Christine Joyce Dradidi Ondoa is a physician and medical administrator who is regarded as one of Uganda's finest leaders especially in ensuring that the quality of health service delivery in Uganda is improved, and

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and

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of conduct among health workers is observed. She is a Ugandan

paediatrician Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

and Christian Leader. She currently serves as the

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of the Uganda AIDS Commission. She was appointed to that position by the

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in February 2014. Prior to that, she served as a Senior Presidential Advisor to President

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...

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. She was a member of the board of directors of the

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(GAVI). She was

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

in the Ugandan Cabinet from 2011 to 2013. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011, but was replaced by

Ruhakana Rugunda Ruhakana Rugunda (born 7 November 1947) is a Ugandan physician and politician who had been Prime Minister of Uganda from 2014 to 2021. He held a long series of cabinet posts under President Yoweri Museveni beginning in 1986. He served as Uganda's ...

on 23 May 2013. On account of being a cabinet minister she was a member of the Ugandan Parliament, in an ''ex officio'' capacity. Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbarara Hospital, is a hospital in Mbarara in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the region and specifically for the districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, Ntungamo, Kiru ...

, one of the fourteen regional referral hospitals in Uganda.

Background

She was born in

Moyo District Moyo District is a district in Northern Region of Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its "chief town", Moyo, where the district headquarters are located. Location Moyo District is located in Uganda's extreme north, in ...

on 21 October 1968.

Education

Christine Ondoa attended

Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding secondary school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi. Location The school is on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approxim ...

for her high school studies. She holds the degree of

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United K ...

(

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...

), obtained in 1994, from

Makerere University Medical School 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 ...

(MUMS), the oldest medical school in East Africa. She also holds the degree of Master of Medicine in Pediatrics (

MMed Master of Medicine (MMed) is a postgraduate professional clinical degree awarded by medical schools to physicians following a period of instruction, supervised clinical rotations, and examination. The degree usually takes three years to complete, ...

), obtained in 2000, also from MUMS. In March 2011, she graduated 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 ...

with the postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration & Management ( Dip.PA&M). In 2012 she graduated from the same institution with the degree of Master of Management Studies (

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) She has now enrolled in the Institute of National Transformation for her PhD. She did her internship at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya from 1994 until 1995. She stayed on at Nsambya from 1995 until 1997, when she went back to Makerere University Medical School for her postgraduate training in

pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

. Between 2000 and 2009, she worked in

Arua Regional Referral Hospital Arua Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Arua Hospital is a hospital in the town of Arua, in Northern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe, and Zombo. The ho ...

as a consultant pediatrician. Between 2009 and 2010, she worked at

Jinja Regional Referral Hospital Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, with a bed capacity of 600, although many more patients are ...

as Senior Pediatrician and later promoted to Hospital Director and senior consultant pediatrician. She also served as the

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of the governing council for Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery. From January 2011 until May 2011, she worked as the Executive Director at

, the teaching hospital of

Mbarara University of Science and Technology Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), commonly known as Mbarara University, is a public university in Uganda. Mbarara University commenced student intake and instruction in 1989. It is one of the ten public universities and degree ...

(MUST). Then from May 2011 to May 2013, she was Uganda's

Personal details

Dr. Ondoa is the mother of one son named Reuben Azi, born in 1996. She is a Born-again Christian, and was ordained as Pastor, on 23 April 2011, by Bishop Julius Peter Oyet in ''LifeLine Ministries'' at

Mbuya Mbuya is a hill in southeastern Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the upscale residential neighborhood that sits on that hill, as well as the government military installations located ...

Nakawa Division Nakawa Division is one of the five administrative divisions of the city of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The town of Nakawa is the site of the division headquarters. Location Nakawa Division lies in the eastern part of the city, ...

, in

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, the capital of

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and the largest city in that country. On 28 January 2012, Dr. Christine Ondoa was married to Mr. Thomas Udong P'ongona at ''Church of the Resurrection'', Bugolobi, followed by a reception ceremony held at the

Speke Resort and Conference Center The Speke Resort and Conference Centre is a hotel-resort-conference-centre in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It is one of the five 4-star hotels in Kampala, as rated by the ...

Munyonyo Munyonyo is an area on the northern shores of Lake Victoria and part of the metropolitan area of Kampala, in Makindye Division. Location Munyonyo is bordered by Lake Victoria to the south, Bulingugwe Island to the southeast, Ggaba to the eas ...

References

External links

Website of the Parliament of UgandaWebsite of LifeLine MinistriesEuropean Times
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Education

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