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Wilton Sebastian Kezala Wakooli (Born on 24 May1938) is a Ugandan professor, academic administrator, medical educator, researcher, consultant, lecturer, and nurse. He co-founded the International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS), Uganda in 1998. He served as Chairman board for the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB). He is a co-founder and former chairman of the Uganda Private Health Training Insitutions Association. He is a former secretary general for The Aids Support Organization (TASO) Uganda and also Busoga Kingdom.

Background and education
Kezala was born on the 24 May 1938 in Nakabira in Nakabira village in Buyende District to Leo Merewoma Matege and Marita Babirye.

Kezala studied his primary level education from Kamuli primary school. Attended Jinja College for his Olevel and Tororo College for his Alevel. He completed both his Post Graduate diploma in Nursing and Medical Education in 1969 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Medical Education in 1970 from Ottawa University in Canada. Kezala graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing, Medical Education, Administration and Research from McGill University, Canada in 1972. In 1990, Kezala completed his post graduate as an associate professor in Medical and Nursing Education from Cuttington University in Liberia.

Kezala also attended other trainings that include;


 * "Modern Methods of Teaching Health Sciences" at the Copenhagen International Education Centre, Denmark in 1975.
 * "Teaching Methodology for Lecturers and Professors of Medical Schools in East, Central and West Africa" at the WHO Regional Medical Teachers Training Centre. Makerere Medicial School, Kampala, Uganda in 1976.
 * "WHO Consultancy Competencies. African Regional Head Quarters for the World Health Organization" in the Brazzaville in Congo in 1980.
 * Curriculum Development training at Howard University College of Nursing, Washington D.C, USA in 1983.
 * Skills in Health Learning Materials Development at the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek in Namibia in 1994.

Career
Kezala served as a Nursing Officer at both Mulago National Referral Hospital and Jinja Regional Referral Hospital from 1965 to 1968.

From 1977 to 2008, Kezala served as a lecturer in the; Faculty of Medicine at Nairobi University, department of Nursing at Botswana University, faculty of Health Sciences at Namibia University and Institute of Public Health at Makerere University. Kezala served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing at Cuttington University. He was an external examiner for the Department of Nursing at Zambia University.

From 1980 to 1995, Kezala served as World Health Organisation (WHO) Consultant working on Primary Health Care (PHC) Protocols Development and Implementation in Liberia, Sierre Leone, Gambia, Cote D’Ivore, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Geneva.

In 1985, Kezala served as a consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO) consultant at Cuttington University College (CUC) in the Division of Nursing.

In 1991, Kezala was the UNDP Consultant who served as the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) for Human Resources Development for the Ministry of health and Social services in Namibia.

In 1996, Kezala served as the Chairman for Evaluation Team for Evaluation of the Formal Mid-Project Evaluation of the Masters of Public Health Programme of the Institute of Public Health at Makerere University.

In 1998, Kezala co-founded the International Institute of Health of Health Sciences, Uganda in 1998 in Jinja together with his wife Margaret Taitika Kezala. In 2001, International Institute of Health of Health Sciences was classified as a medical institute by Ministry of Education and Sports which issued with an operational license together with the Nurses and Midwives council.

from 1999 to date (as on 2024), Kezala has been serving as the Executive director for International Institute of Health of Health Sciences in Uganda. He also served as an associate professor and principal for International Institute of Health of Health Sciences.

Kezala was the Chairman for Health Management Committee for Jinja Municipal Council from 1999 to 2006. He served as the chairman board for the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB) from 2010 to 2016.

Kezala served as a principal of Health Tutors’ College Kampala, at the Ministry of Health in the government of Uganda from 1973 to 1977 and as a member of the Governing Council Health Tutors’ College - Makerere University from 2010 to 2016.

In 2016, Kezala led a comittee that was going to review the annual action plans on an annual basis to ensure successful implementation of the strategic plan under the support that was offered to Uganda Private Health Training Institutions Association (UPHTIA) by the USAID/Uganda private Health Support Program for 5 years.

In 2021, Kezala lodged in a Copyright or neighbouring rights registration application for his works "Research guidelines for student nurses and wives" and "application of scientific principles in patient care" with registrar of Copyright.

Kezala is serving as the chairman of the Uganda Private Health Training Insitutions Association(UPHTIA) from 2011 to date (as on 2024).

Kezala inauguarated as the president of Rotary Club of Jinja succeeding Mutyabule Wanume on the 30 June 2001 and served from 2001 to 2002. He also served as the assistant governor Eastern region of Uganda, District 9200 Rotary International from 2005 to 2007 and he became the country director of District 9200 Rotary International in 2008.

Kezala also served as the;


 * Secretary General for Busoga Kingdom from 1997 to 1998.
 * Secretary General of The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda from 1999 to 2005.
 * Chairman of Jinja College Parents Association from 2005 to 2007.
 * Chairman of Fairland University Council in Jinja from 2008 to 2010.
 * Vice Chairman of Governing Council of Namasagali University from 2009 to 2010.
 * Vice Chairperson of Board of Governors of St. Francis Hospital Nyenga from 1998 to 2004.
 * Vice Chairperson of the Governing Council of St. Gonzaga Gonza Secondary School, Kagoma in Jinja District from 2011 to 2016.
 * Chairman of Jinja College Parents Association.

Personal life
Kezala is married to Margaret Taitika Kezala (a retired Nurse) with whom they have with eight children.

Awards and recognitions

 * Kezala was a facilitator in Suakoko District at the The West African College of Nursing (WACN)/ Strengthening Health Delivery System (SHDS) curriculum workshop.

Research, publications and authorship

 * In 1972, "The Comfort of patients in Traction:a descriptive study".
 * In 1989, "Study of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents on open mole in children".
 * In 2015, "Assessment of Nursing and Midwifery Students in Uganda: The UNMEB Experience" The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Conference.

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