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Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze is a physician, public health consultant, academic and medical administrator, who serves as the Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health, a component school of Makerere University College of Health Sciences, which is part of Makerere University, Uganda‘s oldest and largest public university Wanyenze has long and varied clinical and public health experience in tropical diseases research, with emphasis on tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.[4] She has worked atRead more

Dr. Alice Namale joined the Program as Director on 1st February 2022. She is a seasoned physician with over 30 years’ experience working in various capacities as clinician, teacher, researcher, consultant, and public health expert. Prior to joining the Program, Alice was a Project Coordinator at Makerere School of Public Health, for the Covid MultiRead more

Dr. Esther Buregyeya is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at Makerere University School of Public Health. She holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, a Master of Philosophy in International Health-with a bias in Occupational Health from the University of Bergen, Norway.Read more

Evelyn Akello (Dr) is an experienced Public Health and Social Development professional with extensive experience of over 20 years in leadership and management of health programs. She is the Manager Programs at the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program of Makerere University School of Public Health. In this role, she provides oversight over theRead more

Edgar is the Project Coordinator for the HIV Case Based Surveillance (CBS) at the School of Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation (METS) Program, Makerere University. He heads a project implemented in partnership with Ministry of Health (MOH). He is primarily responsible for setting strategic direction for the project in addition to serving as a bridgeRead more

Simon is a public health specialist with over 10 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of health interventions, health research, program management and capacity building. He is currently the Program Coordinator – Monitoring and Evaluation on the METS Program Simon has served as an M&E advisor for several PEPFAR funded HIV/AIDS programs in Uganda. HeRead more

Jonathan is a Public Health informatics professional with experience and expertise in developing and implementing strategies to support health information systems (HIS), health informatics capacity building, Mobile Health (mHealth), health informatics research and evaluating information systems used health. I have expertise in strategic planning for Health Information technology/ Health Informatics implementation investment for resource-constrained environments.Read more

Shamim Kuteesa Namale joined the Program as Manager Finance &Administration in 2022. She is a seasoned chartered Accountant with 10 years’ experience in nonprofit accounting, finance  and strategic leadership. Prior to joining the Program, Shamim was a Senior Finance Officer at USAID-University Research Co.LLC-RHITES-EC one of the leading organisations in Uganda. Until 2021 she heldRead more

Nancy is the Communication Specialist at METS who has previously worked at Makerere University, Tetea Uganda and NSSF in various capacities in the communication field. She is the recipient of the Cranimer Mugerwa Best Photojournalist Award 2010, She is passionate about photography, writing, Public Relations and events management. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in MassRead more