Peter Okaalet
Africa
Dr. Peter Okaalet is the Senior Director of Health and HIV/AIDS Policy
MAP International.
Professional Information
Professional Areas:
Health,
Policy,
Practitioner,
Research,
Other
Employer:
Health and HIV/AIDS Policy MAP International
Position:
Senior Director of Health
Working primarily in:
Africa
Biographical Information
Peter Okaalet
(At a Glance)
Gender: male
Place of Origin: Africa
Dr. Peter Okaalet holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Makerere
University in Kampala, Uganda, and two graduate degrees in Theology
from the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. Named a
"Global Health Hero" by
TIME
magazine's Global Health Summit in 2005, Dr. Okaalet has been
recognized for leading the way for faith communities to join in the
battle against HIV/AIDS. He serves on the international faculty at
Haggai Institute and is a part-time lecturer at the Africa Medical and
Research Foundation (AMREF) training school. Dr. Okaalet offers 15
years of experience in reproductive health, specializing in the
advocacy, policy formulation, research design and implementation of
HIV/AIDS programs. His current assignments include strategic planning,
capacity building for faith-based institutions and organizations,
community mobilization and advocacy and design and implementation of
behavior change interventions. He currently serves on several working
committees on HIV/AIDS interventions with the World Bank, UNAIDS, the
Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance's HIV/AIDS strategy committee, the
Pan-African Christian AIDS Network (PACANET), and PATH.
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