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Christine Ondoa Born 21 October 1968
Adjumani, UgandaResidence Kampala, Uganda Nationality Ugandan Ethnicity Madi Citizenship Uganda Education Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda
Master of Medicine in Pediatrics (MMed)
Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda
Diploma in Public Administration & Management (Dip.PA&M)
Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, Uganda
Master of Management Studies (MMS)
Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, UgandaOccupation Pediatrician, Politician Years active 1994 — present Known for Medical knowledge, Administrative skills, Honesty Home town Adjumani Title Minister of Health Religion Born-Again Christian Christine Joyce Dradidi Ondoa is a Ugandan pediatrician, Pastor and politician. She is the current Minister of Health in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011.[1] On account of being a cabinet minister she is a member of the Ugandan Parliament, in an ex-officio capacity. Prior to her current position, she was the Executive Director of Mbarara National Referral Hospital, one of the three national referral hospitals in Uganda.
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Background
She was born in what was known as Moyo District at the time, on 21 October 1968.
Education
Christine Ondoa attended Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga for her high school studies. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), obtained in 1994, from Makerere University Medical School (MUMS), the oldest medical school in East Africa. She also holds the degree of Master of Medicine in Pediatrics (MMed), obtained in 2000, also from MUMS.[2] In March 2010, she graduated from the Uganda Management Institute with the postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration & Management (Dip.PA&M). In 2012 she will graduate from the same institution with the degree of Master of Management Studies (MMS).
Work experience
She did her Internship at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya from 1994 until 1995. She stayed on at Nsambya from 1995 until 1997, when she went back to Makerere University Medical School for her postgraduate training in Pediatrics. Between 2000 and 2009, she worked in Arua Regional Referral Hospital as a Consultant Pediatrician. Between 2009 and 2010, she worked at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital as Senior Consultant Pediatrician and Medical Director. She also served as the Chairperson of the Governing Council for Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery.[3] From January 2011 until May 2011, she worked as the Executive Director at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, the teaching hospital of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST).[4][5]
Personal details
Dr. Christine Ondoa is single. She is the mother of one son named Reuben Azi, born in 1996.[6] She is a Born-again Christian, and was ordained as Pastor, on April 23rd 2011, by by Bishop Julius Peter Oyet in LifeLine Ministries at Mbuya, Nakawa Division, in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[7]
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Uganda
- Full List of Ugandan Cabinet Mininisters, 27 May 2011
- Website of LifeLine Ministries
See also
- Parliament of Uganda
- Cabinet of Uganda
- Ministry of Health (Uganda)
References
- ^ Museveni Names New Cabinet
- ^ The Medical Qualifications of Christine Ondoa
- ^ Dr. Christine Ondoa Was Medical Director At Jinja From 2009 Until 2010
- ^ Work History of Christine Ondoa
- ^ Profile of Dr. Christine Ondoa
- ^ Reuben Azi Was Born In 1996
- ^ Dr. Christine Ondoa Is An Ordained Minister at LifeLine Ministries
Categories:- Living people
- Makerere University alumni
- Uganda Management Institute alumni
- Ugandan physicians
- Ugandan women in politics
- People from Adjumani District
- Madi people
- Ugandan Christians
- Government ministers of Uganda
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