Churchill Lukwiya Onen

Churchill Lukwiya Onen (born c. 1955) is a Ugandan physician and medical researcher, who serves as a Senior Consultant Physician at the Centre for Chronic Diseases, in Gaborone, Botswana.

Background and education Onen was born in Uganda circa 1955. He attended local elementary schools. He studied at Namilyango College for his high school education, graduating with a High School Diploma in 1973.

In 1974, he was admitted to Makerere University Medical School, the oldest school of medicine in East Africa. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree.

Other considerations Dr Churchill Onen is the founder and president of Diabetes Association of Botswana. In the past, he served as Project Manager of MASA, the mass population antiretroviral therapy programme in Botswana, which began in 2002.

Book chapters edited Management of Hypertension and Dyslipidemia for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Authors: Panniyammakal Jeemon, Rajeev Gupta, Churchill Onen, Alma Adler, Thomas Gaziano, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Neil Poulter. In Disease Control Priorities (third edition): Volume 5, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders. Washington, DC: World Bank. 2017.