Stephen Kusasira

Brigadier Stephen Kusasira, is a Ugandan obstetrician, gynecologist, military officer and medical administrator in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). He serves as the Director of Medical Services in the UPDF.

Background and education

He was born in the Western Region of Uganda circa 1969. After attending Mbarara High School (1983-1986) and Ntare School (1987-1988), he was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, in 1989. He attended Makerere University School of Medicine, graduating in 1995, with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. In 2004, he obtained a Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology, also from Makerere University. He graduated from Uganda Management Institute 2005 with a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management. He is a graduate of Galilee Management Institute, Israel in Health Systems Management and HIV/AIDS Management. He is also a graduate of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College. As of August 2019, he is a postgraduate student of Security Sector Management, at Cranfield University, in the United Kingdom.

Career

He is based at the Bombo Military Hospital, in Bombo, Luweero District. In his capacity as the director of medical services within the UPDF, Dr Kusasira led the UPDF efforts to staff public hospitals, when the doctors belonging to the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) went on strike in November 2017.

In February 2019, as part of a promotions exercise that involved 2,031 UPDF men and women, Dr. Stephen Kusasira was promoted from the rank of Colonel to that of Brigadier General.