Lawrence Kazibwe

Dr Lawrence Kazibwe is a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist in the Uganda Ministry of Health. He is the Deputy Executive Director of Kawempe General Hospital, in Kawempe Division, in northern Kampala, the capital and largest of Uganda.[1] He was appointed to that position on 9th August 2018.[2]

Dr Lawrence Kazibwe
Born1981 (age 39–40)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Alma materMbarara University
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
(Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Occupation
Years active2007–present
Known forMedical expertise, Leadership
TitleDeputy Executive Director of
Kawempe General Hospital

Background and education

He was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda. After attending local schools, he enrolled into the Mbarara University of Science and Technology to study human medicine, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree in 2006. In 2011, he was awarded a Master of Medicine (MMed) degree in Internal Medicine, also from Mbarara University.[3]

Career

Dr. Lawrence Kazibwe is a consultant, who was attached to Mulago National Referral Hospital,[4] Uganda's top and largest tertiary referral hospital, with a 1,790-bed capacity, which also serves as the teaching hospital of Makerere University College of Health Sciences.[5] Mulago National Referral Hospital is reported to have the busiest labor ward in the world, with over 30,000 live births annually, averaging 32,654 annually in the three years from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2013.[6] This is an average of approximately 90 deliveries every day, or 3.7 births per hour, including about 20 to 25 daily Caesarean sections.[7]

In August 2018, Lawrence Kazibwe, MBChB, MMed (Obstetrics & Gynecology), was appointed deputy executive director of Kawempe General Hospital, a 200-bd facility, affiliated with Mulago Hospital. He will deputize Dr. Nehemiah Katusiime.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Nabatanzi, Violet (9 August 2018). "Health Ministry Appoints New City Hospital Bosses". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. Namagembe, Lilian (10 August 2018). "Government Appoints Directors for Kiruddu, Kawempe Hospitals". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. Musawoug.com (16 August 2018). "Profile of Dr. Lawrence Kazibwe, MBChB, MMed (Obs & Gyn)". Kampala: Musawoug.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. MUCEMNCH (2017). "When Clinical Mentorship Saved a Premature Baby and a Mother". Kampala: Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MUCEMNCH). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. Jedrzejko, Nicole (26 July 2015). "Day 3: What I've Learned About Mulago Hospital". Ontario, Canada: Njedrzejko.Wordpress.Com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "Health ministry appoints new city hospital bosses". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. Violet Nabatanzi, and Gloria Nakajubi (23 January 2015). "Mulago: The World's Busiest Labour Suite". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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