Lydia Mungherera

**Lydia Mungherera** munnayuganda omusawo omukugu, munnabyanjigiriza, mulwanirizi w'abalina akawuka ka mukenenya **,** omukozi w'amateeka era ateeka munkola empenda eziba zitemeddwa n'okunyweza emikago okuleetawo enkyukakyuka ennungi (Global Policy and Advocacy Officer)  .   Ye mutandisi era omukulembeze owokuntikko owa kiraabu ya Mamas Club Uganda, Omu ku batandisi ba The Global Athena Network,mmemba ku lukiiko olufuzi olw'akakiiko akalwanyisa  mukenenya / siriimu (Uganda AIDSComission -UAC), n'ekibiina ky'ensi yonna eky'abakyala abawangaala n'akawuka ka mukenenya ( The International Community of Women Living With HIV) .    N'era Akolagana ne TASO,  ekiwagira eddimu ly'okulwanyisa akawuka ka mukenenya . 

Yali mmemba ku lukiiko olufuzi olwa Global Fund mu  2020.  Ali mu lutalo lw’okulwanyisa akawuka ka mukenenya / siriimu  , Akafuba n'olutalo lw'akafuba ne mukenenya ng’aggumiza buli kiseera eri ensi nti abakyala n’abawala bali mu bulabe balina okufiibwako .   Yalondebwa ku bwa Pulezidenti bw'ekibbiina kya Uganda omwegattira abasawo ki (Uganda Medical Association) mu 2000 (Nga ye mukyala eyasooka okubeera mu kifo ekyo) oluvannyuma n’afuuka Pulezidenti w’ekibiina ekigatta abasawo mu nsi yonna mu 2013 (Nga ye muddugavu eyasooka okubeera mu kifo kino).   Yagenda mu maaso okuwagira etteeka erirwanyisa effujjo n'obutabanguko ebikolebwa ku bakyala  (IVAWA), enkola yAmerika abangi gye baagoba nga " okukakaatibwako obuwangwa  bwayo" .   Yatandikawo ekibiina kya Pan African Treatment Access Movement era ne yeegatta ku kibiina ky'ensi yonna eky'abakyala abawangaala n'akawuka ka mukenenya  (ICW), ng’akiikirira omukutu guno mu mu kitongole ky'amawanga amagatte ekirwanyisa obulwadde bwa mukenenya / siriimu -UNAIDS n'ekitongole ekitwala eby'obulamu mu nsi yonna- WHO mu Geneva okuva mu 2003.

## Obuvo bwe n'ebyenjigiriza
Mungherera alina baganda be beyazaalibwa nabo abataano (Omuli n’omugenzi Dr Margaret Mungherera ) yazaalibwa eri omugenzi Joyce Mungherera.   Yasomera ku ssomero lya pulayimale erya Nakasero ne  Gayaza High School  ku misomo gye egya siniya era yaweebwa  ekifo ku yunivasite y'e Makerere gye yasomera obusawo.  

Yazuulibwamu n’akawuka ka mukenenya / siriimu mu 1997 e South Africa gyeyali akolera okumala emyaka nga munaana .Yakomezebwawo e Uganda gye yatandikira ku bujjanjabi bwa ARVs n’awona era mu 1998.  

## Emirimu gye
Mungherera yafuna ebisaanyizo ng'omusawo omukugu mu 1984, yatandika okukola n'abantu mu bitundu mu 1998.  Yakoera mu South Africa okumala emyaka nga 8 ng’omusawo.  Yeegatta ku kitongole ekijanjaba n'okubudaabuda abalwadde ba mukenenya / siriimu ki - TASO mu 1999, yalondebwa kubwa pulezidenti bw'ekibiina  kya Uganda ekigatta abasawo ki (  Uganda Medical Association) mu 2000, oluvannyuma n’afuuka pulezidenti w’ekibiina ekigatta abasawo mu nsi yonna mu 2013. Mu 2004, yatandikawo kiraabu ya Mamas era ye mukulembeze waayo owokuntikko ,era yali omu ku baatandika Uganda Cares mu Masaka okuwa empeeke eziweweeza ku kawuka ka mukenenya / siriimu (Anti-retroviral drugs ) ez'obwerere eri abantu abawangaala n'akawuka ka mukenenya / siriimu .     Era ye Mutandisi wa The Global Athena Network. 

Aweereza ng’omubaka ku lukiiko olukwasaganya pulogulaamu (PCB) gy’akiikirira ebiibiina by'Afirika eby'obwanakyewa ku lukiiko olufuzi olwa UNAIDS okuva 2003, mmemba ku kakiiko ka Uganda akalwanyisa obulwadde bwa mukenenya / siriimu ( Uganda AIDS Commision-UAC) era ali ku kakiiko akawi k'amagezi / akawabula  ku nkola z’ebyobulamu (HPAC).    

Member w'ekibiina ky’ensi yonna eky’abakyala abawangaala  n'akawuka ka  mukenenya / siriimu.  

Memba w'ekibiina ekigatta abasawo ba Uganda abakugu (Uganda Medical Association-UMA) . 

Memba w’ekibiina ki Men Engage Gender Equality Network of Uganda, kyakozesa nga omukutu okussa essira ku mirimu gy’abasajja mu nsonga z’omukwano n'eddembe mu by'oblamu by'okuzaala.   

## Awaadi n’ebituukiddwaako

* Yawangula engule ya Red Ribbon mu lukungaana lw'ensi yonna olwa siriimu olw'omulundi ogwa 17 mu kibuga Mexico mu 2008. 
* Yawangula engule y’okwenkanankana olw’okwegatta ku by’obulamu wansi wa SMUG GALA AND EQUALITY AWARDS 2015. 
* Omuwanguzi w'engule za HIHA, omutendera gw'engule z'obulamu bw'obulamu, 2023.   
* Omuwanguzi w'empaka z'ebyobulamu mu Afrika eza 2024.

## Obulamu bwe ng'omuntu
Mungherera awangadde n'obulwadde bwa mukenenya / siriimu, obwamuttira bba mu 1992, teyaddamu kufumbirwa naye alina abaana babiri omutabani n’omuwala. 

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## Ebijuliziddwa wabweru wa wikipedia

* Ebikwata ku AHAS 2024
* Ekitongole ekiwagira mukenenya