Elly Nuwamanya is a Research Health Economist at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. His work focuses on health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), particularly economic evaluation, decision-analytic modeling, and the empirical costing of new public health interventions.

Elly has worked in both Sweden and South Sudan and currently serves as the lead health economist on several IDI grants, including projects beyond Uganda. With over ten publications in peer-reviewed journals, he has extensive training and experience in cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, budget impact analysis, and cost-of-illness studies across both low- and high-income settings. His research spans HIV, TB, cancer, sexual and reproductive health, vaccination, non-communicable diseases, and antimicrobial resistance.

In addition to his research, Elly serves as a Tutor in Health Economics with the Uganda Field Epidemiology Training Program at the Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health. He holds an MSc in Health Economics from the University of Gothenburg [Sweden] and a BSc in Economics from Makerere University [Uganda]. He is a PhD candidate in Health Economics at the University of Bergen [Norway]. He has also completed specialized courses in Health Economics and Health Financing at the University of Washington and the University of Bergen.