Uganda’s military: What do we know about HIV programming? Growing up I was always fascinated by soldiers. Mostly strong, controlled with very few words but heavy action and a whole protective vibe around them, they always seemed quite a mystery. Growing up in a family with three soldiers you could always tell they were different […]
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Frontline experiences of implementing VMMC in Uganda’s military. Prevention is a crucial entry point in the fight against HIV. One of the most highly recommended biomedical methods of prevention is Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) which involves the surgical removal of the fore skin of the male reproductive organ, this reduces HIV contraction risk by
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What is in our children’s food environment? What are food environments? According to the Food Environment Health (FEH) experts, food environments are defined as “the collective physical, economic, policy and socio-cultural surroundings, opportunities and conditions that influence people’s food and beverage choices and nutritional status” (Swinburn et al., 2013). In our study context, we are
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Food Choices Ever heard about the phrase” You are what you eat?”I mean, if it doesn’t taste good then we won’t eat it. Even when it seems like the easiest decision to make, it is not about what we actually eat but more of what our bodies become as we eat. I believe that as
Q&A with MoH Official. What do you know about Food Advertising to children and adolescents in Uganda? Brian Luswata: Food advertising to children and adolescents in Uganda is ongoing and persuasive to entice children to consume unhealthy food. The way in which they advertise is what attracts these age groups to buy and consume them
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Catherine Nakidde Nzesei is the Centre’s Associate Director of Programmes – providing leadership and support to the Programmes Unit across all projects, teams and associates.
Catherine is a public health specialist with graduate training in public health, health promotion and international development. A recipient of the 2022 Commonwealth Scholarship, she embarked on a PhD in public pealth at UCL which is driven by her passion for health system strengthening – and building on previous work around Strengthening Health Professional Regulation in Uganda and Kenya. Catherine’s PhD examines systems and processes for continuous quality improvement of healthcare professional training.
Catherine’s professional interests revolve around leveraging impact from effective systems and empowering vulnerable population categories to enable them to fulfil their potential – whether in a professional, community or personal setting. Some of her previous work has focused on understanding the experiences of refugees and slum dwellers in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as health system resilience. Since inception, Catherine has directly supported for several Centre projects including those on Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), refugee health and wellbeing, Quality Improvement (QI) and livelihoods.
