Contributing to Gorilla-Human conservation and health in Uganda
- Worth Wild Africa
- 5 days ago
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WWA appeals for US$2500 to purchase lab equipment for gorilla-human research approach incorporating public health, community education and engagement
Photo credit: CTPH
A new call is active for the purchase of laboratory equipment for the study of zoonotic diseases shared by gorillas and people. For an animal as genetically close to humans as the mountain gorilla (we share 98.4% of our genetic material), our interconnectedness is more than an ecological concept; it’s a daily reality. Human communities and gorilla groups live in close proximity around the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, sharing landscapes, water resources and unfortunately some diseases as well.
Based in Uganda, the Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) team works to protect the Mountain Gorillas of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through a ground-breaking integrated human, animal and ecosystem ‘One Health’ approach comprising:
Wildlife conservation with a focus on wildlife health
Community and livestock health in the villages around the protected areas
Development of alternative livelihoods from eco-tourism for previously impoverished rural local people living around the protected areas
Photo credit: CTPH.
In 2025 WWA raised over $13,000 to fund the purchase of a GeneXpert Machine for Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), working with gorillas in the Impenetrable Rain Forests of Bwindi, Uganda.
This year CTPH approached WWA with further laboratory equipment items on their wishlist, including a thermal cycler, ELISA microplate reader and washer, pH meters, autoclave and more.
Please help us support this vital work by helping CTPH to purchase more lab equipment. 100% of your donation goes directly to equipment costs!
DONATE IN THE USA Please donate directly to WWAUSA as a regsistered NFP with IRS 501c3 status: EIN 93-4432792, with reference ‘Gorillas’ Donations can be itemised on your annual income tax return.
DONATE IN THE UK Donate directly to WWAUK as a UK Registered Charity: Number 1206285, with reference "Gorillas". Donations can be itemised on your annual income tax return.
DONATE IN THE EU and elsewhere in the world Please donate directly to WWAUSA as a registered NFP with IRS 501c3 status: EIN 93-4432792
Thank you for your generosity, it is hugely appreciated!
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For more information about this vital work, please visit https://ctph.org
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