Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, the Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), cordially invites you to attend the blended public PhD defense of Dr. David Lubogo on the topic:
“Metabolic Syndrome in Females of Reproductive Age: Associated Factors and Effects of a Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Wakiso District, Central Uganda”
Date and Time: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM EAT
Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/DavidLubogo
Kindly register in advance using the provided Zoom link.
Opponent:
◉ Dr. James Kayima (MBChB, MMED, PhD), Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, and Consultant-Cardiologist, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
External Examiner:
◉ Professor Michelle Holdsworth (RNutr (Public Health), RD, PhD), Honorary Professor of Public Health, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, and Professor of Public Health (Nutrition).
Internal Examiners:
◉ Dr. Robert Kalyesubula (MBChB, M.MED, FISN, PhD, FRCP-London), Senior Lecturer and Chair, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, and Consultant-Nephrologist.
◉ Dr. Joan Nankya Mutyoba (MBChB, MPH, PhD) Senior Lecturer and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University
Supervisors:
◉ Professor Christopher Garimoi Orach (MBChB, MMed PH, MPH, PhD), Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University
◉ Dr. Roy William Mayega (MBChB, MPH, PhD) Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University
◉ Dr. Henry Wamani (MBChB, MPhil., PhD), Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University
Doctoral Committee:
◉ Dr. Christine Kayemba Nalwadda (BDS, MPH, PhD), Senior Lecturer and Chair, Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University
◉ Assoc. Professor Lynn Atuyambe (BA, MPH, PhD), Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University
◉ Professor David Guwatudde (BStat, MSc, PhD), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University
Defense Chairperson:
◉ Dr. John C. Ssempebwa (BSc, MSc, PhD), Associate Professor, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala.
All are most welcome