Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi

Catherine heads the Health Challenges and Systems Research Program at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) where she joined as a post-doctoral fellow in May 2006. She is also the APHRC interim director of policy engagement and communications, a position she has held since 2011 and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. APHRC is an African-based and African-led premier research institution that conducts policy-relevant research and also builds individual and institutional capacity for research in the African region.

As a research program leader, Catherine is intimately involved in mentoring the next generation on African scholars who join the program as post-doctoral fellows, research interns or as regular research staff. Catherine is an Alumnus of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. She obtained her PhD in epidemiology in the then Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health in 2006 and a Masters of Science degree in Community Health and Health Management from the same department in 2002. Prior to her graduate studies, Catherine studied Medicine at Makerere University, Kampala. She has practiced medicine in rural Uganda and also lectured at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. As a researcher, she has strong interest in the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases in the African region and in health systems strengthening.