DR JTKS KibowaPhysician

Dr Kibowa is a practicing physician originally from Uganda, where he studied medicine at Makerere University School of Medicine, which is Uganda’s oldest and largest public university, as well as the oldest university in eastern Africa. Dr Kibowa specialises in tropical medicine and is a general physician at Clinix Victoria Hospital in Mafikeng.

Dr Kibowa is highly qualified and experienced and holds the following degrees: MB ChB Makerere (1980); DTM & H Witwatersrand (1985); DPH Witwatersrand (1988); MMed (Int) Medunsa (1991). Dr Kibowa has been registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) since 1991 (Reg No: MP 0254584)

Tropical Medicine

Tropical medicine refers to doctors’ work in Africa and is primarily focused on tropical infectious diseases, including TB, HIV and malaria as well as parasitic infections. Much of practical work is accompanied by clinical case-based discussions and the examinination of contemporary issues in East African healthcare, including the clinical assessment of infants and children, maternal health in resource-limited settings and clinical epidemiology.

Public Health

Public health embraces health systems and policy, social and behavioural change communication, rural health, maternal and child health and occupational hygiene. It also requires comprehensive understanding of health, the health care system and public health problems.