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) was awarded the Global Development Network 2012 Japanese Most Innovative Development Project...
07 Jun 2017
Protecting the environment and communities of the African Great Lakes region in a changing climate
In May, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in collaboration with the Lake Tanganyika Authority hosted the African Great Lakes Conference...
10 May 2017
Demonstrating the impact of PHE to the Ugandan Government
Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) is a Ugandan-based non-profit and nongovernmental organization (NGO) that promotes biodiversity conservation by enabling...
20 Mar 2017
Are health investments paying off for endangered wildlife?
An innovative project in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has helped the local community understand the links between health...
03 Mar 2017
Is education the key to community conservation?
Today, January 26th, we celebrate World Environmental Education Day. Ask any one of our Village Health and Conservation Team...
26 Jan 2017
Batwa: bridging the conservation and culture divide
This week CTPH is recognizing International Mountain Day (December 11) and this year’s theme, “Mountain Cultures: Celebrating diversity and...
11 Dec 2016
Meet student researcher Ryoma Otsuka
When he was only 8-years-old Ryoma Otsuka’s parents took him to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. It was there...
13 Nov 2016
What’s poop got to do with community conservation?
Human-wildlife conflict continues to threaten wildlife survival in many protected areas in Uganda. These conflicts often result in the...
05 Oct 2016
Community solutions to detecting and preventing disease outbreaks in Uganda
Two years after the devastating Ebola outbreak in West Africa, countries are still recovering from the health and economic...
20 Sep 2016
Expanding CTPH’s innovative model to Mt. Elgon, Uganda
Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) was awarded the Japanese Most Innovative Development Program from the Global Development Network (GDN)...
15 Aug 2016
CTPH empowers more VHCTs through trainings in the Mt. Tshabirimu and Mikeno Sector in DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the oldest national park in Africa: Virunga National Park. A...
29 Jul 2016