- Assistant Teaching Professor, Global Health
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
United States of America
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Dr. Mukasa BVM, MSc, PhD, MS is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine. Dr. Mukasa received his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Field Epidemiology) from Makerere University, and a Ph.D. in Public Health (Epidemiology and Genetics) from Seoul National University, and a Masters in Genomic Medicine from Imperial College London. He was a researcher at the International Vaccine Institute in the Department of Biostatistics. Dr. Mukasa has conducted research involving undertaking large-scale analyses based on data from nationwide population-based prospective cohorts and has worked on the derivation of prediction equations to estimate future risk of complex diseases. Dr. Mukasa has also collaborated on infectious disease research involving conducting interventional and observational studies, such as vaccine effectiveness studies, disease surveillance, cost of illness and cost-effectiveness analysis studies, and community household surveys in low- and middle-income countries, such as research programs in Madagascar, Ghana, Malawi, Nepal, Mozambique, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia.
- PhD, Seoul National University
- MSc, Imperial College London
- MVPM, Makerere University
- BVM, Makerere University
- Korean
- Luganda
- Diarrheal Diseases
- Disease Surveillance
- Environmental Health (incl. Climate Change)
- Epidemiology
- Genomics
- Health Disparities
- Health Interventions
- HIV/AIDS
- Immunizations
- Infectious Diseases
- Maternal Child Health (incl. Reproductive Health)
- Neglected Diseases, Tropical Medicine (incl. Parasites)
- Non-Communicable Diseases
- Nutrition
- Prevention
- Social Determinants of Health
- STDs (other than HIV)
- Viruses
- Waterborne Diseases
- Zoonotic Diseases and Animal Health
Mukasa D, Kinuthia J, Meisner A, Matemo D, Schaafsma T, Morton J, Wandera C, Budiawan E, Kemuto V, Irine C, Odhiambo S, Bii M, Oduor B, Achieng E, Oyombra T, Ukah UV, Mugwanya KK; FP Plus Project Team.Oral preexposure prophylaxis use and the risk of bacterial sexually transmitted infections and HIV among African women: A prospective observational cohort study. PLOS Med. 2026 Mar 9;23(3):e1004962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004962. PMID: 41802176.
Mukasa D, Kinuthia J, Matemo D, Morton J, Wandera C, Ukah UV, Mugwanya KK; FP Plus Project Team. Population characteristics, PrEP eligibility, and trust in family planning providers among women accessing public family planning clinics in Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026 Feb 26;6(2):e0005480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005480. PMID: 41746960; PMCID: PMC12944804.
Park SE, Gedefaw A, Hailu D, Jeon Y, Mogeni OD, Jang GH, Mukasa D, Mraidi R, Kim DR, Getahun T, Mesfin Getachew E, Yeshitela B, Ayele Abebe S, Hussen M, Worku Demlie Y, Teferi M. Coverage of Two-Dose Preemptive Cholera Mass Vaccination Campaign in High-Priority Hotspots in Shashemene, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 12;79(Supplement_1):S33-S42. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae233. PMID: 38996035; PMCID: PMC11244208.
Worku Demlie Y, Gedefaw A, Jeon Y, Hailu D, Getahun T, Mogeni OD, Mukasa D, Jang GH, Pak GD, Kim DR, Getachew EM, Yeshitela B, Ayele Abebe S, Edosa M, Wossen M, Teferi M, Park SE. Retrospective Analysis of Cholera/Acute Watery Diarrhea Outbreaks in Ethiopia From 2001 To 2023: Incidence, Case Fatality Rate, and Seasonal and Multiyear Epidemic Patterns. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 12;79(Suppl 1):S8-S19. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae236. PMID: 38996039; PMCID: PMC11244192.
Semá Baltazar C, Langa JP, Baloi LD, Elias Chitio JJ, Manuel JA, Mboane RBJ, Assane S, Omar A, Manso M, Capitine I, Luiz N, Mukasa D, Jang GH, Park JY, Marks F, Mraidi R, Pak GD, Kim DR, Park SE. Cholera and diarrheal diseases in Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique: Systematic healthcare facility-based surveillance strengthening, characteristics of suspected cholera and diarrheal patients, and incidence of diarrheal diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Apr 30;18(4):e0011843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011843. PMID: 38687808; PMCID: PMC11086855.