Program Director, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program and Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health.

Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario is a Medical Doctor and Public Health Specialist who holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and a Master of Public Health from Makerere University. He also holds an Advanced Diploma in Health Services Management from Makerere University School of Public Health. He is a PhD candidate, Makerere University. He has extensive knowledge in epidemiology, health policy, health systems and quality improvement models. He has worked in various capacities in Uganda government and agencies including as Hospital Superintendent and District Health Officer as well as Health Advisor, Health Sector Support Program, Ministry of Health. He also worked as Care and Treatment Manager in the Uganda Ministry of Health, STD/AIDS Control Programme. A reviewer and editor in numerous peer reviewed journals. Editor

in Chief of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin. Has published over 160 papers in peer reviewed journals. Served/serves as a member in numerous Technical Working Groups, Steering Committees and Boards. Member, Tripartite One Health Field Epidemiology Technical Advisory Group, FAO/WOAH/WHO; Member, Scientific Advisory Committee on Malaria Epidemics, Uganda; Board Member, Africa CDC’s Journal of Public Health in Africa; Member, Africa Continental Mortality Surveillance Task Force; Chair, East Africa Mortality Surveillance Task Force; Member, Africa Continental Mortality Surveillance Task Force; Member, Africa COVID-19 Surveillance Task Force; Deputy Chair, Uganda National COVID-19 Inter-Agency Technical Task Force; Member, Advisory Committee, Koffi Annan Global Health Leadership Program; Member, Pandemics: Emergence, Spread and Response Advisory Committee, London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine; Member, Technical Advisory Group, African Epidemic Service; Member, IANPHI Integrated Disease Surveillance Technical Committee; Chair Eastern Africa Regional Technical Advisory Committee (ReTAC), Africa CDC; Chair, International Association of National Public Health Institutes, Africa Network. Dr. Ario is currently the Program Director of the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program and Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health.