HAAN promotes healthcare reforms through research, education, advocacy and innovative health-system solutions that expand access, improve quality and empower people to make informed healthcare choices.
Supporting innovative solutions that make health systems more accessible, responsive and sustainable.
Equipping people with knowledge and a voice to exercise their health rights and hold health systems accountable.
Providing expertise, technical support and capacity strengthening to improve health organizations, systems and communities.
We champion evidence-informed health-system reforms, innovation, and better approaches that expand access, improve quality, and strengthen the responsiveness of healthcare services.
We uphold honesty, transparency, accountability and ethical conduct, ensuring that our research, advocacy, partnerships, and decisions are guided by credible evidence.
We champion individual freedom, patient choice, and absolute respect for human dignity in healthcare decisions.
We work to remove social, economic, geographic, and systemic barriers so that every person has a fair opportunity to access affordable, safe, quality, and dignified healthcare.
We envision “a Uganda where every person has access to affordable, high-quality, safe, and dignified healthcare.” We work toward that vision through research, education, advocacy and health-system solutions that expand access and empower people to make informed healthcare choices.
Conducting applied research, evaluations and evidence generation to inform better health policies and practices.
Advocating for equitable health policies, patient rights, quality services and meaningful health-system reform.
Supporting organizations and health systems to improve quality, efficiency, accountability and sustainability.
Promoting health literacy, awareness and community participation to enable informed health decisions.
Providing technical assistance, training and expert consultancy in public health, nutrition, research and health programming.
Designing and supporting innovative, scalable solutions that address health challenges and expand access to quality care.
Our team brings together experience in research, policy, advocacy, and community engagement in pursuit of a shared vision for equitable healthcare.
Senior Public Health Specialist | Researcher | Nutrition & Health Systems Consultant
Ms. Namatovu Josephine is a Senior Public Health Specialist, Researcher and Nutrition Consultant with over 10 years of experience advancing health, nutrition, humanitarian and development programmes. She specializes in public health, nutrition, implementation science, health-systems strengthening, research, evidence generation, policy advocacy and community-based interventions.
She holds a Masters of Public Health from Makerere University and a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Kyambogo University, alongside Good Clinical Practice certification. As a Founding Executive Director at HAAN, Josephine provides strategic and technical leadership to promote health reform, patient empowerment, equity, innovation and people-centred, sustainable health systems.
HAAN’s work is organized around six pillars that anchor our research, advocacy, and health-systems-strengthening initiatives.
Promoting affordable, quality healthcare and empowering people to make informed choices.
Advancing safe, respectful, people-centred healthcare that earns public trust.
Generating evidence, building knowledge and influencing policies that drive health reform.
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HAAN is a health-policy research, advocacy and health-systems-strengthening network. We do not treat patients directly; instead, we work to expand access, improve quality, and empower people to make informed healthcare choices.
You can reach out to us on WhatsApp or by phone to learn about partnership, volunteer, and collaboration opportunities with HAAN.
No. HAAN does not treat patients or offer medical appointments. We focus on research, education, advocacy, and strengthening health systems rather than delivering clinical care.
HAAN is based in Kampala, Uganda.
You can reach us via WhatsApp at +256 701 297 748 or by phone at 0773 338 482.
HAAN delivers six core services: Health Research & Evidence Generation, Health Policy & Advocacy, Health Systems Strengthening, Health Education & Community Empowerment, Technical Consultancy & Capacity Development, and Health Innovation & Program Development.
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