Fred Wabwire-Mangen


Frederick Wabwire-Mangen is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist and medical researcher. Currently he is Professor of Epidemiology and Head of Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Makerere University School of Public Health. Wabwire-Mangen also serves as the Chairman of Council of Kampala International University and a founding member of Accordia Global Health Foundation’s Academic Alliance

Background and education

He was born in Busia District, Eastern Uganda. He attended Nakasero Primary School and did his o-level from St.Mary's College Kisubi. Professor Wabwire-Mangen received his first medical degree, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Makerere University School of Medicine. He also holds the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. His Master of Public Health and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, were both obtained from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Work experience

Dr. Wabwire-Manghen has been a researcher, academician and lecturer at Makerere University School of Public Health for most of his professional life. He has published extensively in medical journals and other peer publications. He is a leading authority on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. He is also the chairperson of the National Population Council Professor Fred Wabwire-Mangen a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.