Strengthening community health and preparedness for extreme weather in East Africa
Official title: Anga Center Community Collaborative Core
Funded at Columbia Univ New York Morningside · NIH-11397213 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project partners with people in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to build local health systems and plans that help communities stay healthy during droughts, floods, and heatwaves.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia Univ New York Morningside NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | September 23, 2024 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $404,196 |
| NIH project number | 5P20TW012808-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11397213 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are community members and local health workers in Kenya, Uganda, or Tanzania who live or work in areas prone to droughts, floods, or heatwaves.
✕Less likely to help
People living outside East Africa or whose health needs are unrelated to extreme-weather impacts are unlikely to benefit directly from this grant.
What this research studies
We work with community members, local clinics, and researchers across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to learn how extreme weather affects daily life and health. The Community Collaborative Core helps people collect local data, design practical preparedness plans, and pilot locally relevant solutions for informal settlements, pastoralists, and smallholder farmers. The core connects community leaders, health centers, and regional partners, and provides training so local teams can lead and sustain the work. Through these partnerships the project aims to strengthen local decision-making and health services before, during, and after extreme weather events.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could reduce health harms from extreme weather by improving local preparedness, clinic readiness, and community-led prevention plans.
How similar studies have gone: Community-led and capacity-building approaches have reduced disaster-related harms in other regions, but tailored evidence for East African settings remains limited.
Where this research is happening
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Columbia Univ New York Morningside
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Muhanguzi, Florence Kyoheirwe — Columbia Univ New York Morningside
- Study coordinator: Muhanguzi, Florence Kyoheirwe
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.