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Rose is a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) specialist with over 10 years? experience. She has been involved in various undertakings in designing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating Public Health and other development programs. She is currently working as the Program Coordinator – District Led Programming (DLP) on the METS Program Rose has provided technical support toRead more
Jennifer is a Management Information Systems Technical Advisor on the METS Program and has over 10 years of experience in Health related Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), Data Analysis & Knowledge Management at all levels working in collaboration with the Health Facilities, Districts, Implementing Partner, Local Organizations, US Agencies and the National level (Ministry of Health-MoH,Read more
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
Samuel is a Software Developer with the METS Program and his goals are founded in the hope of being able to take part in shaping IT and Information System Power for Uganda and Africa at large. He has previously worked with Omnitech Limited, Uganda Technology and Management University, Eight Technologies, Software Office as well asRead more
Godfrey is a Medical Doctor and Public Health specialist by training currently working with METS as Program Officer-Ministry of Health Liaison. Before joining METS, he worked with Kibaale District Local Government as a medical doctor and assistant District Director of Health Services from 1998. For over 15 years Godfrey has worked with various organizations andRead 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
Simon is a Physician by training with more than 10 years’ experience as a Public Health Practitioner and Clinical Researcher in Tuberculosis and Chronic Lung diseases. He has contributed to the development of several National guidelines for TB and HIV since 2005 and has been at the fore-front of several national and regional-level HIV/AIDS intervention projectsRead more
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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
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David is a senior MIS Analyst, Designer and Developer. For the last 10 years, He has developed and deployed several Web based and Mobile enabled Applications in Uganda and Rwanda. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the School of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University. Email: dsemujju@msph.ac.ug Skype: dave.chosen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-semujju-1ba79112/ Twitter:@davechosenRead more
Paul is a medical doctor with specialization in Medical Microbiology and a fellowship in Infectious diseases focusing on hospital acquired infections. He has vast experience in Health systems strengthening and clinical and basic science research. He has contributed to implementation and systems strengthening in areas of antimicrobial resistance surveillance, Infection prevention and control and antimicrobialRead 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
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Josephine is a public health specialist with a seven year experience in the field of HIV/AIDS care and management currently working as a Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Advisor on the METS Program. She has previously worked for Ministry of Health as an Epidemiologist/National Trainer, Infectious Disease Institute and Marie Stopes. She is a member ofRead more
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Solomon is a Software Developer working with METS Program currently with the desire to use information technology and Software Systems to improve the Health Sector in Uganda and Africa. Previously, he was an intern at the same organization before joining as a full-time developer. Solomon holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering From Makerere University.Read more
Derrick is a zealous software developer with interests in contributing to a better Uganda through developing quality Information Systems. Derrick currently contributes to OpenMRS community and UgandaEMR Health Information Systems. He aims at strengthening Health Information Systems in Uganda for both existing and new systems to come and to empower Ugandans to use information toRead more
Jenkins is a Public Health enthusiast working with the METS Program as a Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Assistant. Jenkins started his journey on the internship program and was later taken on as a Technical Assistant. Jenkins holds a Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences (BASS) from Makerere University, a Master of Science in Development StudiesRead 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
Musa Mwanje is a Software Developer with over 7 years of experience, he has developed and deployed web, desktop and mobile applications on google play store for clients in East Africa, SouthAfrica and Netherlands. For the last 2 years, he has worked with CPHL (Central Public Health Laboratory) and implemented an application called Restrack –Read more
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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
Akileng Isaac joined the Program as a Software Developer effective 04th April 2022. He is a seasoned Software Engineer with 8 years’ experience. Prior to joining the Program, Isaac was a software developer at Flock of birds Limited, Kumusoft Technologies, Applied principles Limited and Uganda Revenue Authority [URA], the only mandated revenue collecting & accounting body in Uganda. Until 2022, He held the position of a software developer in the various organizations. Isaac holds a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from Makerere University, Master of Technology in Software Engineering fromRead 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
Dedicated and detail-oriented Health Information Systems Analyst with a strong background in information systems and data science, and a passion for improving healthcare outcomes through innovative technology solutions. Adept at analyzing complex healthcare data, designing efficient data management processes, and translating data-driven insights into actionable recommendations. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance informationRead more
Moses is a professional Software Engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering and over 5 years of software development experience from Data Care (U) Ltd, awamo Limited and Freelance consultancies. Moses has lecturing experience from Makerere University where he previously worked Software Engineering lecturing assistant and also Health systems and Data analysis experienceRead more
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Alex Ochedikol is a Public Health enthusiast working with the METS Program as a Data officer. Alex has played key roles in developing systems such as the CDC VMMC Nerve Centre that reports real-time VMMC data to all stakeholders. This has played a key role in informing decisions and scaling up the VMMC program inRead more
Ausse Kalega is a Health Informatics Specialist with a combined work experience of over eight years in the health sector and over ten years in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. Prior to joining the Program, Ausse was a Health Informatics Specialist at the Uganda Health Informatics Association (UgHIA) and prior to that, anRead more
Naseef Mayanja joined the Program as a Health Information Systems Analyst effective April 2022. He is a seasoned Systems Analyst with 10 years of experience in the field of systems. Prior to joining the program, Naseef was the EMR Systems Administrator supporting the Kampala and West Nile regions under the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), oneRead more
Winnie joined the Program as Health Information Systems Analyst – Technical Writing, Documentation & Standards effective April 2022. She is a seasoned management information systems specialist with over six years’ experience in designing, analyzing, managing, implementing and documentation of health information systems. Prior to joining the Program, Winnie was a Management Information Systems Specialist/ DatabaseRead more
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Alex Mirugwe joined the Program as a Data Scientist effective 1st April 2020. He is a computer engineer and data scientist with a working experience of 2 years. Prior to joining the Program, Alex was a data scientist at the Western Cape Health Department in South Africa for nine months and before that, as aRead more
Mabel joined the Program as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer effective 01 March 2022. She is a seasoned monitoring and evaluation specialist with 7 years’ experience in health systems strengthening, design, development and management of TB case based surveillance systems using DHIS2 tracker modules. Data analysis using various statistical softwares, capacity building monitoring and researchRead more
Abert Mugisha joined the Program as Systems Administrator effective April 2022 He is a seasoned IT Specialist with 9 years’ experience. Prior to joining the Program, Abert was IT Officer at Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) and Assistant Systems Administrator at National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), one of the leading Agricultural Research in Uganda.Read more