{"id":2098,"date":"2025-07-19T10:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/uganda\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:20:19","slug":"dr-stavia-turyahabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/uganda\/advisory-council\/dr-stavia-turyahabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Turyahabwe Stavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Turyahabwe Stavia is the Commissioner for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at the Uganda Ministry of Health, with over 23 years of experience in global health. A seasoned leader, she has dedicated her career to combating diseases such as HIV\/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria at both clinical and managerial levels. 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