Justina Geraldine Najjuka

Sr. Dr. Justina Geraldine Najjuka (referred to as Sister Doctor Justina Liliana Lucy Geraldine Najjuka) is a Ugandan religious sister, author and plastic surgeon. She was the first African Roman Catholic nun to become a surgeon in East and Central Africa.

Background and education Najjuka was the first of 25 children born to Eli Canaan Sserwanga, a land surveyor, and Maria Hellena Namazzi, a teacher and one of the founders of Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Namugongo.

In 1970, Najjuka joined the Little Sisters of St. Francis, Nkokonjeru Convent, and on 21 December 1975, she professed to be a nun. From Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Najjuka has a Master in Health Service Management. and a "Fellow of the International College of Surgeons".

The organisation's website reports that as of 2022, she is currently the "Head of Surgical Centre Smile Train Mbarara (SCSTM) at the Good Samaritan Village Helpers Centre in Uganda". Under the organisation, Najjuka performs cleft surgeries as well as "providing nutritional support to babies who are too underweight to receive cleft surgery safely".

Other Najjuka occasionally presents on a local radio station, Radio Sapientia, on health-related matters and is a Rotarian.

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