Roy William Mayega

Dr. Roy William Mayega is a Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Makerere University School of Public Health as well as the Deputy Chief of Party of the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN). He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Master's Degree in Public Health from Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Medical Science from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. At the school of Public Health, he is involved in teaching Epidemiology, Research Methods, Disaster Risk Reduction and Disease Control. At RAN, he leads the translation of research and innovation strategies and tools to a network of at least 26 universities in Africa, led by Makerere University. RAN’s mission is to develop an evidence-based university-led framework for understanding the drivers of resilience to recurrent shocks and stresses in communities in Africa, and harness the scholarly potential of its vast network to ideate, develop and test innovations that build resilience of communities. RAN is also focused on supporting development research initiatives so that such research can be made available in any part of sub-Saharan Africa.Dr. Mayega has over 20 years of experience in Public Health related work, including 7 years of work at primary care levels.