Dr. Birungi Mutahunga is the Executive Director at Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH), a private not for profit organization offering healthcare and health training in southwestern Uganda. The hospital was founded with a special mission to provide care for the indigenous Batwa people who previously inhabited Bwindi impenetrable forest before it was gazetted a sanctuary for the endangered mountain gorillas. From an open-air clinic in 2003, the facility has grown into a full service hospital, with health training department for nurses, midwives and clinical officers.
Dr. Birungi Mutahunga is a Public Health specialist with experience in strategic management. He holds a diploma in Health Systems Management from Galilee International Management Institute, Israel (2012); Master of Science degree in Public Health from the University of London, UK (2010) and a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from Makerere University Kampala Uganda (2006). He is currently currently a Doctorate student of Business Administration, at Paris School of Business, France and Galilee International Management Institute, Israel, studying corporate strategy for private non-profit tertiary healthcare and health training.
Dr. Birungi is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and President elect of Rotary Club of Kihihi. He has authored and co-authored several scientific publications.
He will be speaking about Development and provision of health services for indigenous populations in Uganda: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons learnt from Bwindi Community Hospital.
