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

PhD Candidate: Clement Dove Okello

PhD Thesis Title: Mortality Rates and Frequency of Red Blood Cell Allo-immunization in Recipients of Leucoreduced and Non-leucoreduced Whole Blood Transfusion in Uganda.        

Date: Tuesday, 13^th May, 2025

Time: 09:00 am (East African Time)

Supervisors:

1. Prof. Harriet Mayanja Kizza - Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, MakCHS.
2. Dr. Jackson Orem - Executive Director, Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI).
3. Assoc. Prof. Noah Kiwanuka - Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, MakCHS.
4. Prof. Nancy M. Heddle - Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Canada.

Internal Examiners:

1. Prof. Grace Ndeezi - Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, MakCHS.
2. Assoc. Prof. David B. Meya - Head, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, MakCHS.

External Examiner and Opponent:

Dr. Magdalena Amani Lyimo, MBChB, MMed, PhD - Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Session Chair:

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

Join Zoom Meeting
https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/86150388043?pwd=ICkNAH9aIaa0XMQJSmh0BQa0SrJojT.1

Meeting ID: 861 5038 8043
Passcode: 239086