The Dean, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, invites you to be part of the PhD defense detailed below:

PhD Candidate: Dr. Damalie Nalwanga

Thesis Title:  Severe Pneumonia in Children: The ability of body composition to predict survival and the effect of nutritional supplementation on outcomes.

Date:  Tuesday, 26^th August 2025

Venue: MakCHS Conference Room and Online

Time: 02:00 pm (EAT)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/83193022292?pwd=mlErBIdi7WThOyaRrasaX5EiRfiUr7.1

Meeting ID: 831 9302 2292
Passcode: 196004

Opponent:
Prof. Thorkild Tylleskär, University of Bergen, Norway. 

External Examiner:
Prof. James A. Berkley, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Internal Examiners:

1. Dr. Nankabirwa Victoria, Ph.D – School of Public Health, Makerere University. 
2. Assoc. Prof. Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi, PhD – School of Medicine, Makerere University.

Supervisors:

1. Assoc. Prof. Victor Musiime, Ph.D – School of Medicine, Makerere University. 
2. Assoc. Prof. Charles Karamagi, Ph.D – School of Medicine, Makerere University. 
3. Prof. André Briend – School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Finland. 
4. Prof. Kathryn Maitland –Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London. 

Defense Chair:
Assoc. Prof. Annettee Olivia Nakimuli - Dean, School of Medicine, MakCHS.