Nelson Sewankambo

Nelson K. Sewankambo, sometimes spelled as Nelson Sewankambo is a Ugandan physician, academician, medical researcher and medical administrator. Currently he is Professor of Medicine and Principal, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, the oldest university in Uganda.

Background

He was born in Wakiso District.

Education

Professor Sewankambo was educated at Namilyango College, a prestigious all-boys residential middle and high school (Grades 8 - 13), located in Mukono District, from 1965 until 1970. In 1971, he entered Makerere University School of Medicine, where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), graduating in 1976. He went on to obtain the Master of Medicine (MMed) degree, specializing in Internal Medicine, also from Makerere in the early 1980s.

He later obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Clinical Epidemiology, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). He was later awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) by McMaster University.^[1]

Work experience

In the early 1980s, Dr. Sewankambo was one of the earliest physicians in Uganda to recognize the new disease that caused patients to lose weight and "slim" down to abnormal chachectic sizes. The new disease, at first called Slim Disease, became known as HIV/AIDS. He has been at the forefront on the research about the disease, specializing in HIV clinical drug trials. ^[2] He has extensively published the finding of his research in medical journals and other peer publications.^[3]

In the late 1990s, he was appointed Dean of Makerere University School of Medicine. He served in that position until 2007 when he was promoted to the position of Principal, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS), a position that he occupies up to today.^[4]

See also

• Makerere University College of Health Sciences
• Makerere University School of Medicine

External links

• Profile at GlobalForumHealth

References

1. ^ Academic Qualifications of Nelson Sewankambo
2. ^ Dr. Sewankambo at Forefront of AIDS Research in Africa
3. ^ The Published Literature of Nelson Sewankambo
4. ^ Prof Sewankambo is Principal of MUCHS

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