2025
James Lacefield presents Frugal Biomedical Innovations' vision for future of global MedTech
April 07, 2025
Dr James Lacefield, the Director of Western’s Frugal Biomedical Innovations Program Delivered an invited presentation at the 13thInter University Council of East Africa (IUCEA) Academia – Public- Private Partnership Forum (APPPF) 2025, held in Kigali Rwanda.
The Africa Institute at the Victoria Forum Casablanca Round in Morrocco
February 17, 2025
Drs. Saverio Stranges and Melanie Katsivo were invited to participate in Roundtables at the February 2025 Victoria Forum Casablanca Round, hosted by ESCA School of Management in Casablanca Morocco. This inaugural gathering in Casablanca, brought together visionary leaders, innovators, and change-makers to shape a better future for the continent. The forum addressed critical topics such as empowering youth, tackling climate change, migration, bridging health disparities, and fostering trust for co-prosperity in Africa.
Healing Rwanda
January 07, 2025
Thirty years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Rwandan-born researchers Glorieuse Uwizeye and Egide Kalisa are driving recovery in their homeland and shaping global perspectives on trauma and environmental health.
The Inaugural Canada-Africa Academic Collaborations Conference (CAACC)
January 06, 2025
The Africa Institute @Western is pleased to announce its Inaugural Canada Africa Academic Collaborations Conference (CAACC). The Conference will present collaborative research and other scholarly initiatives, between Canada and Africa.
