Hon Jane Ruth Aceng
This season, the Medical Laboratory Society Brings you Hon Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health. This comes after her sacrifice in taking the lead in the fight against Covid19 in Uganda
About Her
Jane Ruth Aceng (born 11 May 1968), is a Ugandan pediatrician and politician. She is the Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016.[1] Before that, from June 2011 until June 2016, she served as the Director General of Medical Services in the Ugandan Ministry of Health.[2]
Back ground and education
She was born on 11 May 1968. She attended Shimoni Primary School in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. She studied at Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School for both her Ordinary and Advanced Level education.[3] She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, a Master of Medicine in Pediatrics, and a Master of Public Health, all from the Makerere University College of Health Sciences. She also holds a Diploma in Health Systems Management awarded by the Galilee International Management Institute, in Israel.[3][4]
Aceng is a member of the board of directors of the Infectious Diseases Institute.[4] She also served as a member of the board of Uganda National Medical Stores, the pharmaceutical procurement and distribution arm of the health ministry, from 2005 until 2016.[2][3]
She began serving as a medical officer[5] in the health ministry.[4] At the time she was appointed Director General of Medical Services, she was serving as executive director of Lira Regional Referral Hospital.[2]