Prof. Joseph Baguma is a Ugandan physician, academic, and public health specialist. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Karamoja Peace and Technology University (KAPATU) Project and a member of the Health and Medical Advisory Council for the Catholic Lawyers Society International (CLASI).
He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from Makerere University in 1999 and later obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Royal Tropical Institute, affiliated with Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, in 2005.
Prof. Baguma has held several leadership roles in health and humanitarian programs. He has served as Senior Health Manager with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Uganda, overseeing integrated health services for refugees and host communities. From 2011 to 2019, he was the Executive Director of THETA-Uganda, where he led national health development projects supported by international donors such as USAID, CDC, and SIDA. He previously worked as Health and Nutrition Coordinator for GTZ in Uganda and as Medical Director of Nyakibale Hospital.
The faculty of Health Sciences at Karamoja Peace and Technology University will provide student – centered; competence -based, and quality training, preparing students to become health care professionals who provide leadership in the provision of transformational health care and in conducting basic and translational research for improvement of human health. Schools to be established under the faculty of health science include the following:
The programs of the Faculty of Health Science are to be designed to empower students to develop a deep competence for world class patient care and in conducting groundbreaking research that informs patient care practices, public health policy and health care products and technologies. The flagship academic programs to be offered by the faculty of Health Sciences include the following: