Our leadership brings together clinicians, educators, public health practitioners, and community advocates, all committed to building a Uganda free of health inequities.
Leads the organisation's day-to-day operations and strategic direction, and serves on the Campaign Against Racism leadership team.
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Leads the Social Medicine Education programme, including the annual Social Medicine course delivered in partnership with EqualHealth.
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Co-founder of SocMed Global Uganda and lead of the Community Outreach programme, including the CareConnect Amuru project.
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Leads the Gender & Women's Health programme and co-leads the Social Medicine course delivery.
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Leads research and women's-health initiatives, anchoring SocMed Global Uganda's evidence base and gender-focused work.
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Coordinates operations across SocMed Global Uganda's programmes, supporting day-to-day delivery and partner engagement.
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Dr. Edward Kironde is a Ugandan medical doctor and Program Lead for Planetary Health at SocMed Global Uganda, where he leads health equity projects and champions the intersection of climate change and human health. He co-leads the Global Health in Local Context course and created the programme's inaugural Climate Justice and Health lecture.
Dr. Edward Kironde is a Ugandan medical doctor and Program Lead for Planetary Health at SocMed Global Uganda, where he leads health equity projects from conception through implementation, secures and manages programme funding, and champions the intersection of climate change and human health.
As a Faculty Team Member with SocMed Global, Edward a 2022 GHLC alumnus, co-leads the Global Health in Local Context course and created and delivered the programme's inaugural Climate Justice and Health lecture, helping students and health professionals apply root-cause analysis to the climate and health nexus. He is passionate about building critical consciousness around the social and structural determinants of health, and about equipping the next generation of health workers to respond to climate change with a lens of justice and equity.
Edward graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from Gulu University, and completed his internship at Mulago National Referral Hospital. His background also includes public health research, global health project planning and management, health policy and advocacy as well as several years of secondary school science teaching.
He is currently the programme leader for planetary health programming at SocMed Global.
From open positions to volunteer pathways, there are many ways to be part of the work. Reach out and let's talk about how your skills, experience, or partnership can help advance health equity in Uganda.