About Dr. Alexander Kagaha
About Me
Dr. Alexander Kagaha is a Medical Sociologist, Anthropologist, and Public Health Researcher whose work examines the intersections of power, policy, healthcare systems, and social inequality. Through ethnographic and sociological inquiry, he explores how health policies, medical technologies, and institutional practices shape health outcomes and experiences across Africa.
Professional Profile
Dr. Alexander Kagaha is a Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Researcher at Makerere University School of Public Health. His research investigates the power and politics of medical practice, healthcare policy, and material technologies, with a particular focus on how social, political, and ecological forces influence health systems and disease experiences.
His doctoral research explored abortion care delivery in Uganda's restrictive legal and moral environment, revealing how power, risk, and healthcare inequities become embedded within institutional practices. His current work examines malaria in infants and young children through the lens of planetary health, consciousness, and human-environment interactions.
Beyond health systems research, Dr. Kagaha's scholarship critically examines global health governance, colonial legacies in knowledge production, and the politics of absence in African research and postdoctoral training.
Research Interests
Career Highlights
University of the Witwatersrand (2021)
Wellcome Trust Research Grant
Academic & Research Experience
Uganda, Sweden, South Africa & UK Collaborations
Dr. Alexander Kagaha
Academic Journey
PhD
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
MA Sociology
Makerere University
MSc Development Management
University of Agder, Norway
BA Social Sciences
Makerere University
Dr. Alexander Kagaha
Awards & Research Grants
Dr. Alexander Kagaha has received competitive international research funding and academic fellowships supporting innovative research in public health, medical sociology, and health systems across Africa.
