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Didacus NAMANYA is a Doctor of Public Health and a Health Geographer at the Ministry of Health Uganda. His research interests focus on the intersection of health and climate change.Dr NAMANYA is a founder member of the Indigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change (IHACC) and COVID-19 Observatories, and the Indigenous Peoples Observatory Network (IPON).

In his role as Focal Person Namanya has engaged in the development of all climate change policy and legal frameworks for Uganda. He has helped shape major national environmental and health frameworks, including Uganda’s National Adaptation Programmes of Action, the Uganda National Climate Change Policy, and national climate-health strategies.

He leads efforts to integrate climate data into the national health management information system(DHIS2) and advocates for multi-million-dollar funding to support Uganda’s Health National Adaptation Plan.