Meeting Agenda

Agenda: Stakeholder meeting Uganda

8.30 am Arrival and Registration

9.00 am Introductions and Welcome Remarks 

Prof. P.E. Mugambi
President, Uganda National Academy of Sciences

9.05 am Introduction of Meeting Objectives and Setting the Stage

Prof. E. Kirumira
Chair, Forum on Health and Nutrition, Uganda National Academy of Sciences

9.15 am Overview of Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa 

(Moderator: Prof. Elly Katabira)

Changing Patterns of Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa Dr. Florence Baingana (15min)
Former World Bank advisor on mental health; Research Fellow, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala Uganda
Overview of Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prof. Charles RJC Newton (15min)
Head of Clinical Research, KEMRI / Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme 

Moderated Group Discussion (30 minutes)

10.15 am TEA BREAK

10.45 Informing the Agenda 

(Moderator: Dr. Eugene Kinyanda)

Uganda Policies and Strategies for Mental Health and Neurological Issues
Dr. Sheila Ndyanabangi (10 minutes)
Principal Medical Officer
Mental Health Section, Ministry of Health

Brief Discussion (5 minutes) 

Challenges of Practicing Neurology in Uganda
Dr. Hussein Ssenyonjo (10 minutes)
Neurological Surgeon
Mulago Hospital, Kampala

Brief Discussion (5 minutes) 

Substance Abuse
Dr. David Basangwa (10 Minutes)
Consultant Psychiatrist, Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital
Kampala

Brief Discussion (5 minutes) 

Stigmatization in Mental Health
Dr. Seggane Musisi (10 Minutes)
Senior Researcher and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala

Brief Discussion (5 minutes) 

Moderated Panel Discussion (45 minutes)
(Moderator: Dr. Margaret Mungherera) 

Panelist 1 - Dr. Sheila Ndyanabangi
Panelist 2 - Dr. Hussein Ssenyonjo
Panelist 3 - Dr. David Basangwa
Panelist 4 - Dr. Seggane Musisi

12.30 pm  Next Steps: Capturing Issues for the July 2009 Meeting

1:00 pm ADJOURN and LUNCH

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