2. Presidential Diamond Jubilee medal Caroline Asiimwe is an

Ugandan Demographic features of the population of Uganda include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others. Population According to the total population was in , comp ...

veterinary and environment conservation leader and

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. She engages the local population in a cooperative approach to preserve wildlife from illegal activities and ensure healthy ecosystems in Uganda. In 2017, Asiimwe was named a

TWAS The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting more than 1,400 scientists in some 100 countries. Its principal aim is t ...

-Samira Omar Prize winner for Innovation for Sustainability Prize. The Innovation for Sustainability Prize is awarded to scientists for their contribution in a multidisciplinary area directly relevant to the science of sustainability. In 2024 March on women's day, Dr Asiimwe was awarded a presidential Diamond Jubilee medal recognising her contribution to conservation in Uganda

Early life and career

Asiimwe holds a master's degree in

veterinary science Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both ...

at the

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in Scotland. Assimwe has been working as a veterinary and conservation coordinator in hand with carrying out research on the management of natural resources at the Budongo Conservation Field Station in Uganda for 7 years Asiimwe collects data to ensure sustainable conservation of Ugandan resources. She attended

Makerere University Makerere University (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. It became an independent national university in ...

in Uganda's capital city. Her research work includes: Maternal cannibalism in two populations of wild chimpanzees(2019), Impact of Snare Injuries on Parasite Prevalence in Wild Chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes''),(2016),Cars kill chimpanzees: case report of a wild chimpanzee killed on a road at Bulindi, Uganda(2016), Programme level implementation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use: outcomes and cost of training health workers at lower level health care facilities in Uganda(2012).

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