Dr Naziru Rashid

He is currently the university medical officer at the Islamic university in Uganda. He holds a masters degree of Public Health from Makerere University and bachelors of Medicine and surgery from the same university. He is a medical officer practicing clinical medicine.
He has recently served as an Ebola Virus disease Consultant in the Ebola Virus Disease preparedness project in the districts of south western Uganda under the management sciences for health (MSH) Organization sponsored by The United States Agency for International Development is an independent agency of the (USAID).
Before joining IUIU, he served as a locum Doctor at Mulago National referral hospital, Kampala West Medical Centre, Mengo Doctors clinic and Vine medical Centre.
In addition to clinical practice. Dr.Naziru is also an administrator, a lecturer,a researcher and a community worker.
He is the in charge and medical supretendant of IUIU health centre, he seats on top management committees of the university including the university executive board, the university management committee and he is the secretary of the health unit management committee.
He is a part time lecturer at the faculty of health sciences in the department of public health and the faculty of management studies specializing in epidemiology, infectious disease and health service management.
He has researched and published a number of papers in the international, regional and local journals in areas of tropical diseases including hepatitis B infections, Covid -19, malaria and others.
In community service. He is currently volunteering as a head of Program at the Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau (UMMB).he is a member of the governing committee of the Muslim students association of Uganda (MSAU) an organization which he served as a president for two years (2012 – 2014).he is the secretary of the Rubirzi district Muslim Community and finally he is one of the founder Directors of the Mayuge Institute for global health sciences research and innovation limited (MI)

Education Background.
He went to Nyabubare Islamic Primary School for his Primary Education Level, Malcolm X Academy for secondary level education and Mengo Senior School for advanced level certificate of education. He later Joined Makerere University for Bachelors degree and Masters.