By Our Reporter
Mental Health Uganda has appointed Journalist Pat Robert LARUBI as their new Communications Officer where he is expected to oversee the day to day general communication needs of the organization.
Mr Derrick Kiiza, the Chief Executive Officer Mental Health Uganda in his orientation remarks said: “I am glad and welcome Pat as our communication officer. His addition to our team is a plus for reviving and strengthening our media relations, our visibility and repute. Above all, it will expand our conversations around mental health in the country and beyond.”
Pat joins Mental Health Uganda following a successful term working as a disability blogger/ media consultant with National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) where he focused on popularizing the inclusion of persons with disability in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 1, 2 and 11.
Prior to that, he was engrossed in his activism work with Pats Journal, an online, media and human rights Non-governmental organization working towards inclusion, ending stigma and discrimination faced by persons with albinism.
With the Journal, he worked as the director of communication and head of strategies where he oversaw the provision of person centered support, recognition and medical need of persons with Albinism.
He also previously worked in mainstream media where he served for years in varying capacity. Pat worked as an independent investigative journalist, special features TV News producer for BBS Terefayina as well as Lifestyle reporter and travel photographer for Soft Power News.