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Latest revision as of 16:16, 19 December 2025
Edward Katongole-Mbidde is a prominent Ugandan physician, academic, medical oncologist and researcher. He is the immediate past executive director of Uganda Virus Research Institute.[1][2][3][4] He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine from Makerere University.[5]
Early life and education
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Edward Katongole trained at Makerere University Medical School where he earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree and later a Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine.[6]
Mbidde began working at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in May 1974.[7] He rose to leadership positions as the institute faced the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic and its associated cancer like Kaposi’s sarcoma and Burkitt’s lymphoma.[8] In the early 1980s, plans were made for Mbidde to begin leading efforts at the UCI alongside his predecessor, Charles Olweny.[8] However, in 1982, Olweny suddenly left Uganda, went into exile and joined the World Health Organization in Zambia. Mbidde took over as director without a formal handover of leadership.[7] From 1982 through 2004, Katongole-Mbidde was the sole oncologist in the only cancer center in Uganda.[9][10] He served as the executive director of the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) until 2004.[11][9]
Scientific contributions
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Dr. Katongole Mbidde has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on topics in oncology and infectious diseases like, Kaposi’s sarcoma in children in Uganda through providing key clinical insights into relationship between HIV and childhood Malignancies.[12]
Studies on Burkitt’s lymphoma one of the most common childhood cancers in equatorial Africa, contributing to long-term clinical follow-up and treatment experience documetation.[13]
Research on intestinal parasites in Kaposi’s sarcoma patients exploring interactions between parasitic infections and cancer incidence in Uganda.[12]
In addition to his institutional leadership role, Dr. Katongole Mbidde has served on national research and science governance bodies, including as Chairperson of the National HIV/AIDS Research Committee under the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST).[14]
- ^ AFO (10 May 2016). “Edward Katongole-Mbidde, MBCHB, MMED, MRCP (UK)”. Accordiafoundation.org (AFO). Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Pamela Nabukenya Wairagala (27 August 2015). “New training center commissioned”. Uganda Virus Research Institute. Entebbe, Uganda. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Benjamin Sensasi (14 March 2014). “WHO Representative Visits Uganda Virus Research Institute”. World Health Organization Africa Office. Brazzaville, Congo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ “Makerere Gets Shs2 Billion To Boost Disease Research”. Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ “Our Leadership”. Infectious Diseases Institute. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ “Edward Katongole Mbidde”. Infectious Diseases Institute. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ a b Mika, Marissa (2021). Africanizing oncology: creativity, crisis, and cancer in Uganda. New African histories. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press. pp. 121–135. ISBN 978-0-8214-4751-2.
- ^ a b “History & Background”. Uganda Cancer Institute. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ a b “Falling in love with providing cancer care in Uganda: One oncologist’s story”. Fred Hutch. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Mika, Marissa (2016). “Fifty years of creativity, crisis, and cancer in Uganda”. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines. 50 (3): 395–413. doi:10.1080/00083968.2016.1272061. ISSN 0008-3968. JSTOR 48540136.
- ^ “History & Background of Uganda Cancer Institute”. Uganda Cancer Institute. Mulago, Kampala, Uganda. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b “NRUÂ :: Login”. nru.uncst.go.ug. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ Olweny, Charles L. M.; Mbiddde, Edward Katongole; Otim, David; Lwanga, Stephen K.; Magrath, Ian T.; Ziegler, John L. (1980). “Long-Term Experience With Burkitt’s Lymphoma In Uganda”.
- ^ “Uganda National Council for Science and Technology”. uncst.go.ug. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
