The Dean, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) invites you to the Pubic PhD Defence of the following candidate:

Name: Elizabeth Ayebare

Thesis Title: Birth Asphyxia in Uganda: associated factors, intrapartum care practices and the predictive value of umbilical artery lactate.

Date and Time: Thursday 22^nd December, 2022 at 9:00AM EAT

Opponent:

Prof. Bo Jacobsson (PhD), FIGO Division Director of Maternal and Newborn Health, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 

SUPERVISORS:

1. Prof. Grace Ndeezi (PhD) - Main supervisor (Makerere University), Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Makerere University
2. Dr. Jolly Nankunda (PhD), Senior Consultant-Neonatologist, Mulago Specialised Women’s and Neonatal Hospital
3. Dr. Claudia Hanson (PhD) - Main Supervisor (Karolinska Institutet), Assoc. Professor of Public Health, Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
4. Dr. Anna Hjelmstedt (PhD), Assoc. Professor of Midwifery, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute
5. Dr. Wibke Jonas (PhD), Assoc. Professor of Midwifery, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute

Internal Examiners

1. Dr. Mike Kagawa (PhD), Specialist in maternal-fetal medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University
2. Prof. Joan Kalyango (PhD), Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Makerere University

External Examiner:

Assoc. Prof. Ursula Kafulafula (PhD), Professor of Midwifery, Kamuzu College of Nursing, Malawi

Defense Chair:

The Dean School of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

Zoom Link for virtual attendance: https://rb.gy/m8q1dt
Meeting ID: 934 1727 0917
Passcode: 704161

See below for the Poster.