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Pleased to have Hon. Dr. Miria Matembe, Hon. Christopher Komakech, Hon.Dr. Gerald Blacks Siranda, and other distinguished guests at the 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 2026. DAY ONE! @miriamatembe @geraldsiranda1 @Chris8Komakech

Day One of the 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 2026 is ongoing. The summit is held under the theme “From Silence to Action: Advancing Suicide Prevention Across Africa" @ugpfmh @IASPinfo @RonaldBalimwezo @WHO @MinofHealthUG @Parliament_Ug @HonObigah @faithagumya

Meet our esteemed MCs🎤 @GittaEmmanuel @arinaitwehannah

Meet one of our amazing young speaker @JuliusKizito10 , Counselor | Rotarian, Country Coordinator @ally_foundation , Co-Founder @serenemindcare1 , Youth Mental Health Impact 2026 Award Winner @Aspaafrica @IASPinfo @WHO @AfricaCDC @AfricaCDC @LifeLineInt

Coach Pamela Babirukamu, Adversity Quotient Coach; Award Winning Published Author; Virtuous Women's Award Winner-Women Empowerment, RHF Award Winner-Breaking the Silence; CEO & Co-Founder at Evolving Woman Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric…

Dr. Innocent Ayesiga, Global Health Scholar, Public Health Practitioner, Co-founder Ubora Foundation Africa 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @Aspaafrica @UboraAfrica

Tracy Kabibiito, Actor / Voice over Artist 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @kababiito_ @Aspaafrica

AnniePink, NLP Master Practitioner, Life Coach, Modeller, and Psychotherapist 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric…

Dr. Mohammed Audu, CCN, FPCRI, FIDMSS, FCCPN, MCASSON, MISSUP, Chairman @Aspaafrica Advisory Board 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric…

Meet our speaker; Bergina Isbell, Board Certified Mayo Clinic and Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Led Life LLC 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda @BerginaIsbellMD @Aspaafrica

Meet our speaker, Marianne Bassing, MA, Postgraduate Associate at the Yale Child Study Center 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @YaleCSC @Aspaafrica @IASPinfo @WHO @ugpfmh @faithagumya

Grace Ogunleye, Nurse and Midwife with a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc). Assistant Director of Nursing Services and Head of the Coordinating Unit at the National Mental Health Programme, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria @NigeriaGov @Aspaafrica @IASPinfo

Tatha Kufeyani, Nurse/midwife, Mental health advocate, Founder: The healing process mental health initiative 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @TathaKufeyani @Aspaafrica @IASPinfo @WHO

Grace Obalim, Clinical Psychologist, Global Mental Health Peer Network, MHPSS Collaborative, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO Uganda) 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @TpoUg

Dr. Moses Muwanguzi, Associate Consultant Psychiatrist at @MbararaUST . Research Coordinator for the World Psychiatric Association’s Early Career Psychiatrists Section and holds leadership roles in EAYPTA 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @WPA_Psychiatry @IASPinfo @ugpfmh @Aspaafrica

Ms. Priscilla Osei-Bonsu, Clinical psychologist at SOW Consult and a research assistant for the International Association of Suicide Prevention. 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🖇️ suicidepreventionsummitafric… @IASPinfo

Professor Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu, MBChB, MMed (Psych), PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology at the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Kampala, Uganda

Meet our speaker, Dr. Sabrina B. Kitaka, Specialist Paediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Practitioner. 1st African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention 📅 19th–21st October 2026 📍 Sheraton Hotel, Kampala, Uganda @SabrinaKitaka @Aspaafrica @ugpfmh @IASPinfo @AfricaCDC @WHO

Meet our speaker, Prof. Joseph Osafo, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, Director of the Centre for Aging Studies at the University of Ghana, and Executive Director of the Centre for Suicide and Violence Research (CSVR), Uganda. @UnivofGh @Aspaafrica @WHO @IASPinfo

Meet our speaker, Dr. Chido Rwafa Madzvamutse, Regional Mental Health Focal Point at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa. @WHOAFRO @WHO @Aspaafrica @MinofHealthUG @AfricaCDC @IASPinfo #SuicidePreventionAfrica