Cissy Kityo
Cissy Kityo Mutuluuza, (née Cissy Kityo), is a Ugandan physician, epidemiologist, and medical researcher. She is the Deputy Executive Director of the Joint Clinical Research Centre, a government-owned medical research institution in Uganda, specializing in HIV/AIDS treatment and management.[1]
Doctor Cissy Kityo | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (MBChB), (MMed) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH) |
| Occupation | Physician, epidemiologist & researcher |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Known for | Medical practice & research |
| Title | Executive Director of the Joint Clinical Research Centre |
Background and education
Dr. Kityo hails from Mpigi District, in the Central Region of Uganda. She attended local Ugandan schools for her pre-university education. She studied at Makerere University School of Medicine, first graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree. She followed that up with a Master of Medicine (MMed) degree, also from Makerere University. Later, she obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.[2]
Career
She has over 20 years experience in the field of HIV/AID diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research. Starting circa 1992, she is among the pioneers of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) use in sub-Saharan Africa. She has been one of the proponents and movers of scaling up treatment in Uganda. She is part of the team that planned and wrote Uganda's first strategic plan for a national ARV policy and program to increase access to care and ARVs.[3][4]
Dr. Kityo has served as Principal Researcher (PR), (Co-RP) or researcher in many clinical, epidemiological and operational trials of HIV treatment and related infections including tuberculosis. She has also been closely involved in the study of prevention of HIV transmission and in the preparation for HIV vaccines. She is particularly interested in clinical trials, ART implementation, evolution of HIV drug resistance, HIV reservoirs and in operational research.[3][4]
She has served as a member of the "AIDS Task Force (ATF)" in Uganda and as the Chairperson of the "AIDS Clinical Care Subcommittee" of the ATF.[3][4] Dr. Kityo has published widely in peer publications, and related books on the subject.[5]
Other responsibilities
In her capacity as Deputy Executive Director of the JCRC, Cissy Kityo is a member of the Board of Directors of the institution.[6]
See also
References
- EARNEST (6 November 2017). "The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) in Kampala". Eearnest.cineca.org (EARNEST). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- Jayne Byakika-Tusiime; Roy Mugerwa; et al. (13 July 2004). "Africans take anti-HIV meds at a higher rate than many anticipated". San Francisco: Eeurekalert.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- VEC (6 November 2017). "Dr. Cissy Kityo Mutuluuza, MD". Virology-Education.com (VEC). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- Wanjala, Christine (30 November 2012). "Uganda's 30-year long struggle with HIV/AIDS". Daily Monitor. Kampala.
- National Institutes of Health (6 November 2017). "artial List of Publications in which Dr. Cissy Kityo has been listed among the Authors". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (National Institutes of Health). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- JCRC (6 November 2017). "The Board of the Joint Clinical Research Centre". Lubowa: Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC). Retrieved 6 November 2017.