The School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences invites you to be part of the PhD Defence of the following candidate:

Name: Dr. Beatrice Odongkara

Thesis Title: “Small newborns in post-conflict Northern Uganda: Burden and interventions for improved outcomes"

Date: Tuesday 21^st March, 2023

Time:
Trial lecture: 12:15 hours EAT (10:15 AM Norway)
Public defence: 14:15 hours EAT (12:15 PM Norway)

Opponents:
1^st opponent: Professor Fredrick N. Were
2^nd opponent: Assistant Professor Nanna Maaløe

Supervisors:

1. Professor James K Tumwine, Makerere/Kabale University, Uganda
2. Professor Thorkild Tylleskar, University of Bergen, Norway
3. Associate Professor Victoria Nankabirwa, Makerere University, Uganda

Internal Examiners:

1. Associate Professor Joan N Kalyango Makerere University, Uganda
2. Associate Professor Thomas Mildestvedt University of Bergen, Norway

External Examiners:

1. Professor Fredrick N Were University of Nairobi, Kenya
2. Postdoctoral Fellow Nanna Maaløe University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Defence Chairs:

1. Professor Astrid Blystad, University of Bergen-Norway, will be chairing the trial lecture and the public defence.
2. Professor Annette Nakimuli, Dean School of Medicine, Makerere University – Uganda, Vice Chair

Join Virtual Meeting:

Meeting URL: https://uib.zoom.us/j/62148278436?pwd=aDB1WDJLWTVVOFJBZU9paCtBb2QyQT09
Meeting ID: 621 4827 8436
Password: 1PURC5ju