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Topic: Global Mental Health in Action: Community, Collaboration, and Lessons from Uganda
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) | 6:00 PM East Africa Time (EAT)
Location: Online via Zoom
The Global Alliance’s Global Mental Health (GMH) Committee invites you to a special one-hour live conversation, where experts from the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program and the Norwegian Refugee Council in Uganda will discuss their experience related to mental health program implementation. The conversation will focus on themes related to the recent white paper from the GMH Committee, Reconceptualizing the Mental Health Workforce, such as task sharing, leveraging community support and strengthening local mental health infrastructure.
MODERATOR
Ruta Rangel, MSc, MPH
Co-Chair, Global Mental Health Committee (Global Alliance) & Program Manager, Center for Global Mental Health Equity at George Washington University
Ruta supports research, training, and implementation projects focused on improving access to quality mental health care globally. Her work includes coordinating initiatives related to competency-based training and supervision, task-sharing models, and the adaptation and implementation of evidence-based mental health interventions such as Problem Management Plus (PM+) and Self-Help Plus (SH+). She also supports partnerships, research coordination, and capacity-building efforts across diverse global mental health projects. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Master of Science with a concentration in health psychology.
PANELISTS
Daniel Lubanga
Senior Program Manager, The Carter Center Mental Health Program (Uganda)
Daniel is a mental health and development professional with over two decades of experience leading programs in health systems strengthening, refugee response, disability inclusion, and community-based mental health care. He oversees the implementation, research, and policy engagement activities related to mental health systems strengthening at national and sub-national levels. His work focuses on addressing stigma, integrating community mental health into national policy, and supporting the operationalization of mental health programming in fragile settings. He is a master’s candidate in project planning and management from the Uganda Management Institute.
Jackson Mugazi
MEL Manager, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Uganda Country Programme
Jackson is a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and data analytics specialist with more than 10 years of experience across the development and humanitarian sectors. He currently serves as the MEL Manager for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Uganda Country Programme, where he oversees major donor-funded projects, leads framework designs, and champions the integration of MHPSS and protection indicators within monitoring systems. He holds a BSc in Economics & Statistics alongside a Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation, and he is currently expanding his advanced data capabilities by pursuing a BSc in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning.
Ryan Fowler
Associate Director for Mental Health and Peacebuilding with the Carter Center’s Mental Health and Caregiver Program
Ryan supports the integration of mental health and peacebuilding programming, including staff learning and capacity building across Mental Health and Peace Programs, partnership development, project implementation, and implementation research. Previously, he worked as a mental health counselor in private practice in Atlanta, GA. He also served as a country representative for disaster recovery with the Mennonite Central Committee in Nepal and provided capacity support to civil society organizations in Cambodia across project design, monitoring, and evaluation. Furthermore, Ryan developed the United Way of Greater Atlanta’s anti-human trafficking and innovation initiatives and supported the strategy implementation of global health programming at MAP International. He is an MBA candidate at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, holds a master’s degree in counseling, a master’s degree in theology and cultural studies, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Why You Should Attend
This webinar will provide a unique look at the intersection of human rights, social justice, and practical behavioral health implementation. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with global advocates, listen to firsthand field insights from resource-limited settings, and participate in a live Q&A session.