Celestino Obua

He was born in Uganda, circa 1953.

He holds the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD), obtained from the University of Dar es Salaam. He also holds the degree of Master of Science in Pharmacology, obtained from Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. His joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), also in pharmacology, was obtained from Karolinska University, in collaboration with Makerere University, in January 2009.{{cite web| url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&id=2181%3Ameet-makereres-phd-graduands |author=Michael Mubangizi |title=Meet Makerere's PhD Graduands |date=21 January 2009|accessdate=25 October 2014|work=The Observer (Uganda)}}

Dr. Obua served as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and eventually as associate professor of pharmacology at Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences, a component of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. He also served as the Deputy Principal of Makerere, under Principal Professor Nelson Ssewankambo. On 24 October 2014, he was installed as the Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, the second academic to serve in that position, after Frederick Kayanja, who served from 1989 until 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Mbarara-varsity-VC-hands-over-office-today/-/688334/2497386/-/b0rvifz/-/index.html|title=Mbarara University Vice Chancellor Hands Over Office Today|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=25 October 2014|first=Alfred|last=Tumushabe|newspaper=Daily Monitor (Kampala)|archive-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629164631/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Mbarara-varsity-VC-hands-over-office-today/-/688334/2497386/-/b0rvifz/-/index.html|url-status=dead}}

As an academic he has been involved in research which has been published in some of internationally recognized databases and journals and some of his publications include; Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions in Uganda.the article documented herbal medicines used in the treatment of HIV/AIDs and related infections.{{Cite journal |last1=Lamorde |first1=Mohammed |last2=Tabuti |first2=John R. S. |last3=Obua |first3=Celestino |last4=Kukunda-Byobona |first4=Collins |last5=Lanyero |first5=Hindam |last6=Byakika-Kibwika |first6=Pauline |last7=Bbosa |first7=Godfrey S. |last8=Lubega |first8=Aloysius |last9=Ogwal-Okeng |first9=Jasper |last10=Ryan |first10=Mairin |last11=Waako |first11=Paul J. |last12=Merry |first12=Concepta |date=2010-07-06 |title=Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions in Uganda |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002357 |journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology |language=en |volume=130 |issue=1 |pages=43–53 |doi=10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.004 |pmid=20451595 |hdl=2262/39981 |issn=0378-8741|hdl-access=free }} Household antimicrobial self-medication: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the burden, risk factors and outcomes in developing countries. This review was conducted to establish the burden, risk factors and effects of antimicrobial self-medication in Low and Middle Income Countries.{{Cite journal |last1=Ocan |first1=Moses |last2=Obuku |first2=Ekwaro A. |last3=Bwanga |first3=Freddie |last4=Akena |first4=Dickens |last5=Richard |first5=Sennono |last6=Ogwal-Okeng |first6=Jasper |last7=Obua |first7=Celestino |date=2015-08-01 |title=Household antimicrobial self-medication: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the burden, risk factors and outcomes in developing countries |journal=BMC Public Health |language=en |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=742 |doi=10.1186/s12889-015-2109-3 |issn=1471-2458 |pmc=4522083 |pmid=26231758 |doi-access=free }} Acute toxicity effects of the methanolic extract of Fagara zanthoxyloides (Lam.) root-bark. The article discussed the toxicity of Fagara zanthoxyloides medicinal plant that is used in treatment of malaria.{{Cite journal |last1=Ogwal-Okeng |first1=Jasper W. |last2=Obua |first2=Celestino |last3=Anokbonggo |first3=William W. |date=2003 |title=Acute toxicity effects of the methanolic extract of Fagara zanthoxyloides (Lam.) root-bark |url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/article/view/6848 |journal=African Health Sciences |language=en |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=124–126 |pmid=14676717 |pmc=2141606 |issn=1729-0503}} Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: The feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators. The study evaluated the feasibility of collecting routine data to standardize adherence measurement using a draft set of indicators.{{Cite journal |last1=Chalker |first1=John C. |last2=Andualem |first2=Tenaw |last3=Gitau |first3=Lillian N. |last4=Ntaganira |first4=Joseph |last5=Obua |first5=Celestino |last6=Tadeg |first6=Hailu |last7=Waako |first7=Paul |last8=Ross-Degnan |first8=Dennis |last9=INRUD-IAA |date=2010-02-19 |title=Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: The feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators |journal=BMC Health Services Research |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=43 |doi=10.1186/1472-6963-10-43 |issn=1472-6963 |pmc=2836318 |pmid=20170479 |doi-access=free }} Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review. This review synthesized evidence of barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into PHC from existing literature.{{Cite journal |last1=Wakida |first1=Edith K. |last2=Talib |first2=Zohray M. |last3=Akena |first3=Dickens |last4=Okello |first4=Elialilia S. |last5=Kinengyere |first5=Alison |last6=Mindra |first6=Arnold |last7=Obua |first7=Celestino |date=2018-11-28 |title=Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review |journal=Systematic Reviews |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=211 |doi=10.1186/s13643-018-0882-7 |issn=2046-4053 |pmc=6264616 |pmid=30486900 |doi-access=free }} Enabling dynamic partnerships through joint degrees between low- and high-income countries for capacity development in global health research: experience from the Karolinska Institutet/Makerere University partnership.{{Cite journal |last1=Sewankambo |first1=Nelson |last2=Tumwine |first2=James K. |last3=Tomson |first3=Göran |last4=Obua |first4=Celestino |last5=Bwanga |first5=Freddie |last6=Waiswa |first6=Peter |last7=Katabira |first7=Elly |last8=Akuffo |first8=Hannah |last9=Persson |first9=Kristina |last10=Peterson |first10=Stefan |date=2015-02-03 |title=Enabling Dynamic Partnerships through Joint Degrees between Low- and High-Income Countries for Capacity Development in Global Health Research: Experience from the Karolinska Institutet/Makerere University Partnership |journal=PLOS Medicine |language=en |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=e1001784 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001784 |issn=1549-1676 |pmc=4315568 |pmid=25646629 |doi-access=free }} Peer counselors' role in supporting patients' adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda. This study explored peer counselors' work and their role in supporting patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited settings in Ethiopia and Uganda.{{Cite journal |last1=Gusdal |first1=Annelie K. |last2=Obua |first2=Celestino |last3=Andualem |first3=Tenaw |last4=Wahlström |first4=Rolf |last5=Chalker |first5=John |last6=Fochsen |first6=Grethe |last7=on behalf of the INRUD-IAA project |date=2011-06-01 |title=Peer counselors' role in supporting patients' adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2010.532531 |journal=AIDS Care |volume=23 |issue=6 |pages=657–662 |doi=10.1080/09540121.2010.532531 |issn=0954-0121 |pmid=21347887|s2cid=39769161 }} Prevalence and correlates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: cross-sectional, population-based study. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in rural Uganda.{{Cite journal |last1=Mubangizi |first1=Vincent |last2=Maling |first2=Samuel |last3=Obua |first3=Celestino |last4=Tsai |first4=Alexander C. |date=2020-02-10 |title=Prevalence and correlates of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: cross-sectional, population-based study |journal=BMC Geriatrics |language=en |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=48 |doi=10.1186/s12877-020-1461-z |issn=1471-2318 |pmc=7011370 |pmid=32041525 |doi-access=free }} Patterns and predictors of self-Medication in Northern Uganda. This article assessed the prevalence and predictors of antimicrobial self-medication in post-conflict northern Uganda.{{Cite journal |last1=Ocan |first1=Moses |last2=Bwanga |first2=Freddie |last3=Bbosa |first3=Godfrey S. |last4=Bagenda |first4=Danstan |last5=Waako |first5=Paul |last6=Ogwal-Okeng |first6=Jasper |last7=Obua |first7=Celestino |date=2014-03-21 |title=Patterns and Predictors of Self-Medication in Northern Uganda |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=e92323 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0092323 |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=3962384 |pmid=24658124 |bibcode=2014PLoSO...992323O |doi-access=free }} Antimicrobial stewardship: Attitudes and practices of healthcare providers in selected health facilities in Uganda. This study determined healthcare providers’ AMS attitudes, practices, and associated factors in selected health facilities in Uganda.{{Cite journal |last1=Kimbowa |first1=Isaac Magulu |last2=Eriksen |first2=Jaran |last3=Nakafeero |first3=Mary |last4=Obua |first4=Celestino |last5=Lundborg |first5=Cecilia Stålsby |last6=Kalyango |first6=Joan |last7=Ocan |first7=Moses |date=2022-02-03 |title=Antimicrobial stewardship: Attitudes and practices of healthcare providers in selected health facilities in Uganda |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=e0262993 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0262993 |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=8812957 |pmid=35113932 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1762993K |doi-access=free }} Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda. This study explored the factors which predict availability and utilization of medicines in households of Northern Uganda.{{Cite journal |last1=Ocan |first1=Moses |last2=Bbosa |first2=Godfrey S. |last3=Waako |first3=Paul |last4=Ogwal-Okeng |first4=Jasper |last5=Obua |first5=Celestino |date=2014-06-26 |title=Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda |journal=BMC Public Health |language=en |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=650 |doi=10.1186/1471-2458-14-650 |issn=1471-2458 |pmc=4229978 |pmid=24964746 |doi-access=free }} Sublingual misoprostol versus intramuscular oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Uganda: A double-Blind randomized non-inferiority trial. The study established no significant differences in rate of severe PPH, need for blood transfusion, postpartum hemoglobin, change in hemoglobin, or use of additional uterotonics between study groups.{{Cite journal |last1=Atukunda |first1=Esther C. |last2=Siedner |first2=Mark J. |last3=Obua |first3=Celestino |last4=Mugyenyi |first4=Godfrey R. |last5=Twagirumukiza |first5=Marc |last6=Agaba |first6=Amon G. |date=2014-11-04 |title=Sublingual Misoprostol versus Intramuscular Oxytocin for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Uganda: A Double-Blind Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial |journal=PLOS Medicine |language=en |volume=11 |issue=11 |pages=e1001752 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001752 |issn=1549-1676 |pmc=4219663 |pmid=25369200 |doi-access=free }} Antibacterial activities of extracts from Ugandan medicinal plants used for oral care.The study investigated antibacterial activities of 16 commonly used medicinal plants on microorganisms associated with periodontal diseases (PD) and dental caries (DC).{{Cite journal |last1=Ocheng |first1=Francis |last2=Bwanga |first2=Freddie |last3=Joloba |first3=Moses |last4=Borg-Karlson |first4=Ann-Karin |last5=Gustafsson |first5=Anders |last6=Obua |first6=Celestino |date=2014-08-08 |title=Antibacterial activities of extracts from Ugandan medicinal plants used for oral care |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874114004759 |journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology |language=en |volume=155 |issue=1 |pages=852–855 |doi=10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.027 |pmid=24945400 |issn=0378-8741}} Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary healthcare. This qualitative study among Ugandan primary care providers using the COM-B framework explored the context specific barriers and facilitators affecting the primary care providers (PCPs) in Mbarara district, Uganda to provide a practical way of addressing the identified barriers in order to influence the PCPs action towards integration of mental healthcare services into PHC.{{Cite journal |last1=Wakida |first1=Edith K. |last2=Obua |first2=Celestino |last3=Rukundo |first3=Godfrey Z. |last4=Maling |first4=Samuel |last5=Talib |first5=Zohray M. |last6=Okello |first6=Elialilia S. |date=2018-11-26 |title=Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary healthcare: a qualitative study among Ugandan primary care providers using the COM-B framework |journal=BMC Health Services Research |language=en |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=890 |doi=10.1186/s12913-018-3684-7 |issn=1472-6963 |pmc=6258411 |pmid=30477492 |doi-access=free }} Using antibiotics responsibly: are we there yet? This article established that we must form a global stewardship of antibiotics that can link access, innovation and conservation efforts across countries to ensure sustainable access to effective antibiotics for all who need them.{{Cite journal |last1=Dyar |first1=Oliver James |last2=Obua |first2=Celestino |last3=Chandy |first3=Sujith |last4=Xiao |first4=Yonghong |last5=Stålsby Lundborg |first5=Cecilia |last6=Pulcini |first6=Céline |date=2016-08-01 |title=Using antibiotics responsibly: are we there yet? |url=https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/fmb-2016-0041 |journal=Future Microbiology |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=1057–1071 |doi=10.2217/fmb-2016-0041 |pmid=27501941 |issn=1746-0913}} Others include Essential oils from Ugandan aromatic medicinal plants: chemical composition and growth inhibitory effects on oral pathogens.{{Cite journal |last1=Ocheng |first1=Francis |last2=Bwanga |first2=Freddie |last3=Joloba |first3=Moses |last4=Softrata |first4=Abier |last5=Azeem |first5=Muhammad |last6=Pütsep |first6=Katrin |last7=Borg-Karlson |first7=Anna-Karin |last8=Obua |first8=Celestino |last9=Gustafsson |first9=Anders |date=2015-06-10 |title=Essential Oils from Ugandan Aromatic Medicinal Plants: Chemical Composition and Growth Inhibitory Effects on Oral Pathogens |journal=Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |language=en |volume=2015 |pages=e230832 |doi=10.1155/2015/230832 |pmid=26170872 |pmc=4478384 |issn=1741-427X |doi-access=free }} Suicide and suicide attempts among patients attending Primary Health Care facilities in Uganda: A medical records Review.{{Cite journal |last1=Kaggwa |first1=Mark Mohan |last2=Rukundo |first2=Godfrey Zari |last3=Wakida |first3=Edith K |last4=Maling |first4=Samuel |last5=Sserumaga |first5=Baker Makaya |last6=Atim |first6=Letizia Maria |last7=Obua |first7=Celestino |date=2022-12-31 |title=Suicide and Suicide Attempts Among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Uganda: A Medical Records Review |journal=Risk Management and Healthcare Policy |volume=15 |pages=703–711 |doi=10.2147/RMHP.S358187 |pmc=9034861 |pmid=35469181 |doi-access=free }} Community perceptions about dementia in southwestern Uganda.{{Cite journal |last1=Owokuhaisa |first1=Judith |last2=Rukundo |first2=Godfrey Zari |last3=Wakida |first3=Edith |last4=Obua |first4=Celestino |last5=Buss |first5=Stephanie S. |date=2020-04-15 |title=Community perceptions about dementia in southwestern Uganda |journal=BMC Geriatrics |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=135 |doi=10.1186/s12877-020-01543-6 |issn=1471-2318 |pmc=7158106 |pmid=32293301 |doi-access=free }} Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option?{{Cite journal |last1=Gusdal |first1=Annelie K. |last2=Obua |first2=Celestino |last3=Andualem |first3=Tenaw |last4=Wahlström |first4=Rolf |last5=Tomson |first5=Göran |last6=Peterson |first6=Stefan |last7=Ekström |first7=Anna Mia |last8=Thorson |first8=Anna |last9=Chalker |first9=John |last10=Fochsen |first10=Grethe |last11=on behalf of the INRUD-IAA project |date=2009-11-01 |title=Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option? |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120902883119 |journal=AIDS Care |volume=21 |issue=11 |pages=1381–1387 |doi=10.1080/09540120902883119 |issn=0954-0121 |pmid=20024714|s2cid=26291015 }} Health system constraints in integrating mental health services into primary healthcare in rural Uganda: perspectives of primary care providers.{{Cite journal |last1=Wakida |first1=Edith K. |last2=Okello |first2=Elialilia S. |last3=Rukundo |first3=Godfrey Z. |last4=Akena |first4=Dickens |last5=Alele |first5=Paul E. |last6=Talib |first6=Zohray M. |last7=Obua |first7=Celestino |date=2019-03-22 |title=Health system constraints in integrating mental health services into primary healthcare in rural Uganda: perspectives of primary care providers |journal=International Journal of Mental Health Systems |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=16 |doi=10.1186/s13033-019-0272-0 |issn=1752-4458 |pmc=6429816 |pmid=30949234 |doi-access=free }}

Professor Celestino Obua is a married father with three children.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090416232124/http://www.must.ac.ug/ Website of Mbarara University]
• [http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33709:-mbarara-must-be-among-the-best-obua-&catid=85:education&Itemid=106 Mbarara Must Be Among The Best - Obua]

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