Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (born 8 January 1970) is a Ugandan veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health, an organisation dedicated to the coexistence of endangered mountain gorillas, other wildlife, humans, and livestock in Africa.

[1] Kalema-Zikusoka was Uganda's first wildlife veterinary officer and was the star of the BBC documentary, Gladys the African Vet.

[3] In December 2021 she was proclaimed a United Nations Environment Programme's Champion of the Earth for Science and Innovation for her work with the One Health initiative.

[4] Interested in animals since the age of 12 while growing up in Kampala, Kalema-Zikusoka started a wildlife club at her school and organised trips to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

[5] CTPH is a non-profit organisation based in Uganda and the USA that conducts programs that protect gorillas and other wildlife from human and livestock disease risk; that reduce human and livestock diseases in the vicinity of wildlife; that increase the local use of family planning; and that use Information Communication Technology both to help local development and to educate people about the environment.

Also, a small fee is charged and retained by the farmers, whenever tourists traverse their gardens, when on gorilla treks through the community.

[8] Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet[10] The book's foreword is by Dr Jane Goodall.

[13][14] In April 2022, Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka was awarded the Edinburgh Medal 2022 Archived 31 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine for her work improving the quality of life of people and wildlife to enable them to coexist in and around protected areas in Africa.