As President of the Uganda Medical Association, Ekwaro OBUKU is at the forefront of policy engagement operating at all levels including the Ugandan Legislature, Office of the Prime Minister, the Presidency and non-state actors (www.uma.ug). Ekwaro is a Medical Doctor, founder member and coordinator of the Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Translation (www.chs.mak.ac.ug/afcen/about-us) and the Uganda Clearing House for Health Policy and Systems Research (http://chs.mak.ac.ug/uch/) both situated at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda. Ekwaro is a member of the Africa Evidence Network (www.africaevidencenetwork.org/) and has been building capacity for evidence synthesis and research to policy engagements with Scientists, policy makers and decision takers across Africa.