Masaba

Following my professional registration in 1979, I began my career at a remote upcountry hospital, where I served for two years. I later returned to the national referral hospital and subsequently obtained my Master’s degree from Makerere University in 1986.

In 1987, I joined Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, which had been severely impacted by civil strife and had lacked a resident physician for decades. I took on the challenge of establishing and strengthening the Department of Medicine, operationalizing specialist outpatient clinics particularly for hypertension and diabetes and later expanding services to include HIV/AIDS care. That same year, I was appointed Medical Superintendent (Chief Executive Officer), a role I held for nearly four years before transitioning back to clinical responsibilities. These included training clinical officers, interns, and other healthcare professionals.

I retired from government service in 2013, and three months later, I was invited to join a dedicated team tasked with establishing the Faculty of Health Sciences at Busitema University. Initially, I served as the Head of the Department of Physiology before transitioning to lead the Department of Internal Medicine in 2016, a position I held until 2021.

I remain an active and proud member of the Department of Internal Medicine, which continues to be recognized for its outstanding contributions to the University and the broader healthcare community.