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Paul Waako (born 20 February 1967), is a Ugandan

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and

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, who serves as the

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, a public university in the Eastern Region of Uganda, since 1 May 2019.

Background and education

Waako was born on 20 February 1967 at Mukuta Village, in

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, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. After attending local primary and secondary schools, he was admitted to

Makerere University School of Medicine The Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM), also known as the Makerere University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. The medical school has been part of Makerer ...

, the oldest medical school in

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. He holds a

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degree and a

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degree in

Pharmacology Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur betwee ...

, both awarded by

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, in Uganda. His

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was obtained from the

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, in South Africa. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, obtained from the

Uganda Management Institute Uganda Management Institute (UMI) is a government-owned national center for training, research, and consultancy in the field of management and administration in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities and degree-awarding institutions in ...

, in Kampala.

Career

For a period of ten years, he chaired the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at

Makerere University College of Health Sciences Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health scienc ...

. He was then appointed

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, serving in that capacity from 2013 until 2019. As Vice Chancellor at Busitema University, he succeeded Professor Mary Okwakol, the founding Vice Chancellor, whose term of office ended on 30 April 2019.

Family

Professor Waako is married to Engineer

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, an electrical engineer, who serves as the chief executive officer of Uganda's

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, since November 2016. Together, they are parents to five children.

References

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Background and education

Career

Family

See also

References