Emmanuel B. K. Luyirika
Born in 1965. National of Uganda. Executive Director of the African Palliative Care Association (APCA).
Master of Public Administration (MPA) with majors in Project Management and Policy Informatics - thesis on the implementation of the national HIV/AIDS policy in South Africa, School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch (2003); Post graduate Honours Degree in Public Administration (BPA) Hons., School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (2002); Master of Family Medicine (M FAM MED), thesis on HIV among school going teenagers, Medical University of Southern Africa, MEDUNSA, South Africa (2000); Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MB, ChB), at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda (1992).
Previously held positions as Deputy Director at Mengo Hospital (2011-2012); Country Director, Mildmay International in Uganda (2008-2011); Centre Director and Director of Clinical Services of the Mildmay Centre in Uganda (2005-2008); Clinical Director of the Mildmay Centre (2002-2005); medical officer, senior medical officer and principal medical officer at the Department of Health of South Africa in Northern Transvall Province (now called Limpopo) (1995-2002); Medical officer of the Government of Uganda to Kagando Hospital (1992-1995); Junior House Officer at steh Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital (1991-1992).
Held technical committee roles with WHO on palliative care and the Uganda AIDS Commission on the National HIV/AIDS strategic plan. Former member of the Uganda National ART committee of the Uganda AIDS Commission and Ministry of Health; member of the team of experts put together by UNICEF and WHO to improve access to HIV care and treatment for youth and children; part of the team that met in Harare Zimbabwe supported by WHO AFRO to develop the HIV Guidelines for Africa and has been part of IAEA/PACT/WHO impact missions in Seychelles, Ethiopia and Rwanda focusing on palliative care, survivorship and access to essential controlled medicines.
Investigator and co-investigator on a number of research studies including CDC and NIH funded projects as well as a member of the Data Safety Monitoring Boards on studies such as the CDC funded HBAC study in Uganda and Medical Research Council multicounty studies: ARROW and EARNEST studies.
Author and co-author of numerous publications in the area of palliative care and pain management with a special focus on Africa.
Presented at several HIV, cancer and palliative care conferences held in Washington, Paris, Vienna, Toronto, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur and Rome; Nairobi; APCA conferences held in Nairobi, Windhoek, Johannesburg; PEPFAR conferences held in Kampala, Durban and Addis Ababa, World Cancer Congresses, World Cancer Leaders Summit, International Palliative Care Conferences, United Nations General Assembly (inter alia, on access to controlled medicines), World Health Assembly (consideration of palliative care resolution) in 2014, AU ministers (HIV declaration) and World Innovation Summits in Doha, Qatar.
Member of the International Narcotics Control Board (since 2025) [1].