Dr. Fred Wabwire-Mangen is an Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Makerere University School of Public Health. He was trained in Medicine (MBChB) at Makerere University, in Tropical Medicine (DTM&H) at Liverpool University and in Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MPH) and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (PhD) at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Wabwire-Mangen has over 30 years of conducting research on endemic, emerging and re-emerging diseases of public health importance in Uganda including malaria, STIs, HIV/AIDS, influenza, COVID-19 and other emerging viral infections. He also has demonstrated experience as a senior research scientist in leading and managing multi-disciplinary research teams. His academic leadership experience includes: Head, Institute of Public Health (1995 – 1998); Director, Institute of Public Health (1998 – 2003) Executive Director, Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care (2011 – 2015).
Dr. Wabwire-Mangen has specific interests in the development of innovative experiential methods for adult education in Public Health. In this regard, in 1994 he was key in the development of the innovative experience-based MPH Training curriculum using the ‘Public Health Schools Without Walls’ model. He also led the development of the Masters in Health Services Research curriculum in 2007. Both programs have produced graduates who are deployed in positions of Public Health leadership in Uganda.
