Dr. Oporia has training in public health systems research, including randomized controlled trials and implementation research. He has experience in developing and implementing innovative methods to measure the burden of injury and its prevention, with competence in summary measures of population health such as DALYs, QALYs, HALYs, YLL, and YLD. He has a particular interest in improving the quality of injury data, especially drowning, and advancing scientific approaches to data estimation, including capture-recapture methods and community surveillance systems. His contributions extend globally and nationally. Globally, he was part of the drafting team for the WHO’s first-ever Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention. He also serves as a member of the WHO Global Alliance for Drowning Prevention (GADP), the WHO Technical Advisory Group for Drowning Prevention, and the WHO Organizing Committee for World Drowning Prevention Day commemorations. In Uganda, he initiated the development of Uganda’s first National Strategy for Drowning Prevention. He is also a member of Uganda’s National Technical Committee for Standards and Designs of Lifesaving Appliances for Inland Water Transport. Currently, Dr. Oporia leads several major research initiatives, including serving as Principal Investigator (PI) of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) in Uganda, the Understanding Drowning in Uganda Project, the Baseline Status of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in a High-Burden District in Uganda, and the project to elevate TRIAD into the first-ever Center of Excellence for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention in East, Central, and Western Africa. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and is a main author of the 3rd edition of the book on Drowning – Part 1: Epidemiology. He continues to play an active role in teaching and training public health professionals.