Health problems stemming from environmental and occupational hazards and climate change are escalating in the Eastern African region, and pollution resulting from increasing population, rapid urbanization, and industrialization is a growing concern which is why this research is deemed necessary. The Eastern Africa, GEOHealth Hub headquarters are housed at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and Columbia University, respectively, for the research and training components.
Training initiatives are supported by a consortium of U.S.-based experts from Columbia University, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Research initiatives are ongoing across eastern Africa led by researchers at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; Makerere University, Uganda; University of Nairobi, Kenya; and University of Rwanda, Rwanda.