Patrick Segawa
International Health Sciences University (IHSU)
- Award:Winner of the People’s Choice AwardAwarding Organization:Knowledge for Health in partnership with Girl’s GlobeDate Awarded:June 1, 2017
- Award:Nominee - The Future Awards Africa Prize in Advocacy & Activism CategoryAwarding Organization:Future Awards AfricaDate Awarded:October 1, 2015
- Award:Health Promotion and Educative Arts AwardAwarding Organization:International Health Sciences University - IHSUDate Awarded:February 14, 2014

Patrick is a SRHR advocate, public health practitioner and social entrepreneur who strives to use information technology to improve the health of his community. He is the Founder, Team Leader and Programme Coordinator of the Public Health Ambassadors Uganda (PHAU); a not profit youth led organization that empowers young people on issues related to SRH and HIV prevention awareness through youth empowerment programs, health education, social entrepreneurship and use of ICT for Health. Patrick also conducts health education and promotion activities, including edutainment – an informative performance arts approach to education. He mentors other youth activists in the use of creative and performance arts, such as plays, poetry, narrative dance, and flash mobs, as a means of educating youths.
My passion for family planning derives from the dedication and commitment towards making a difference in my community. When I was growing up, I witnessed many problems that come in as a result of poor family planning in my community such as inadequate resources for education, heath care, good nutrition due to too children being raised at the same time. With a background in Public Health, It was evident how family planning can directly contribute to social and economic development of a community
Under my leadership at PHAU with support from PACE, we are running a youth SRHR Intervention aimed at increasing access to and demand for affordable, high quality birth spacing services through a network of private healthcare providers who offer HIV Testing, counseling and family planning services. Overall, 30 trained peer educators have been able to reach out to 10116 youths with SRH information and 8502 referred to selected facilities to receive integrated SRH services in Luwero District.
I will use the 120 under 40 platform to share success stories, experiences and challenges that affect youths from accessing youth friendly SRH information and services. The grant will be used to inaugurate an SRH Ambassadors Program for university students who will act as change agents, offer free peer to peer counseling, host FP Myths buster events, distribute FP - IEC materials, make appropriate referrals for fellow students as well as coordinating FP outreaches within their communities.
- https://www.rhsupplies.org/about-us/strategy/whos-holding-up-our-pillars/public-...
- http://thisisuganda.org/changing-ugandas-public-health-landscape-one-flash-mob-t...
- https://photoshare.exposure.co/fearless-in-uganda
- https://phauganda.exposure.co/family-planning-street-concertjinja
- http://thisisuganda.org/women-deliver-is-wowed-by-ugandan-youth/