Caroline Asiimwe
2. Presidential Diamond Jubilee medal
Caroline Asiimwe is an Ugandan veterinary and environment conservation leader and researcher. 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-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 at the University of Edinburgh 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 yearsAsiimwe collects data to ensure sustainable conservation of Ugandan resources. She attended Makerere University in Uganda's capital city.
Her research work includes: Maternal cannibalism in two populations of wild chimpanzees, Impact of Snare Injuries on Parasite Prevalence in Wild Chimpanzees,,Cars kill chimpanzees: case report of a wild chimpanzee killed on a road at Bulindi, Uganda, Programme level implementation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests use: outcomes and cost of training health workers at lower level health care facilities in Uganda.