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David Serwadda

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David Serwadda
Born 1 January 1959
Uganda
Citizenship Uganda
Education Makerere University
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
(Master of Medicine in Medicine)
Bloomberg School of Public Health
(Master of Science)
(Master of Public Health)
Occupations Physician, researcher, academic
Years active 1984–present
Known for Medical research
Title Professor of Public Health
Makerere University School of Public Health

David M. Serwadda is a Ugandan physician, medical researcher, academic, public health specialist and medical administrator. Currently he is a professor of Public Health at Makerere University School of Public Health, one of the schools of Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University. He is also a founding member of Accordia Global Health Foundation's Academic Alliance.[1]

Background and education

Serwadda was born in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. He was educated at Namilyango College, a prestigious,[2] all-boys residential middle and high school (Grades 8–13), located in Mukono District, from 1972 until 1977. In 1978, he entered the Makerere University School of Medicine, where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, graduating in 1983. He went on to obtain a Master of Medicine degree, specializing in internal medicine, also from Makerere University, in the mid-1980s. He later obtained a Master of Science degree and a Master of Public Health degree, both from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.[3]

Work experience

In the early 1980s, Serwadda was one of the earliest physicians in Uganda to recognize the new disease that caused patients to lose weight and "slim" down to abnormal cachectic sizes.[4] The new disease, at first called Slim Disease, became known as HIV/AIDS.[5] He has been a leading researcher in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.[6] He has published the finding of his research in numerous medical journals and other peer publications.[7] He has attended many national, regional and International conferences as a presenter and/or moderator on the subject matter.[8]

In the 1990s, he was appointed director of the then Makerere Institute of Public Health. He served in that position until 2007 when he was promoted to the position of dean, Makerere University School of Public Health, following the elevation of the institute to a constituent School of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. He later resigned as dean of the School of Public Health, but he continues to teach and carry out research in his capacity as professor of Public Health. Serwadda is a fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.[9]

Research

As a medical researcher, he has been involved in several scientific studies, some of which are listed below.

  • HIV-1 infection associated with abnormal vaginal flora morphology and bacterial vaginosis (co-authored), published in The Lancet.[10]
  • Control of sexually transmitted diseases for AIDS prevention in Uganda: a randomised community trial (co-authored), published in The Lancet.[11]
  • Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world (co-authored), published in The Lancet.[12]
  • Viral load and heterosexual transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (co-authored), published in the New England Journal of Medicine.[13]
  • Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial (co-authored), published in The Lancet.[14]
  • Rates of HIV-1 transmission per Coital Act, by stage of HIV-1 infection, in Rakai, Uganda (co-authored), published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.[15]
  • Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda (co-authored), published in The Lancet.[16]

Personal details

Serwadda is married and, by his wife Deborah Serwadda, is the father of three adult children.[17]

References

  1. Back to citation "Accordia's Academic Alliance: David Serwadda MBChB, MMed, MSc, MPH". Accordia Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. Back to citation Tegulle, Gawaya (23 March 2012). "Namilyango College: 110 years of excellence". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. Back to citation "Our People in Uganda: David Serwadda, MBChB, MSc, MMed, MPH – Senior Principal Investigator & Director". Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. Back to citation Serwadda, D. et al. (1985) Slim disease: A new disease in Uganda and its associations with HTLV-III infection, The Lancet, Vol.326, Issue. 8460, pp. 849-852
  5. Back to citation Simpson, Brian W. (2006). "World-Class Research on the "Slim Disease"". Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine: The Magazine of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. Back to citation Atwiine, Rhonet. "Prof. David Serwadda Urges African Countries to Build Resilient Health Systems Amid Global Funding Cuts". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  7. Back to citation "David Serwadda Archives". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  8. Back to citation "Preparing for the Future of HIV/AIDS In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Shared Responsibility - Committee Member Biographical Sketches". National Academy of Sciences. 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. Back to citation "UNAS: Fellow Profile". Uganda National Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. Back to citation Sewankambo, Nelson; Gray, Ronald H; Wawer, Maria J; Paxton, Lynn; McNairn, Denise; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Serwadda, David; Li, Chuanjun; Kiwanuka, Noah; Hillier, Sharon L; Rabe, Lorna; Gaydos, Charlotte A; Quinn, Thomas C; Konde-Lule, Joseph (1997-08-23). "HIV-1 infection associated with abnormal vaginal flora morphology and bacterial vaginosis". The Lancet. 350 (9077): 546–550. Bibcode:1997Lanc.350.546S. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(97)01063-5. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 9284776. S2CID 39406465.
  11. Back to citation Wawer, Maria J; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Serwadda, David; Quinn, Thomas C; Kiwanuka, Noah; Li, Chuanjun; Lutalo, Thomas; Nalugoda, Fred; Gaydos, Charlotte A; Moulton, Lawrence H; Ahmed, Saifuddin; Gray, Ronald H; Paxton, Lynn A; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Meehan, Mary O. (1999-02-13). "Control of sexually transmitted diseases for AIDS prevention in Uganda: a randomised community trial". The Lancet. 353 (9152): 525–535. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)06439-3. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 10028980. S2CID 18017317.
  12. Back to citation Frenk, Julio; Chen, Lincoln; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Cohen, Jordan; Crisp, Nigel; Evans, Timothy; Fineberg, Harvey; Garcia, Patricia; Ke, Yang; Kelley, Patrick; Kistnasamy, Barry; Meleis, Afaf; Naylor, David; Pablos-Mendez, Ariel; Reddy, Srinath (2010-12-04). "Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world". The Lancet. 376 (9756): 1923–1958. Bibcode:2010Lanc.376.1923F. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61854-5. hdl:10818/30315. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 21112623. S2CID 52810058.
  13. Back to citation Quinn, Thomas C; Wawer, Maria J; Sewankambo, Nelson; Serwadda, David; Li, Chuanjun; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Meehan, Mary O; Lutalo, Thomas; Gray, Ronald H. (2000-03-30). "Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1". New England Journal of Medicine. 342 (13): 921–929. doi:10.1056/NEJM200003303421303. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 10738050.
  14. Back to citation Gray, Ronald H; Kigozi, Godfrey; Serwadda, David; Makumbi, Frederick; Watya, Stephen; Nalugoda, Fred; Kiwanuka, Noah; Moulton, Lawrence H; Chaudhary, Mohammad A; Chen, Michael Z; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Bacon, Melanie C; Williams, Carolyn FM; Opendi, Pius (2007-02-24). "Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial". The Lancet. 369 (9562): 657–666. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60313-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 17321311. S2CID 15958720.
  15. Back to citation Wawer, Maria J. (2005). "Rates of HIV-1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV-1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 191 (9): 1403–1409. Bibcode:2005JInfD.191.1403W. doi:10.1086/429411. PMID 15809897. S2CID 5871691.
  16. Back to citation Gray, Ronald H; Wawer, Maria J; Brookmeyer, Ron; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Serwadda, David; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Lutalo, Tom; Li, Xianbin; vanCott, Thomas; Quinn, Thomas C. (2001-04-14). "Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda". The Lancet. 357 (9263): 1149–1153. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04331-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 11323041. S2CID 16092714.
  17. Back to citation Mak@100 (2022-09-07). "Prof. Serwadda's Nostalgic Student Life, Impactful Research and Joy of Mentoring Leaders". Makerere University News. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
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