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Dr. Godfrey Bwire (MBChB, MPH, PhD) is a medical doctor, researcher, and policymaker. Godfrey is the current head of the division of public health emergency preparedness and response of the Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health. In addition, Godfrey is a research fellow in the department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Godfrey’s research interests are on infectious diseases, public health, and cholera. Bwire et al. identified a new Vibrio cholerae transmission event from South Asia to East Africa, PMID: 29864113. Godfrey has an excellent peer-review record and has great interest in advancing research through, international collaborations, peer reviews, publications, and editorial work