- sewankam@infocom.co.ug
- Makerere University, College of Health Sciences
Nelson K. Sewankambo MBChB, MSc, M.MED, FAAS, FRCP, LLD (HC), former Dean of Makerere University Medical School, Uganda, a past Principal Makerere University College of Health Sciences and a Professor of internal medicine. In the last 18 years he focused on advancement of medical education and research capacity development. He is a fellow and President of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences, a Vice President of the Network of African Sciences Academies (NASAC) and Vice President of the Accordia Global Health Foundation. He trained at Makerere University as a medical doctor, specialized in internal medicine and later graduated in Clinical Epidemiology at McMaster University in Canada. He received a fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians in London; an Honorary Doctorate Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health; a Grand Silver Medal, Karolinska Institute, Sweden; a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, McMaster University, and Honorary Fellowship of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is also an external affiliate of the US Institute of Medicine (US Academy of Medicine) and a fellow of African Academy of Sciences.
Through this research, he intends to characterize the uptake of RHD screening within populations of Kitgum and Amuru districts; determine the optimal mix of different active case-finding approaches for a positive RHD screening exam among 5-39 year olds in the two districts; understand determinants of linkage to care following a positive RHD screening exam and evaluate the durability of the ADUNU (Accelerating Delivery of Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention in Northern Uganda) Program on patient outcomes after 24 months of diagnosis of patients in the two districts.
In his free time, Pulle enjoys watching soccer, movies, jogging, cooking and playing basketball. Currently, he spends most of his free time with his young family.
