Peter Mugyenyi
| Peter Mugyenyi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 (age 68–69) Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater |
Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Undisclosed Institution (Diploma in Child Health) Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland) Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh) Mbarara University (Honorary Doctor of Science) |
| Occupation | Physician, HIV/AIDS Researcher, Medical Administrator & Author |
| Years active | 1972 — present |
| Known for | HIV/AIDS Research |
| Home town | Mbarara |
| Title | Medical Director, Joint Clinical Research Centre |
| Spouse(s) | Mrs. Mugyenyi |
Peter Ndimbirwe Mugyenyi, MBChB, DCH, FRCPI, FRCPE, ScD, commonly known as Peter Mugyenyi, is a Ugandan physician, HIV/AIDS researcher, medical administrator and author. He is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC), and a leading International authority on treatment of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
He was born in Rukungiri District in the Western Region of Uganda, circa 1949. He attended Kings College Budo, a prestigious, mixed, boarding secondary school, before he was admitted to Makerere University to study human medicine. He graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Following his studies at Makerere, he had to flee the country in the early 1970s, under the pursuit of Idi Amin’s secret police. He migrated to the United Kingdom, where he obtained the Diploma in Child Health, the title of Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and that of Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. In 2003, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science, by Mbarara University in Uganda.
While in the United Kingdom, he became a successful consultant pediatrician. But in the early 1990s, he voluntarily returned to his native Uganda to help his country battle the AIDS epidemic, which was still expanding at that time. The working conditions were dire and the salary, a mere fraction of his income in the UK. He had to undergo fresh training in HIV epidemiology.
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