Justine Bukenya

Dr. Justine Bukenya is a Public Health Specialist who has been lecturing at the Makerere University School of Public Health since 2011 and coordinating courses in family and reproductive health, maternal and child health, and adolescent health. She has broad experience in research, design, and monitoring and evaluation of public health programs, gained through involvement in diverse projects. She has extensive experience in the management of districts and lower-level facilities, where she worked for seven years as Deputy District Director of Health Services. Justine is also a keen researcher and has authored publications in peer‑reviewed medical journals and delivered numerous presentations at international symposia. She is a reviewer for AIDS Care Journal and the BMC International Health and Human Rights Journal. Prior to joining Makerere University, Justine worked as Research Coordinator for the Good Health for Women Project, MRC/UVRI (Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute). She established a cohort of women at high risk of acquiring and transmitting STIs to the general population and set up a clinic offering medical care from 2007–2011.