Peter Kyobe Waiswa
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29 August 1971 (age 54)
(Bachelor of Medicine in Medicine and Surgery)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(Master of Public Health in public health)
(Joint PhD in Medicine)
Makerere University
Karolinska Institute
(post-doctoral fellowship)
Professor Peter Kyobe Waiswa | |
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| Born | Peter Kyobe Waiswa 29 August 1971 (age 54) |
| Alma mater | Mbarara University (Bachelor of Medicine in Medicine and Surgery) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Master of Public Health in public health) (Joint PhD in Medicine) Makerere University Karolinska Institute (post-doctoral fellowship) |
| Occupations | Researcher, medical doctor, and academic |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Title | Associate professor of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences at Makerere University |
Peter Kyobe Waiswa (born 29 August 1971) is a Ugandan researcher, medical doctor and academic administrator.[1] He is an associate professor of Health Policy, Planning and Management at Makerere University.[2][3] Waiswa is a health policy and health systems expert, with a special interest in maternal, newborn and child health in low and middle-income countries. He is the chairperson of the board of directors for Busoga Health Forum (BHF).[4][5]
Waiswa was born a twin on 29 August 1971 to the late Kyobe Kasiko Isabirye and Gladys Kasiko Nabirye of Naigobya village, Bukooma sub-county in Luuka District.
He attended Iganga Town Council Primary School, then went to Budini Secondary School for O'level and Jinja College for A'level.[6] In 1992 he was enrolled at Mbarara University, Uganda graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and surgery. His Masters degree in public health from Hebrew University of Jerusalem Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine.[citation needed] His joint PhD in Medicine and postdoctoral fellowship were earned from Makerere University and Karolinska Institute, in Sweden.[7]
Waiswa is a visiting researcher at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden.[8][9]
