Ssali Ogwal Ronald
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About Ssali Ogwal Ronald
I’m a Ugandan public health and One Health specialist connecting human, wildlife, and ecosystem health. My journey began in a rural village, where health was only seen in clinics. Working with Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) taught me how communities, wildlife, and ecosystems are inseparably linked.
I lead programs across Uganda’s protected areas with Village Health and Conservation Teams, youth, women’s groups, and reformed poachers to implement disease surveillance, biosecurity, and community-led conservation solutions. I hold an MPH and a postgraduate certificate in Global Health (Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface, University of Geneva), contribute to peer-reviewed publications, and present at global forums, including the World One Health Congress.
I believe community ownership is not an add-on—it’s the intervention. One Health is not a theory; it’s people, relationships, and shared responsibility.
Which category below best describes the type of organisation you currently work for/or run?
Areas of expertise
Would you be open to sharing your lessons learned with the WildHub community?
Influencer Of
Farai Nhekairo
Landscape Restoration and Livelihoods Programs Officer, Wildlife Conservation Action
Flavia Manieri
WildHub Community Advocates Coordinator|Interdisciplinary Researcher, Uppsala University
ADITI SHARMA
Independent Wildlife Consultant (Former Senior Veterinary Officer, AHD, UK Govt.), EY, WII,GIZ, Member, Wildlife SAB, Morris Animal Foundation, Colorado Member, WiNN Global Mentoring Committee
Nervours Daka
Donor Relations Specialist, AFRICAN HEALTH VOLUNTEERS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESCUE AND REFERRALS PARTNERSHIPS
Recent Comments
Thank you for celebrating this milestone with the WildHub community @Ssali Ogwal Ronald, and congratulations again on your appointment! 🎉
I’ve added your post to the “Let’s celebrate nature & our work” room so that members following that space are notified of new content. For future posts, please do remember to assign them to one relevant room or channel, this helps ensure your contribution stays visible and reaches the right audience.
Also, would you perhaps be open to a short interview about the One Health approach with one of our Conservation Catalysts? I think our community would really value hearing more about your experience.
Thank you very much for the kind message and for helping place the post in the appropriate room. I appreciate the guidance and will be sure to assign future posts to a relevant channel.
But also, I am grateful to celebrate this milestone with the WildHub community, which continues to be a valuable space for learning and collaboration across conservation and One Health practitioners.
I would certainly be open to a short interview with one of the Conservation Catalysts about the One Health approach. Please feel free to let me know the next steps.
Many thanks again.
Congratulations! 🎉
Thank you very much @Flavia Manieri
It was and will always be a pleasure working with you @Anne Mauro and your team– thanks for your contribution to this interview! This unearthed a lot of potential – and I'm looking forward to seeing more great things from you, me, and the Wildhub community. This was a unique perspective – thanks for adding something special to my work of One-Health!
Thank you for being such a great game-changer.
I will be grateful to share the results as soon as they are out.
Thank you very much for the wishes and hoping for the best.
Congratulations Anne! Allow me to also add my voice on congratulating you on becoming a valuable contributor to the WildHub Community!
Humbled to have worked with you, and hoping for the best in times a head.
Brilliant interview! Well done @Anne Mauro for facilitating. @Ssali Ogwal Ronald : many thanks for sharing your valuable insights and experiences with us! Your words that we need to connect the dots to make sure that it goes beyond just two disciplines, resonate with me. Also, I found your learnings about how gender may influence exposure to zoonotic diseases, insightful. I hope you can keep us updated on what you find in your Master's research project - interesting topic!
So much appreciate the Wildhub Community platform as this is a great tool for continued engagement of the community giving us a sense of belonging. It further enables us to share experiences and support the perpetual growth of each other, ourselves, our work, and our environment. @Thirza Loffeld, definitely I will give feedback on my research, and any other knowledge gained on gender and One-health
It was and will always be a pleasure working with you @Anne Mauro and your team– thanks for your contribution to this interview! This unearthed a lot of potential – and I'm looking forward to seeing more great things from you, me, and the Wildhub community. This was a unique perspective – thanks for adding something special to my work of One-Health!
Thank you for being such a great game-changer.
This is awesome @Aiita Joshua Apamaku. Conservation and Society are enhanced through several different avenues and I am pleased to see this innovative approach of BootCamp, the multimedia storytelling. I would be honored to support where I can, hoping to catch up.
Thank you for sharing this useful resource, Ssali. I have added the "Resources" badge and added your video to the "Podcasts & webinars (recordings)" channel so that members who opted in for this channel will be notified by email. Any questions, please let me know.
This is an awesome step, am only grateful and this is very thoughtful of you.