Celestino Obua

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Succession table as vice chancellor of Mbarara University

Professor of Pharmacology
Celestino Obua
Chairperson of Uganda National Examinations Board
Assumed office
25 October 2024
Preceded by
Frederick Kayanja
1989 - 2014
Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University
2014 - 2024
Succeeded by
Pauline Byakika
2024 - present

References

  1. "Mbarara University Vice Chancellor Is New UNEB Chairperson". The Independent (Uganda) . 4 November 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. Rajab Mukombozi (5 August 2024). "Prof Byakika becomes Mbarara University's first female Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. Moses Talemwa (31 August 2014). "Mbarara Gets New Vice Chancellor". The Observer (Uganda) . Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. Amos Barya (20 October 2014). "Professor Kayanja To Handover As Vice Chancellor To Professor Celestino Obua". Mbarara University of Science and Technology . Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. Michael Mubangizi (21 January 2009). "Meet Makerere's PhD Graduands". The Observer (Uganda) . Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. Tumushabe, Alfred (24 October 2014). "Mbarara University Vice Chancellor Hands Over Office Today". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. Lamorde, Mohammed; Tabuti, John R. S.; Obua, Celestino; Kukunda-Byobona, Collins; Lanyero, Hindam; Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline; Bbosa, Godfrey S.; Lubega, Aloysius; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Ryan, Mairin; Waako, Paul J.; Merry, Concepta (6 July 2010). "Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions in Uganda". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 130 (1): 43–53. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.004. hdl: 2262/39981 . ISSN   0378-8741. PMID   20451595.
  8. Ocan, Moses; Obuku, Ekwaro A.; Bwanga, Freddie; Akena, Dickens; Richard, Sennono; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (1 August 2015). "Household antimicrobial self-medication: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the burden, risk factors and outcomes in developing countries". BMC Public Health. 15 (1): 742. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2109-3 . ISSN   1471-2458. PMC   4522083 . PMID   26231758.
  9. Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper W.; Obua, Celestino; Anokbonggo, William W. (2003). "Acute toxicity effects of the methanolic extract of Fagara zanthoxyloides (Lam.) root-bark". African Health Sciences. 3 (3): 124–126. ISSN   1729-0503. PMC   2141606 . PMID   14676717.
  10. Chalker, John C.; Andualem, Tenaw; Gitau, Lillian N.; Ntaganira, Joseph; Obua, Celestino; Tadeg, Hailu; Waako, Paul; Ross-Degnan, Dennis; INRUD-IAA (19 February 2010). "Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: The feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators". BMC Health Services Research. 10 (1): 43. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-43 . ISSN   1472-6963. PMC   2836318 . PMID   20170479.
  11. Wakida, Edith K.; Talib, Zohray M.; Akena, Dickens; Okello, Elialilia S.; Kinengyere, Alison; Mindra, Arnold; Obua, Celestino (28 November 2018). "Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review". Systematic Reviews. 7 (1): 211. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0882-7 . ISSN   2046-4053. PMC   6264616 . PMID   30486900.
  12. Sewankambo, Nelson; Tumwine, James K.; Tomson, Göran; Obua, Celestino; Bwanga, Freddie; Waiswa, Peter; Katabira, Elly; Akuffo, Hannah; Persson, Kristina; Peterson, Stefan (3 February 2015). "Enabling Dynamic Partnerships through Joint Degrees between Low- and High-Income Countries for Capacity Development in Global Health Research: Experience from the Karolinska Institutet/Makerere University Partnership". PLOS Medicine. 12 (2): e1001784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001784 . ISSN   1549-1676. PMC   4315568 . PMID   25646629.
  13. Gusdal, Annelie K.; Obua, Celestino; Andualem, Tenaw; Wahlström, Rolf; Chalker, John; Fochsen, Grethe; on behalf of the INRUD-IAA project (1 June 2011). "Peer counselors' role in supporting patients' adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda". AIDS Care. 23 (6): 657–662. doi:10.1080/09540121.2010.532531. ISSN   0954-0121. PMID   21347887. S2CID   39769161.
  14. Mubangizi, Vincent; Maling, Samuel; Obua, Celestino; Tsai, Alexander C. (10 February 2020). "Prevalence and correlates of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: cross-sectional, population-based study". BMC Geriatrics. 20 (1): 48. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-1461-z . ISSN   1471-2318. PMC   7011370 . PMID   32041525.
  15. Ocan, Moses; Bwanga, Freddie; Bbosa, Godfrey S.; Bagenda, Danstan; Waako, Paul; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (21 March 2014). "Patterns and Predictors of Self-Medication in Northern Uganda". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e92323. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...992323O. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092323 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   3962384 . PMID   24658124.
  16. Kimbowa, Isaac Magulu; Eriksen, Jaran; Nakafeero, Mary; Obua, Celestino; Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby; Kalyango, Joan; Ocan, Moses (3 February 2022). "Antimicrobial stewardship: Attitudes and practices of healthcare providers in selected health facilities in Uganda". PLOS ONE. 17 (2): e0262993. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1762993K. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262993 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   8812957 . PMID   35113932.
  17. Ocan, Moses; Bbosa, Godfrey S.; Waako, Paul; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (26 June 2014). "Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda". BMC Public Health. 14 (1): 650. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-650 . ISSN   1471-2458. PMC   4229978 . PMID   24964746.
  18. Atukunda, Esther C.; Siedner, Mark J.; Obua, Celestino; Mugyenyi, Godfrey R.; Twagirumukiza, Marc; Agaba, Amon G. (4 November 2014). "Sublingual Misoprostol versus Intramuscular Oxytocin for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Uganda: A Double-Blind Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial". PLOS Medicine. 11 (11): e1001752. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001752 . ISSN   1549-1676. PMC   4219663 . PMID   25369200.
  19. Ocheng, Francis; Bwanga, Freddie; Joloba, Moses; Borg-Karlson, Ann-Karin; Gustafsson, Anders; Obua, Celestino (8 August 2014). "Antibacterial activities of extracts from Ugandan medicinal plants used for oral care" . Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 155 (1): 852–855. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.027. ISSN   0378-8741. PMID   24945400.
  20. Wakida, Edith K.; Obua, Celestino; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Maling, Samuel; Talib, Zohray M.; Okello, Elialilia S. (26 November 2018). "Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary healthcare: a qualitative study among Ugandan primary care providers using the COM-B framework". BMC Health Services Research. 18 (1): 890. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3684-7 . ISSN   1472-6963. PMC   6258411 . PMID   30477492.
  21. Dyar, Oliver James; Obua, Celestino; Chandy, Sujith; Xiao, Yonghong; Stålsby Lundborg, Cecilia; Pulcini, Céline (1 August 2016). "Using antibiotics responsibly: are we there yet?" . Future Microbiology. 11 (8): 1057–1071. doi:10.2217/fmb-2016-0041. ISSN   1746-0913. PMID   27501941.
  22. Ocheng, Francis; Bwanga, Freddie; Joloba, Moses; Softrata, Abier; Azeem, Muhammad; Pütsep, Katrin; Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin; Obua, Celestino; Gustafsson, Anders (10 June 2015). "Essential Oils from Ugandan Aromatic Medicinal Plants: Chemical Composition and Growth Inhibitory Effects on Oral Pathogens". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015: e230832. doi: 10.1155/2015/230832 . ISSN   1741-427X. PMC   4478384 . PMID   26170872.
  23. Kaggwa, Mark Mohan; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Wakida, Edith K; Maling, Samuel; Sserumaga, Baker Makaya; Atim, Letizia Maria; Obua, Celestino (31 December 2022). "Suicide and Suicide Attempts Among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Uganda: A Medical Records Review". Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 15: 703–711. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S358187 . PMC   9034861 . PMID   35469181.
  24. Owokuhaisa, Judith; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Wakida, Edith; Obua, Celestino; Buss, Stephanie S. (15 April 2020). "Community perceptions about dementia in southwestern Uganda". BMC Geriatrics. 20 (1): 135. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01543-6 . ISSN   1471-2318. PMC   7158106 . PMID   32293301.
  25. Gusdal, Annelie K.; Obua, Celestino; Andualem, Tenaw; Wahlström, Rolf; Tomson, Göran; Peterson, Stefan; Ekström, Anna Mia; Thorson, Anna; Chalker, John; Fochsen, Grethe; on behalf of the INRUD-IAA project (1 November 2009). "Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option?". AIDS Care. 21 (11): 1381–1387. doi:10.1080/09540120902883119. ISSN   0954-0121. PMID   20024714. S2CID   26291015.
  26. Wakida, Edith K.; Okello, Elialilia S.; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Akena, Dickens; Alele, Paul E.; Talib, Zohray M.; Obua, Celestino (22 March 2019). "Health system constraints in integrating mental health services into primary healthcare in rural Uganda: perspectives of primary care providers". International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 13 (1): 16. doi: 10.1186/s13033-019-0272-0 . ISSN   1752-4458. PMC   6429816 . PMID   30949234.