History – School of Hygiene

School of hygiene-Mbale Past and Present
Principals

S/N	YEAR	NAME OR PRINCIPAL	HOME DISTRICT	COMMENTS
1	1950s -1960s	Mr. Wilky	Europe	-
2	1960s	Mr. Pitts James	Europe	-
3	1968-1970	Mr. S.J Farr	Europe	Ag. Senior Lecturer
4	1967-1971	Mr. Owalam Y. Ernest	Bukedea	Senior Lecturer. Died in September 2013
5	1972-1975	Mr. John Augustine Dhikosoka	Iganga	Senior Lecturer. Died in 1975
6	1975-1987	Mr. Enyamu H.F.O John	Serere	Mr. Enyamu retired in 1987. Died June 2016.
7	1987-1994	Mr. Kaahwa Sadraka Apuuli Baguma	Kaborale	Principal Health Inspector became Acting Principal after the retirement of Mr. Enyamu.
8	1994-2003	Mr. Oluka Lo’Obore Oluka	Kumi	Principal Health Inspector. He took over from Mr. Kaahwa after the retirement of Mr. Kaahwa. Died in September 2013.
9	2003-2004	Mr. Okwalinga Henry Tito	Serere	Senior Health Tutor became Principal after the departure of Mr. Oluka.
10	2004	Mr. Masaba Chris Eddix	Mbale	Principal Health Tutor, appointed by Ministry of Education and Sports and posted from Mulago Paramedical Schools (now UIAHMS) as Acting Principal, School of Hygiene-Mbale
11	2005	Mr. Nangotsya Mike	Mbale	DEO Mbale District Local Government was made to care take the School during the time that followed the strike.
12	2005	Mr. Tigawalana Robert	Kamuli	Principal Tutor, Mbale SOCO, a sister school, replaced DEO
13	2006-2013	Mr. Agondua Joseph	Arua	First substantively appointed Principal, School of Hygiene-Mbale.
14	2013-2014	Mr. Ongom James Denis	Nebbi	First substantively appointed Deputy Principal, School of Hygiene-Mbale was made to caretake when the Principal, Mr. Agondua Joseph, was transferred to Mulago Paramedical Schools.
15	2014	Mr. Agondua Joseph	Arua	Transferred back to Mbale after the former Principal, Mulago Paramedical Schools, Dr. Rwandebo Wilson, was given a contract of two years.
16	Dec. 2014 to Nov. 2019	Mr. Ongom James Denis	Nebbi	Deputy Principal appointed Principal School of Hygiene-Mbale after Mr. Agondua took early retirement to be appointed as Deputy Executive Secretary, UAHEB
17	Nov. 2019 todate	Mr. Ilukor Geresom	Kumi	Principal Health Tutor, appointed acting Principal after the retirement of Mr. Ongom James Denis, confirmed Principal in April 2021

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School of Hygiene Mbale first started in Mulago Medical School in 1930, and was later transferred to Mbale at the current School of Clinical Officers, then called Medical Assistants Training School (MATS) and which is now elevated to a College of Health Sciences.