Japhet Killewo is a Tanzanian doctor and epidemiologist in Kagera,

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

. He was the former Chair of Tanzanian Public Health Association and currently an epidemiology professor at

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) ( ''Chuo Kikuu cha Afya na Sayansi Shirikishi Muhimbili'', in Swahili) is a public university located in Upanga West, Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. It is accredited ...

(MUHAS). His research area focuses on

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epidemiology research in Kagera region in Tanzania. As a clinician, he also focuses on AIDS control and mother-to-child intervention in Tanzania. As a scholar, he publishes actively in international journals and participated in many projects across the globe, which are organised and supported by the

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, as well as

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and USAIDS.

Education

Japhet Killewo received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from

Makerere University Makerere University (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. It became an independent national university in ...

, Masters from

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(LSHTM) and PhD from Umea University in Sweden.

Career

Killewo started his career as a district medical officer after graduated from

from 1976-1980. After obtaining his masters from

in public health, he led the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at MUHAS from 1986-1997. During this period, he was also the Principal Investigator for Kagera AIDS Research Project (KARP), with an affiliation from Project SIDA. In 1997-1999, he served as programme manage at MUHAS Programme Management Unit. After which, he went to Bangladesh to lead the Reproductive Health Programme, working for the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (ICDDRB) under the

, and a collaboration between MUHAS and Harvard T.H Chan, School of Public Health. In 2003, he returned to MUHAS to continue his career in teaching and research. Other than conducting research, he also serves as editors for numerous journals and co-authored the textbook that are used in the field of Public Health. In 2010, the book named "Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health", was published by Academic Press/Elsevier and Killewo serves as the editor-in-chief. He also wrote a part of the book titled "International Encyclopedia of Public Health".

Other appointments

Editorial Advisory Board, East Africa Journal of Public Health Co-founder and Director, Apeck International Limited Board Member for non-profit organisation in Tanzania, Management and Development for Health Site Director, Fogarty Global Health Training Programme (Harvard-BU-NWU-UNM)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Killewo, Japhet Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tanzanian public health doctors HIV/AIDS researchers Epidemiologists People from Kagera Region Makerere University alumni Alumni of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Umeå University alumni Academic staff of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences