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Team

Our multidisciplinary team

Researchers, investigators, and support staff driving NIAMR's AMR agenda

Meet the NIAMR research team — a multidisciplinary group at Makerere University and partner institutions.

Governance

Project management & governance

Project Advisory Board

Steering Committee · Oversight

National AMR CEIs Committee

Community engagement oversight

Prof. Josephine Nabukenya
Prof. Josephine Nabukenya

Project Lead
Co-Leads

2 members
Co-Investigators

4 members
CEI Representatives

3 members
Health Systems Researchers

3 members
Project Support & Management

3 members
PhD Research Students

2 members

The team

Meet the people behind NIAMR

Prof. Josephine Nabukenya
Project Lead

Prof. Josephine Nabukenya

Health Informatician & Information Systems Scientist

College of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University

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Dr. Henry Kajumbula
Project Co-lead

Dr. Henry Kajumbula

Clinical Pathologist (Clinical Microbiology)

College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

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Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
Project Co-lead

Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

Internal Medicine Physician & Epidemiologist; Vice-Chancellor, Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

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Prof. Esther Buregyeya
Co-Investigator

Prof. Esther Buregyeya

Co-Investigator — Medical Physician & Public Health Scientist

School of Public Health, Makerere University

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Dr. Francis Fuller Bbosa
Co-Investigator

Dr. Francis Fuller Bbosa

Co-Investigator — Statistician & Data Scientist

College of Business Management and Statistics, Makerere University

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Dr. Ivan Kimuli
Co-Investigator

Dr. Ivan Kimuli

Co-Investigator — Internal Medicine Physician & Public Health Specialist

College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

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Dr. Jasper Nidoi
Co-Investigator

Dr. Jasper Nidoi

Co-Investigator — Health Economist

Makerere University Lung Institute

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Dr. Charles Olaro
CEI Representative — MoH

Dr. Charles Olaro

CEI Representative — Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health Uganda

Ministry of Health, Uganda

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Dr. Susan Nabadda
CEI Representative — NHLDS

Dr. Susan Nabadda

CEI Representative — Commissioner, National Health Laboratories and Diagnostics Services

Uganda's National Health Laboratories and Diagnostics Services (NHLDS)

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Mr. Roger Kisame
CEI Representative — BCMCF-Uganda

Mr. Roger Kisame

CEI Representative — Programme Manager, Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation-Uganda

Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation-Uganda (BCMCF-Uganda)

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Dr. Aloysius Ssenyonjo
Health Systems Researcher

Dr. Aloysius Ssenyonjo

Health Systems Researcher — Senior Lecturer & Director, CIREM Hub

Makerere University School of Public Health

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Dr. Mercy Rebekah Amiyo
Health Systems Researcher

Dr. Mercy Rebekah Amiyo

Health Systems Researcher — Digital Health Enterprise Architecture & Information Systems Analysis

School of Computing and Informatics Technology, College of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University

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Dr. Achilles Kiwanuka
Health Systems Researcher

Dr. Achilles Kiwanuka

Health Systems Researcher — Digital Health Data & Interoperability Standards

Makerere University Health Informatics Research Group

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Ms. Stella Kakeeto
Project Manager

Ms. Stella Kakeeto

Project Manager — Grants Manager

Makerere University School of Public Health

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Ms. Angella Nakayiki
Project Administrator

Ms. Angella Nakayiki

Project Administrator — Research Administration Professional

Makerere University School of Public Health

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Mr. Raymond Sekyewa
ICT Specialist

Mr. Raymond Sekyewa

ICT Specialist — Server & Network Infrastructure, Cybersecurity

Makerere University Health Informatics Research Group

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Mr. Wilbroad Owor
PhD Research Student

Mr. Wilbroad Owor

PhD Research Student — Cloud & MLOps Engineer

Makerere University

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Mr. Africano Byamugisha
PhD Research Student

Mr. Africano Byamugisha

PhD Research Student — Data Engineer & MIS Architect

Makerere University

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A National AMR Data Platform for Uganda

An integrated digital system for antimicrobial resistance data capture, processing, and sharing — currently under active development by our research team.

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