Public Ph.D. Defense – Dr. Arthur Kwizera

The Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, cordially invites you to a Public Ph.D. Defense by:

👨‍⚕️ Ph.D. Candidate:

Dr. Arthur Kwizera

🗓 Date: Friday, 31st October 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM (EAT)
📍 Venue: MakCHS Conference Room & Online


🧠 Thesis Title

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Uganda: Prevalence, Outcomes and Effect of Respiratory Interventions to Improve Outcomes


👩‍🏫 Supervisors

  1. Assoc. Prof. David P. Kateete – School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University

  2. Assoc. Prof. Noah Kiwanuka – School of Public Health, Makerere University

  3. Prof. Moses L. Joloba – School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University

🧾 Internal Examiners

  1. Assoc. Prof. William Worodria, PhD – School of Medicine, Makerere University

  2. Prof. Ponsiano Ocama, PhD – School of Medicine, Makerere University

🌍 External Examiner / Opponent

Prof. Niklas Nielsen, PhD – Professor of Intensive Care and Anaesthesia, Lund University

🪑 Defense Chair

Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS


💻 Join the Defense Live

🔗 https://shorturl.at/s7jQs
Meeting ID: 830 4276 5400
Passcode: 371075


You’re all most welcome — join us physically or online as we celebrate academic excellence and groundbreaking research at Makerere University College of Health Sciences.

Start Time

10:00 am

October 31, 2025

Finish Time

12:00 pm

October 31, 2025

Address

0.3382462785786423, 32.577057212802835

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