Global InformationChristine Ondoa information
Christine J.D Ondoa | |
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| Born | 21 October 1968 Moyo, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (MBChB), (MMed Pediatrics) Uganda Management Institute (Diploma in Public Administration & Management) (MA in Management Studies) Institute for National Transformation (Honorary PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Pediatrician, Consultant Physician, Medical Administrator |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Known for | Medical knowledge Administrative skills Honesty Christian Leader |
| Title | Director General Uganda AIDS Commission |
| Spouse | Thomas Udong P'ongona |
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 discipline and ethical code of conduct among health workers is observed. She is a Ugandan paediatrician and Christian Leader. She currently serves as the Director General of the Uganda AIDS Commission. She was appointed to that position by the President of Uganda in February 2014. Prior to that, she served as a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Public Health. She was a member of the board of directors of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).[1] She was Minister of Health in the Ugandan Cabinet from 2011 to 2013. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011,[2] but was replaced by Ruhakana Rugunda on 23 May 2013.[3] 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, one of the fourteen regional referral hospitals in Uganda.
- ^ Businge, Julius (4 March 2014). "Uganda: Christine Ondoa Starts Work At Aids Commission". The Independent (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments And Dropped Ministers". New Vision via Facebook. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Kiggundu, Edris (24 May 2013). "Museveni Drops General Aronda; Katumba, Brigadier David Muhoozi Promoted". The Observer. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.