Steven Ziritwawula Matovu

Helping organizations to manage various stages of the lifecycle of medicines and health supply chain programs cost-effectively. Accomplishing this by identifying potential risks, assessing their likelihood of occurrence, and determining the best-fit remedy to control them at the lowest possible cost. Having over nine (9) years of experience in pharmaceutical health supply chain systems as a registered Pharmacist.

• Society on Liver Disease in Africa (SOLDA), 07/01/24 - Present
• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), 2022 - Present
• African Pharmaceutical Network (APN), 2022 - Present
• Antimicrobial Stewardship, Optimum Access, and Use in Uganda Group, 2022 - Present
• Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU), 03/30/15 - Present

• AI-based Health Informatics
• Health Research
• Health Economics
• Health Policy

• C-arm Imaging and Radiation Safety, 31/01/2025, AO Alliance, UNITAR, and SURGhub
• Introduction to Big Data for Water Sustainability, 08/10/2024 - 26/11/2024, UNITAR and York University
• Basics of Clinical Trial Management, 07/01/24 - 09/30/24, BIO Ventures for Global Health
• Leveraging Public Health Informatics: Enhancing Healthcare Systems & Outcomes, 06/01/24, James Lind Institute, Geneva Switzerland
• Good Clinical Practice, 06/01/24, NIDA Clinical Trials Network
• Tuberculosis Overview, 04/01/24, The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
• Tuberculosis Management, 04/01/24, The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
• Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong, 12/01/20, Yale University, Coursera
• Introduction to Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Pharmaceutical Products, 02/01/20, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

• Registration as a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Board – Ministry of Health, 06/02/15
• Ugx750000, Investigator, “Activity of the ethanol extract of Southwestern Uganda propolis against Trypanosoma brucei”, Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda Undergraduate Research Grant, 2013
• $2,870, PI, “A study to assess the initial parents’ / caretakers’ response to fever in children aged two months to five years”, MEPI/MESAU Consortium – Award Number 1R24TW008886 from the Fogarty International Center, 2012

• A study to assess the initial parents’ / caretakers’ response to fever in children aged two months to five years, Academia.edu, 2014
• Initial Caretakers’ Response to Fever in Children Aged Two Months to Five Years in Rubirizi District, Mbarara University of Science and Technology 9th Annual Research Dissemination Conference, 11/12/13

• Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda, Member – Contracts and Evaluations Committee, 2017 - Present, Assessed a potential contractor for due diligence in January 2020, the activity report for which led to the awarding of the Pharmacy House Phase 2a contract to the contractor in 2020., Prepared the budgets for the committee for the previous three financial years which were approved and adopted by the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda., Assessed contract performance for the various service providers for PSU, improving the value for money for over 90% of the running contracts., Conducted pre-qualifications for potential providers of supplies, services, and works for PSU.
• Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda, Secretary – Education Committee, 2016 - 2020, Organized two training cycles for over 3000 Pharmacy Auxiliary Staff in 10 regional training centers in Uganda, improving their pharmacy practice skills., Initiated online CPD sessions for over 800 pharmacists in Uganda in 2017, overcoming the geographical barriers in sharing knowledge and experiences from various specialties., Consolidated views from stakeholders that led to the National Career Paths for Pharmacists disseminated by the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) in 2018., Consolidated the Minimum Standards for Pharmacy Training in Uganda, published in 2019 and implemented by the National Council for Higher Education in 2019 at the universities., Planted over 20 Prunus africana trees in the Central Metropolitan districts of Uganda in 2019 during a public sensitization drive to increase awareness about the benefits of herbal medicines., Educated the public about sickle cell disease live on CBS Radio and Kingdom FM in 2019.
• Intern Pharmacists Association, President, 2014 - 2015, Resolved an impasse among intern pharmacists in 2015, arising from accumulated non-payments of allowances, preventing a strike that could have risked millions of patients’ lives., Coordinated weekly CME training sessions for over 150 intern pharmacists nationwide, enhancing their learning and practical skills in Pharmacy practice in Ugandan settings.
• Mbarara University Pharmacy Students Association (MBUPSA), Vice President, 2011 - 2012, Organized the 2011 Annual MBUPSA Dinner, fostering hundreds of life-changing interactions among students and staff from different years, faculties, and universities., Resolved over 10 matters related to academic indiscipline among pharmacy students, avoiding the risks of escalating them to the higher management of the university.

• Developed standards for pharmacy bachelor training, and a diploma in pharmacy curriculum.
• Mentored over 50 mentees, getting recruited and promoted in healthcare programs.
• Maintained an average lead time of four (4) days for all facilities in the vLMD project.
• Attained 100% monthly end-to-end visibility of vLMD project inventory transactions to DHOs and other stakeholders at MoH, NMS, UNEPI, and CHAI.