by Lauren Stroemel | Sep 30, 2019
SEATTLE — Pilgrim Africa was notified by the Ugandan Ministry of Health’s National Malaria Control Program of an upsurge in malaria incidence on August 21, 2019. While the months of June to September are historically high transmission periods, 2019 has seen a higher...
by Deanna Hines | Jul 18, 2019
This June, I had the pleasure of traveling to Uganda for the first time with the winners of last year’s Pilgrim Africa trip at our annual Jasiri auction. On one of our packed days, we toured the Katakwi Rotary Malaria Project, an innovative project Pilgrim...
by Pilgrim's Web Team | Apr 15, 2019
A member of the community reached out to Pilgrim Africa asking how to stop the spread of malaria at an orphanage in Mpigi, Uganda. The women and children were routinely getting sick and they wanted to know how they could end this cycle. Upon hearing their struggle,...
by Pilgrim's Web Team | Dec 30, 2018
Pilgrim, For most of December, I have been in Uganda working with our malaria project partners, fine-tuning the methods we’ll use to strengthen health systems and save lives. Most of our students are home for the holidays, but the school stayed open for a...
by Pilgrim's Web Team | Nov 27, 2018
Dear friends, A lot of exciting things are happening at Pilgrim Africa! Read on to see how we’re making waves in the global health community. The Washington Global Health Alliance recently quoted Dorothy Echodu, our very own CEO, in an infographic about global...
