The Dean of the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, requests that you save the date for Dr. Caroline Birungi's PhD defense. See details below:

Thesis Title: Risky sexual behavior among individuals with severe mental illness in Uganda: Prevalence, correlates, perceptions, and effectiveness of risky sexual behavior reduction intervention

Date & Time: 6^th January, 2026 at 1:00 Pm (EAT)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/89800031809?pwd=fa4ynC2WaRs6jQIVj4R4WzbjPtqf5x.1

Meeting ID: 898 0003 1809

Passcode: 487546

Opponent:

Prof. Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

External Examiner:

Prof. Jonathan Burns, University of Exeter, England

Internal Examiners:

• Dr. Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Makerere University
• Dr. Lynn Atuyambe, Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University

Supervisors:

• Assoc. Prof. Eugene Kinyanda – School of Medicine, Makerere University.
• Assoc. Prof. Noeline Nakasujja – School of Medicine, Makerere University.
• Assoc Prof Noah Kiwanuka– School of Public Health, Makerere University.