Dr. Joyce Balagadde Kambugu is a leading peadiatric oncologist in East and Central Africa with more than 10 years’ experience in this field. She is based at Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), the national referral cancer treatment, research and training center in Uganda where she directs the peadiatric oncology service. She did her basic and graduate (Paediatrics and Child Health) training at Makerere University in Uganda; and  fellowship training in peadiatric oncology at the University of Cape Town (Red Cross War Memorial Children’s hospital).

While at the UCI Joyce spear headed the establishment of a dedicated paediatric oncology service and later a fellowship program in paediatric oncology. She is now engaged in extending paediatric cancer services to regional hospitals in the country and modification of the National Cancer Control Plan. Joyce is a passionate advocate for paediatric cancer in developing countries.