Prof. Josephine Nambooze is the first woman to head the Public Health Institute in Uganda, now Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) She is credited for laying a strong foundation for MakSPH which began as a department of Preventive Medicine during her time.  Prof. Nambooze is also the first female medical doctor in East Africa and Africa’s first female Professor. She holds a licentiate in Medicine and surgery from the University of London.
Nambooze joined the staff at Makerere University in 1962 as a lecturer in public health and maternal and child health. She was given the responsibility of supervising Kasangati Health Centre, a teaching facility of Makerere University School of Public Health. She later became a senior lecturer, associate professor, and full professor in those fields. She has also served as the WHO Organization (WHO) representative to Botswana and as director of support for health services development at the WHO regional office in Brazaville, Congo.
In 2010, she was honored by Makerere university as having been among the 10 most outstanding female professors of all time. In 2011 Recognized by the Ugandan government and awarded the nation’s Class Five award for her stainless service to the nation. In 2019, she was rewarded by Makerere University School of Public Health for her contribution towards promoting Public Health Training
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