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Coutinho was born on 19 June, 1959 in western Uganda, in a village on the fringes of Hoima and Masindi – to Martha Carmelina Coutinho, a young nurse of Goan- Portuguese descent. He follows Godfrey Coutinho (elder brother) and followed by a young sister Felistas Coutinho. |
Coutinho was born on 19 June, 1959 in western Uganda, in a village on the fringes of Hoima and Masindi – to Martha Carmelina Coutinho, a young nurse of Goan- Portuguese descent. He follows Godfrey Coutinho (elder brother) and followed by a young sister Felistas Coutinho. |
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He attended Victoria Nile primary school, went to St. Mary’s College Kisubi for his ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level studies and to Makerere University for advanced education. He earned a medical degree and a masters degree in physiology from Makerere university in Uganda and an MPH from the university of Witwatersrand in South Africa. |
He attended Victoria Nile primary school, went to St. Mary’s College Kisubi for his ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level studies and to Makerere University for advanced education. He earned a medical degree and a masters degree in physiology from Makerere university in Uganda and an MPH from the university of Witwatersrand in South Africa. |
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Ugandan physician and public health advocate
Alex Coutinho (born 19 June 1959) is a Ugandan physician, public health advocate, academic, and a former executive director of the Infectious Diseases Institute of College of Health Sciences under Makerere University.[1]
Early life and education.
Coutinho was born on 19 June, 1959 in western Uganda, in a village on the fringes of Hoima and Masindi – to Martha Carmelina Coutinho, a young nurse of Goan- Portuguese descent. He follows Godfrey Coutinho (elder brother) and followed by a young sister Felistas Coutinho.
He attended Victoria Nile primary school, went to St. Mary’s College Kisubi for his ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level studies and to Makerere University for advanced education. He earned a medical degree and a masters degree in physiology from Makerere university in Uganda and an MPH from the university of Witwatersrand in South Africa.[2]
Career
Coutinho’s career has focused on prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Africa.[1]
