Data for Health in Africa Meeting
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5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
23 - 29 August 2025
CEDI Centre, University of Ghana, Accra

A/Prof Etheldreda Mpungu Nakimuli - Participant

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Associate Professor)

Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, based at LSHTM's MRC Unit in Uganda. She develops and evaluates culturally appropriate mental health interventions for Africans. Her research focuses on the mind-body connection, examining psychotherapy's impact on physical health and its mechanisms. Dr. Nakimuli-Mpungu empowers health workers through her virtual SEEK-GSP Academy, fostering mental health capacity building across the continent. She has won accolades, including the 2016 Elsevier Foundation Award, the 2016 Presidential National Independence Medal of Honor, the 2020 BBC 100 Women, the 2021 Makerere University Outstanding Social Innovation in Health Award, and the 2023 US Mission Outstanding Alum in Health Award. In 2023, she was elected to the Executive Committee of the World Psychiatry Association (WPA) Psychotherapy Section. and later appointed as a Council Member representing Uganda on the World Federation of Psychotherapy Council. With medical and doctoral training from Makerere and Johns Hopkins Universities, and funding from organizations like Grand Challenges Canada and the Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize-Africa, Dr. Nakimuli-Mpungu is committed to advancing mental health research and practice in Africa.