Dr. Sarah Birungi Nahalamba

Dr. Sarah Birungi Nahalamba is a seasoned public health expert with over 25 years of experience in development planning, social policy and advisory services. She started her career as a Gender Officer in Kayunga District later joining the National Planning Authority in the same portfolio. She has risen through the ranks and currently serves as the Manager in charge of Family Health and Nutrition. She provides oversight, technical guidance and coordination of national health system planning and nutrition initiatives. She holds a PhD in Health services with specialization in public health policy; a Master of Arts Degree in Development Studies, Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree.

She has been a core technical team member in development of Uganda’s Vision 2040, and the subsequent five-year National Development Plans. She has served as a technical team member on several assignments including; the feasibility studies for expansion of heart and cancer services at the national and country regional levels and supported financing processes; policy paper on accelerating Universal Health Coverage in Uganda and policy briefs among many others.

She has participated in several International conferences including: International Conference on Food and Nutrition Security: Sharing China’s Experience; EU Supporting Public Health Institutes Programme (SPHIP) Seminar on “Innovative Approaches in Public Health Capacity Building” – Presenter on Uganda’s policy experiences towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC); Symposium on Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage in Low and Middle Income Countries; Consultation on implementation of the World Health Assembly Resolution (WHA 63.23) to scale up Nutrition in the African Region among others.