LAMWAKA Alice Veronica PhD: Is an Academic Scholar, Consultant and Clinical Practitioner with proven Ethical and Professional track record in areas of Pharmaceutical Care and Management, Clinical Research and Higher Education Management. Lamwaka Alice Veronica is a Clinical Pharmacist who holds a PhD in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, with a super specialty in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine systems, She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy and post-graduate training in Clinical trials,, Health System Management, Higher Education Systems Management. Actively involved in non communicable disease control, diabetes mellitus clinical care and operational research since 1998. Professional interests involve evaluation of educational, diagnostic and chemotherapeutic interventions to guide health policy, evaluation of health related impact of interventions as well as operational health systems research. Experienced provider of technical support for teaching, pharmaceutical curriculum development , clinical research, public health and epidemiological strategies to health organizations focused on education, training, operational and clinical research activities. Active involvement in the epidemiological surveillance of diabetes morbidity and mortality trends, locust and grasshopper control using indigenous knowledge as well as provider of technical advice on case management policy issues. Also a practicing Pharmacist.
A lecturer, researcher in the field of Traditional Medicine, diabetes care and prevention strategies, with a good administrative skills and competencies for community transformation and engagements. Currently refining the Northern Uganda risk factor score tool for early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Would like researchers with keen interest in the same field to join team. Currently researching on indigenous knowledge and indigenous knowledge systems used for fighting Locusts and Grasshoppers in Northern uganda. She is a Minister of Health Ker Kwaro Puranga Chiefdom , Member International Hypertension Society, Member Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda.
Dr. Lamwaka Alice Veronica is the Centre Leader at the Gulu University Cultural Science Centre of Excellence of Gulu University and currently searching for a novel cure of covid 19 using herbal medicinal indigenous plants. She is also currently carrying out research on indigenous medicines in Northern Uganda which are used for prevention, management and cure of Sickle Cell disease and its complications.