Catherine Kyobutungi

Dr Catherine Kyobutungi is the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) based in Nairobi, Kenya. She previously served as the Center’s Director of Research and Head of the research Unit on Health and Systems for Health. APHRC is the continent’s premier independent research and policy organization driving ecosystem change.

Catherine is also the co-Director of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) – a PhD and Post-doctoral fellowship Program to strengthen the capacity of eight public Universities in Africa to produce the next generation of African research leaders.

Catherine obtained her medical degree from Makerere University, Kampala. She has a Master’s degree in Community Health and Health Management from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and a PhD in Epidemiology from the same university.

She is a Joep Lange Chair at the University of Amsterdam working on Chronic Disease Management as an entry point to make healthcare systems more responsive to Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa. She is also a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, a co-editor in chief of Plos Global Public Health journal and a member of the United Nations University Council.

Catherine is a strong advocate for the societal benefit of research beyond traditional research outputs and promotes strong public and policy engagement among researchers. She has published more than 160 peer-reviewed papers and sits on multiple national and global expert advisory panels.