Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

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Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (born January 8, 1970 ) is a Ugandan veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health , an organization that promotes the coexistence of endangered mountain gorillas , other wild animals, farm animals and people in Africa. She is Uganda's first female wildlife veterinarian and was featured in the BBC documentary Gladys the African Vet . In 2009 she won the Whitley Gold Award for her commitment to conservation.

Life

Kalema-Zikusoka grew up in Kampala and was interested in animals from childhood. At the age of 12, she founded a wildlife club at her school and organized trips to Queen Elizabeth National Park . Her professional career began when she won a scholarship to study at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London , from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine. In 2003 she received her Masters in Veterinary Medicine from North Carolina State University. She also received a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University . Her most recent academic achievement was the Master of Business Administration , which she received in 2016.

family

Kalema-Zikusoka is married to technology entrepreneur Lawrence Zikusoka, who is a co-founder of Conservation Through Public Health. You have two children.

Career

At the age of 25, Kalema-Zikusoka was appointed veterinarian of the Ugandan Wildlife Service, which was later merged with the Ugandan national parks to form the Uganda Wildlife Authority . She was the first woman in this position. After poaching during the civil wars, she pioneered the reforestation of the national parks.

As part of her veterinary research, she realized that the transmission of parasites from humans to gorillas is a significant risk factor for gorillas.

Because of their research into human diseases that harm or kill gorillas, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Lawrence Zikusoka, and Stephen Rubanga founded Conservation Through Public Health , which aims to improve ecological and human health in Africa. The CTPH is a non-profit organization in Uganda and the US that runs programs to protect gorillas and other wild animals from diseases affecting humans and livestock. It is also committed to reducing human and animal diseases in the vicinity of the wild, promoting family planning and helping to educate the population about the environment. Kalema-Zikusoka is the chair of the organization.

The CTPH was founded in 2003. In 2015, the CTPH started a program called Gorilla Conservation Coffee . With this program, the organization ensures the livelihood of society by obtaining prices on the international market for the Arabica coffee grown by the community . A higher income reduces the spread of diseases. This has a positive effect on the gorillas living there. In addition, the farmers charge a small fee when tourists observe gorillas on their land.

Honors and reception

Kalema-Zikusoka has received several awards and honors for her ecological and humanitarian work. In 2009 she won the Whitley Gold Award, the highest award of the so-called Green Oscars . In 2008 she received the Conservation-in-Action Award from the San Diego Zoo . In 2006 Kalema-Zikusoka was elected an Ashoka Fellow . The Seed Magazine led them in 2007 in a list of eight Revolutionary heads of science on.

Kalema-Zikusoka was portrayed in the BBC documentary Gladys the African Vet . She has also appeared in documentaries on National Geographic, Animal Planet, MNet and Ugandan TV. She was among nine international environmentalists selected to write a letter to the next US president in the November / December 2008 issue of Sierra Club magazine.

In 2018 Kalema-Zikusoka received the EarthCare Award from the Sierra Club of the United States for her "unique contribution to international environmental protection" in connection with her work in environmental protection and for the coexistence of the population with mountain gorillas in Uganda. She received the award on September 29, 2018 at a ceremony in Denver , Colorado , United States.

Publications (selection)

  • G. Kalema: Letter "Veterinarians and Zoological Medicine" to the Veterinary Record. The Veterinary Record, 135 (1), 1994
  • JB Nizeyi, R. Mwebe, A. Nanteza, MR Cranfield, GRNN Kalema, T. Graczyk: Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. Infections in mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Journal Parasitology 85 (7). American Society of Parasitologists, 1999
  • JB Nizeye, RB Innocent, J. Erume, GRNN Kalema, MR Cranfield and TK Graczyk: Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis, and Shigellosis in free-ranging human-habituated mountain gorillas in Uganda. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37 (2): pp. 239-244, 2001
  • TK Graczyk, AJ DaSilva, MR Cranfield, JB Nizeye, GR Kalema and NJ Pieniazek: Cryptosporidium parvum genotype 2 infections in free-ranging mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) of the Bwindi Impenetrable National park, Uganda. Parasitology Research 87 (5): pp. 368-370, 2001
  • G. Kalema-Zikusoka, RA Kock, EJ Macfie: Scabies in free-ranging mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Veterinary Record 150 (1): pp. 12-15, 2002
  • G. Kalema-Zikusoka and L. Lowenstine L: Rectal prolapse in a free-ranging mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei): clinical presentation and surgical management. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 32 (4): pp. 509-513, 2001
  • G. Kalema-Zikusoka, WA Horne, J. Levine and MR Loomis: Comparison of the cardiopulmonary effects of medetomidine-butorphanol-ketamine and medetomidine-butorphanol-midazolam in patas monkeys (Erthyrocebus patas). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 34 (1): pp. 47-52, 2003
  • G. Kalema-Zikusoka, JM Rothman, MT Fox: Intestinal parasites and bacteria of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Primates 46: pp. 59-63, 2005
  • Steven. O. Osofsky, Richard A. Kock, Michael D. Kock, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Richard Grahn, Tim Leyland, William. B. Karesh: Building support for Protected Ares using a One Health perspective In: Friends for Life, New partners in support of protected areas. Edited by Jeff McNeily. Published by IUCN, Species Survival Commission, 2005
  • G. Kalema-Zikusoka, R. Bengis, G., AL Michel and MH Woodford: A preliminary investigation of tuberculosis and other diseases in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 72: pp. 145-151, 2005
  • Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and Lynne Gaffikin: Sharing the Forest, Protecting Gorillas and Helping Families in Uganda. Focus series published by Woodrow Wilson International Center for International Scholars and USAID, October 17, 2008 issue.
  • Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka: Lair of a Silverback. Wild Places. National Geographic Traveler, October 2009 issue.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joe Yogerst: How Uganda emerged from chaos to become a tourist destination once more . Cable News Network (CNN). July 31, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Rolex Awards: About Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka: Location: Uganda, 2010 Jury Member . The Rolex Awards for Enterprise. 2010. Accessed June 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b Sanjida O'Connell: TV vet's scheme to protect gorillas in Uganda wins top conservation award . May 13, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f CTPH: Meet The Team: Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zukusoka, Founder and CEO . Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH). 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ AHEAD: IUCN 2003 World Parks Congress AHEAD Launch Forum: Biographies of Presenters: Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, BVM, MVSc, Cert.NPM, CEO, Conservation Through Public Health . Animal & Human Health for the Environment And Development (AHEAD). 2003. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b Rupi Mangat: Saving the gorilla with quality coffee . August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Jessica M. Rothman, Mark T. Fox: Intestinal parasites and bacteria of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda . In: primates; Journal of Primatology . 46, No. 1, January 2005, ISSN  0032-8332 , pp. 59-63. doi : 10.1007 / s10329-004-0103-y . PMID 15338419 .
  8. ↑ a b c Exploregreen.com: About Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka . Exploregreen.com. 2013. Accessed June 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ Bamuturaki Musinguzi: Ugandan wildlife vet gets coveted Sierra Club award . October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.

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personal data
SURNAME Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ugandan veterinarian
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1970