SFPHEU brings health education professionals together to strengthen practice, promote professional standards, and contribute to healthier communities across Uganda.
SFPHEU brings health education professionals together to connect, learn, share knowledge and strengthen their contribution to community wellbeing.
The Society connects institutional leadership and regional representation with prevention, health promotion and community-facing public-health communication.
Talk to SFPHEU →A healthier and more resilient Uganda strengthened by professional health education.
To advance professional practice, strengthen public health understanding and support healthier communities through education, collaboration and advocacy.
Trustworthy professional conduct.
High standards in practice.
Progress through partnership.
Communities at the centre.
Health knowledge that reaches everyone.
SFPHEU brings together professionals committed to prevention, health promotion and community-facing public-health communication. Our Patron, President, Deputy President and regional representatives connect institutional leadership with professional engagement across Uganda.
Patron, SFPHEU
Commissioner, Health Promotion, Education and Communication, Ministry of Health, Uganda.
Dr. Richard Kabanda’s patronage brings institutional guidance and professional engagement to the Society. His profile recognizes his role within SFPHEU and its professional community.
Official Ministry of Health profile →
President, SFPHEU
Bonny Natukunda provides the public-facing institutional voice of SFPHEU. The Society’s presidential message brings together disease prevention, accessible health information, community participation and professional health education.
Read the President’s Message →
Deputy President, SFPHEU
Akwayo Steven serves as Deputy President of the Society for Professional Health Educationists in Uganda (SFPHEU).
As part of the Society’s senior leadership, he contributes to its institutional representation and commitment to professional engagement, collaboration and the advancement of health education and promotion.
South Western Regional Representative, SFPHEU
Ainomugisha Patience represents SFPHEU in South Western Uganda. Regional representation connects the Society’s professional community with its institutional presence across Uganda.
Busoga Regional Representative, SFPHEU
Kiduka Julius represents SFPHEU in Busoga and is also a Senior Health Educator in Kaliro District. His Society appointment and district professional role connect regional representation with health education expertise.
Karamoja Regional Representative, SFPHEU
District Health Educator — Napak District
A qualified Enrolled Nurse and public health professional with experience in health education since 2008, specializing in community health education, rehabilitation and health promotion.
Ngiro Martin is a qualified Enrolled Nurse, public health professional and experienced health educator who has served in Moroto and Napak Districts since 2008.
His professional background encompasses nursing, community-based rehabilitation, health education and promotion, and public health.
He holds a Higher Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation from Kyambogo University; an Advanced Diploma Health Promotion and Education and a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion from Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi; and a Bachelor of Health Education and Promotion from Busoga University.
He currently serves as the District Health Educator in Napak District and represents the Karamoja Region within the Society for Professional Health Educationists in Uganda (SFPHEU).
Through his professional experience, he contributes to health education, community sensitization, disease prevention, health workforce development and collaborative public health promotion initiatives.
Academic and professional qualifications
Bunyoro Regional Representative, SFPHEU
District Health Educator — Kiryandongo District Local Government
A health education and public health professional with qualifications in clinical medicine, community health, health promotion and health leadership.
Businge Emmanuel is a health education and public health professional serving as the District Health Educator for Kiryandongo District Local Government. Within the Society for Professional Health Educationists in Uganda (SFPHEU), he serves as the Bunyoro Regional Representative, supporting professional collaboration and coordination among District Health Educators across the region.
His multidisciplinary academic background encompasses clinical medicine, community health, public health, health promotion and health leadership. He holds a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health, a Bachelor of Public Health in Health Promotion, a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion, and an Advanced Diploma in Health Leadership and Management.
His professional background and training support his contribution to health education, community health promotion, professional collaboration and the advancement of public health initiatives within the Bunyoro Region.
Academic and professional qualifications
Photographs from SFPHEU’s Annual General Meeting held on 16 October 2026 document an address attributed to Dr. Richard Kabanda, Patron of the Society.
The engagement reflects the Patron’s participation in an institutional gathering and his continued association with SFPHEU’s professional membership.
