Ambrose Awany Awany

Ambrose Awany is a public health practitioner from Uganda and a Mastercard Foundation Scholar pursuing an MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. He is a member of St Edmund Hall.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Demography and Reproductive Health from Kyambogo University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from the Uganda Management Institute, where he graduated with a First Class and was among the top of his cohort.

Driven by a commitment to addressing healthcare inequalities, Ambrose has over six years of experience coordinating and implementing donor-funded public health projects with national and international organisations in Uganda. His work has centred on strengthening social and behaviour change interventions, health promotion, and community health systems for vulnerable communities, including adolescents, young women, persons with disabilities, and refugees.

Prior to Oxford, Ambrose worked with PATH in Uganda, where he supported civil society organisations across Northern Uganda to strengthen immunisation service delivery under the Gavi-funded Equity Accelerator Fund, including the rollout of the malaria vaccine and efforts to improve coverage. He also coordinated USAID- and UNFPA-supported projects in the West Nile and Acholi sub-regions, focusing on malaria prevention, adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, and maternal health system strengthening to address teenage pregnancy, SGBV, and maternal mortality in refugee-hosting and hard-to-reach districts.

At Oxford, Ambrose is eager to acquire advanced skills in global health practice, policy research, and leadership. After the programme, he hopes to contribute to closing gaps in access to quality public healthcare and strengthening the design and delivery of public health programmes in Uganda and other resource-limited settings.

Beyond professional work, Ambrose follows and enjoys the mysteries of astronomy, and loves travelling, camping, and listening to a range of music.