Mark Donald Mwesiga

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mark-Donald Mwesiga is the Executive Director of the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU). He holds a Master of Public Health with a focus on health promotion, a Master of Management Studies, and a Bachelor of Social Sciences from Makerere University. He has attended various short courses and Diplomas, including one in Drug Policy and Public Health, at The Graduate Institute in Geneva. He is an alumnus of OMI Seminars in Austria and recently completed a fellowship at the Center for Compassionate Leadership in the USA. Over the past decade, he has led programming teams and advocated for palliative care in Uganda. He leads a team in building compassionate communities and improving the socio-economic well-being of families with life-limiting illnesses in Uganda. He serves on several governance platforms, including being a founding Board Member of HelpAge Advocacy Network Uganda and co-chairing a global steering committee for Healthy Aging by HelpAge International. He is a passionate scholar in public health, palliative care, and community-based initiatives, and a member of the Lions Club of Entebbe Road.