Margaret Mutumba, PhD
E-mail: mmutumba@uwo.ca
Appointments
- Director, Africa Institute, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Canada
- Director, Frugal Biomedical Innovations, School of Biomedical Engineering
- Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Education
- PhD Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada
- Master of Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Project Management, Celemi Cayenne, United Kingdom
- BSc Pharmacology, Kings College London, United Kingdom
Research Interests
- Global health innovation
- Sexual, reproductive & fertility health
- Health equity
- Remote or low resource contexts, Africa, Canada
- Implementation Science
- Systems Thinking
- Digital Health & Health Technology
Research Clusters
- Global Health
- Marginalized Populations & Social Determinants of Health
- Knowledge Translation
- Evidence Synthesis & Health Technology Assessment
- Health Services Research
Short Bio
Dr. Margaret Mutumba is a global health innovator, scholar, and institutional leader with over a decade of expertise advancing equitable health systems, reproductive health and frugal medical innovation & technology across Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa
She is the Director of the Africa Institute and Frugal Biomedical Innovations at Western University (Canada) and an Adjunct Research Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, where she leads Africa-focused research partnerships and the development of culturally tailored, affordable medical technologies to advance health equity in underserved communities.
Dr. Mutumba is also the Co-Founder and CEO of MedAtlas, a digital health platform expanding access to specialist care across Africa, and a WHO Consultant on Human Reproduction. Her leadership has been recognized through the WomenLift Health Leadership Fellowship and the Uganda Diaspora Impact Award.
Dr. Mutumba also serves on the boards of impactful organizations, including AMREF International University (AMIU) Health Entrepreneurship Academy (HEA), the Nnabageereka Development Foundation, and has co-chaired the Canadian Conference for Global Health. With a Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences and research spanning research portfolio spanning health system strengthening, women’s health, reproductive justice, global health innovation, and health equity, she is committed to bridging innovation and impact for a healthier, more equitable world.
Find out more about Dr. Margaret Mutumba here.
