Our TRUSTEES

Prof Julia Downing - Chairperson

Julia was one of the founding board members of APCA and served on their Board and then worked in Uganda as the APCA Deputy Executive Director for four years. She is a Professor in Palliative Care, has lived and worked in Uganda since 2001, working initially within the country, then across Africa and now globally. She is also the Executive Director of the International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN).

 

 

Helen Simpson - Treasurer

Following employment in various administrative roles, Helen now runs a business with her husband and is a mother of three children.  Her interest in palliative care in Africa began in 2001 when her parents began working at a centre providing care for HIV / AIDS patients in Uganda, which Helen feels privileged to have visited several times.  She has recently joined APCA UK to be further involved in helping raise funds for and awareness of the need for palliative care for all in Africa.

 

 

 

Dr Eve Namisango

Dr Namisango is the Executive Director of APCA in Uganda. She was a Sir Halley Stewart palliative care training fellow and has a background in Economics with postgraduate training in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation. Eve holds a bachelors degree in Economics from Makerere University, an Msc in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Makerere University, and an Msc and PhD in Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation from King's College London. She has over ten years experience in health related research and her interests are in the following areas: epidemiology, health economics, evaluation of palliative care services, end of life care issues, quality of life and outcome measurements, pain and other symptoms pertaining to HIV and cancer.