George Barnabas Kirya is a Ugandan physician, academic, microbiologist, politician, and diplomat.
11 Facts About George Kirya
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George Kirya served as the chairman of the Uganda Health Services Commission from 2007 to 2012.
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George Kirya was born at Ngora Hospital in 1939 to Joshua Kirya, a Mugwere from the Eastern Region, and Miriam Najjemba a Muganda from Uganda's Central Region.
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George Kirya then transferred to Mbale Secondary School for his A-Level education.
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George Kirya then obtained a Master of Science in Microbiology in 1971 from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
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George Kirya served as a research officer before becoming the principal medical research officer and head of arbovirology at EAVRI.
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George Kirya served as a professor and head of the Department of Medical Microbiology at Makerere from 1978 until 1986.
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George Kirya returned to Uganda in 2003 and was appointed chairman of the Uganda Health Services Commission, serving in that capacity until 2012.
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Professor George Kirya has written extensively in peer journals in the field of virology, with emphasis on arbovirology.
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George Kirya writes articles in Ugandan, nationally circulated English language newspapers.
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George Kirya is the Chairman of the board of directors of THETA, a Ugandan NGO that aims "to improve health and access to health care through promotion of collaboration between the traditional and biomedical health care systems".