Catherine Abbo

Catherine Abbo (born 1972) is a Ugandan researcher, medical doctor and academic. She is currently serving as a lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences at Makerere University.

Education She graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Medicine and surgery, a Masters degree in Psychiatry from Makerere University, a joint PhD in Transcultural Psychiatry from Makerere University and Karolinska Institute, in Sweden (2005-2009). Her Master of Philosophy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from University of Cape (2012-2014). She is a visiting lecturer at Gulu University in faculty of Medicine.

She serves as the President Elect Uganda Psychiatric Association, chairperson for UMA SACCO, chairperson for Governing Council at Butabika School of Psychiatric Clinical Officers.