Updated January 2024
Ruth is an Advocacy Officer at ICW East Africa. She is a member of the Young Women’s HIV Prevention Council, the DPP (Dual Prevention Pill) Civil Society Advisory Group and the Regulatory Pathways for MPTs Working Group. Ruth was crowned Miss Y Plus 2nd Runner-Up 2019/20 and also won the Y Plus Media Advocate award in 2020.
Impact
Ruth mobilized Uganda’s regulatory authorities to prepare for the Dual Prevention Pill and to establish the Product Regulators Engagement Committee. She also successfully led advocacy to secure pharmacy distribution programs for PrEP.
Read about some of Ruth’s latest work in our CASPR Results Bulletin (October 2023).
Media Advocacy
- PxPulse: The Advocacy Chronicles with Ruth Akulu — AVAC podcast
- Put Family Planning, PrEP for HIV Prevention Under One Roof — New Vision
- Meet Ruth Akulu, Uganda’s AVAC Fellow and Y+ Ambassador — New Vision
Materials
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about the Fellows Program, or would like to reach out to a Fellow (current or alumni), e-mail us at fellows@avac.org.