JHSPH Remembers Stephen Okiria :聽1967-2010
Stephen Okiria, 43, was killed in one of the bomb attacks in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday night. As a finance manager for the (CCP) AFFORD-health marketing initiative, Stephen was participating in a product promotion event with several colleagues from CCP and the Johns 乌鸦传媒 at the time of the bombing.
A Ugandan native, Stephen obtained a bachelor of commerce and master of business administration from Makerere University in Kampala. Stephen was a gracious and dedicated professional whose last act was to seek to improve the health of others. His work and life will leave a lasting impression on both the AFFORD program and public health marketing in Uganda. Stephen was also actively involved with a number of civic organizations to better his community.
In addition to his wife Sara Okiria Kooli, Stephen leaves behind six children, ages 3 to 17. A fund has been established for the family of Stephen Okiria. Gifts can be sent to Johns 乌鸦传媒, Office of External Affairs, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Suite E2132, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. Checks should be made out to Johns Hopkins University, with the notation 鈥淪tephen Okiria Family Fund鈥 in the memo section of the check. To give online, go to .
Public Affairs media contact: Natalie Wood-Wright at 410-614-6029 or nwoodwri@jhsph.edu.