Donna Kusemererwa

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Donna Kusemererwa
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Western Region, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Pharmacy)
Curtin University of Technology
(Master of Pharmacy)
Eastern and Southern African Management Institute
(Master of Business Administration)
Occupation(s) Pharmacist and manager
Years active1994 — present
Known forPharmacy & management
Title Executive director
National Food and Drug Authority

Donna Asiimwe Kusemererwa is a Ugandan pharmacist, educator, and manager. She was executive director of the National Food and Drug Authority in Uganda. She was appointed to that position in January 2016. [1] [2]

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Background and education

She was born in the Western Region of Uganda circa 1970. She attended Kittante Primary School for her elementary education. She studied at Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga for her O-Level and A-Level studies. She studied pharmacy at Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. [3] She then attended the Curtin University of Technology in Australia, graduating with a Master of Pharmacy degree. [4] Later, she obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute. [5]

Career

Following her studies in Australia, she returned to Uganda and worked as a lecturer to fourth-year pharmacy undergraduates at Makerere University, from 1997 until 1999. She served as general manager at the Joint Medical Store, a government-owned pharmaceutical warehouse, from 1997 until 2008. From September 2008 until January 2013, she served as the executive director of the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network, based in Kampala, Uganda. She then served as a private pharmaceutical and management consultant from 2013 until 2016. [5] In January 2016, she was appointed executive director of the National Food and Drug Authority, replacing Gordon Katende Ssematiko, who was dismissed on corruption charges. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nyangoma, Beatrice (6 January 2016). "Pharmacist Donna Kusemererwa Named NDA Executive Director". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Nassaka, Flavia (1 February 2016). "New boss inherits confusion at NDA". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ↑ HRHRC. "HRH FBO Leaders in Action Interview: Donna Kusemererwa". Hrhresourcecenter.org (HRHRC). Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ↑ UNMP (2006). "UN Millennium Project 2000 - 2006: Donna Asiimwe Kusemererwa". UN Millennium Project (UNMP). Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 Kuseerwa, Donna (3 March 2016). "Donna Kusemererwa: Education". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Tumwine, Albert (6 January 2016). "Newly appointed NDA boss vows to restore institution image". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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