Emmanuel Mpamizo, MMed

Dr. Emmanuel Mpamizo has a Master’s of Medicine degree in psychiatry, and is a registered medical doctor with 10 years’ experience practicing medicine.  For the past few years he has been working in Northern Uganda as a psychiatrist with daily duties involving identifying, treating and preventing mental illnesses even among children and adolescents. During this time, Dr. Mpamizo worked with Sheffield University, UK on a project to design psychological treatment to address alcohol use disorder. During the COVID19 pandemic, he was part of the ministry of health team tasked with providing psychosocial support to health workers and community members affected by the pandemic. Dr. Mpamizo has interests in exploring anxiety in children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS, in addition to exploring in a qualitative and quantitative fashion, how HIV infection affects the way in which these young people interact with others in school, social settings and in the community.  His goal is to study and understand how effective psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy, peer support and group counselling are in treating anxiety in children and adolescents with HIV. Dr. Mpamizo also teaches psychiatry, psychology, and other mental health related topics to medical students at Gulu University, and has additional interests in substance abuse, anxiety and medical psychotherapy. Dr. Mpamizo believes that now is the time to embrace technology and social media to improve mental health. It is for this reason that he maintain a social media presence, frequently broadcasting mental health advice and using his skills in photography, music, and adventuring to reach wider audiences.