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The Organizing Committee
Dr. Richard Kabanda
Richard, a Public Health Specialist, leads the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Health Communication at Uganda's Ministry of Health. He is responsible for driving the country's Health Promotion and Disease Prevention agenda, focusing on improving public health outcomes.
Benjamin Sensasi
Mr. Benjamin Sensasi, Co-chair of the organizing committee, serves as the Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Officer at the WHO Country office.
Tabley Bakyaita
Tabley, a Public Health Promotion Specialist with over 27 years of experience, retired from government service in 2022 and now consults for UNICEF Uganda. He specializes in risk communication, health promotion, and disease prevention, supporting public health emergency preparedness and response efforts.
Venansio Ahabwe
Venansio Ahabwe is the Technical Advisor for National Coordination at USAID's SBCA, led by Johns Hopkins CCP. He has held roles with Save the Children, FHI360, HealthPartners, and ANPPCAN, authored books, and began as an English teacher.
Dr. Judith Nalukwago
Dr. Judith Nalukwago, a behavioral scientist with a PhD, specializes in public health, health promotion, and risk communication. She serves as Senior Advisor for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on USAID's Social and Behavior Change Activity in Uganda.
Mathias Mwenge
Deputy Abstracts sub-committee
Emmanuel Kayongo
With 20 years of experience in social and behavior change (SBC) programming, serves as Deputy Chief of Party for USAID SBC Activity in Uganda. He is a key leader in global and African SBC initiatives, organizing the 2024 virtual Africa SBC summit.
Phillip Katabarwa
Head Pre-events sub-committee.
Lydia Akoth Alice
Head of the Conference Secretariat.
Betty Birungi
Deputy Secretariat
Abirahmi Kananathan
Technical Assistant | Digital Media.
Marion Natukunda
Head of Publicity sub-committee.
Ann Grace Apolot
Head of Graphics Team.
Tony Kizibwe
Grpahics Designer