Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU) received Florence Kebirungi, a MUSPH/CDC HIV/AIDS fellow on the 6^th of July 2009. CDFU in collaboration with Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) will provide mentorship support for the fellow through capacity building in HIV and AIDS leadership and management for a period of 2 years.

The fellow is attached to Young Empowered and Healthy (Y.E.A.H), a sexual and reproductive health initiative and the Popular Opinion Leader intervention implemented by CDFU under the Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG). She will also learn from other CDFU projects. The fellow’s main focus is Behavior Change Communication, Advocacy, Monitoring and Evaluation. These are key areas in the HIV and AIDS prevention care and treatment efforts.

“CDFU is an inspiring Institution with very good approaches to Health Communication. It has oriented me to the scientific and proven community approaches in health communication. At CDFU, it’s a learning environment for Health communication professionals with a variety of skills. I am very proud to be mentored by a prominent and very busy health communication institution in the country!” says Florence Kebirungi Bazirakye.