Dr. Ronald Olum is a Research Associate at the Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH). He earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Makerere University (Uganda) and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health from Imperial College London (United Kingdom). He has also completed the NIH Fogarty Global Health Training Program Fellowship and is currently a Gilead Public Health Research Scholar.
Dr. Olum does research in infectious disease epidemiology and implementation science, with major interests in HIV, tuberculosis, mycology, and emerging and re-emerging diseases. Dr. Olum has contributed to over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has also previously served as a Guest Editor for the Journal of Adolescent Health, an External Reviewer for the WHO Hospital Care Pocket Handbook, and a Technical Advisory Group Member for UNESCO’s Global Status Report on School Health And Nutrition Around The World.
Dr. Olum is currently supporting the Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security, co-hosted by Makerere University School of Public Health. He has also done consultancy work with multiple international organizations, including The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Seed Global Health, and The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER), among others.
In 2024, Dr. Olum received the Dr. Anvar and Pari Velji Young African Leader from the Consortium for Universities in Global Health for his commitment to improving global health outcomes in low-income settings through research and advocacy.
Email: ronald.olum@mak.ac.ug | olum.ronald@gmail.com
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