Edward Katongole-Mbidde is a Ugandan physician, academic, and medical oncologist.
[1][2][3][4] Mbidde began working at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in May 1974.
[5] In the early 1980s, plans were made for Mbidde to begin leading efforts at the UCI with his predecessor, Charles Olweny.
However in 1882, Olweny suddenly left Uganda in exile and joined World Health Organization in Zambia and Mbidde took over as director without a handoff of leadership.
[6][7] He served as the executive director of the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) until 2004.