# Wilton Sebastian Kezala

Wilton Sebastian Kezala Wakooli (born 24 May 1938) is a Ugandan professor, academic administrator, medical educationist, researcher, and nurse. He co-founded the International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS), Uganda in 1998. He served as chairman for the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB). He is a co-founder and former chairman of the Uganda Private Health Training Institutions Association (UPHTIA). He is a former secretary general for The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda and also Busoga Kingdom. He is the executive director of the International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS). He served also served as a Consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO) at Cuttington University College (CUC) in the Division of Nursing.

## 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. He 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.

## 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.
In 1985, Kezala served as a consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO) consultant at Cuttington University College (CUC) in the Division of Nursing. He was a facilitator in Suakoko District at The West African College of Nursing (WACN)/ Strengthening Health Delivery System (SHDS) curriculum workshop.
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 committee 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 Institutions 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.

## Personal life

Kezala is married to Margaret Taitika Kezala (a retired Nurse) who is also the mother of his children.

## 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.

## Read also

* Paul Waako
* Alice Nabatanzi
* Maud Kamatenesi Mugisha
* Patrick Ogwang
* Peter Kyobe Waiswa
* Celestino Obua