Lydia Kapiriri
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Overview

For countries with limited health-care resources, setting priorities necessitates hard decisions. How does HIV/AIDS stack up against maternal health? Where does cancer treatment fit into the mix? What about emergency services?

Areas of Expertise

Professional ethics Health services and systems Health policy Global Health Health Systems Priority Setting Equity, Black Race, and Health Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Public Health Ethics

McMaster Affiliations

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Professor

Health, Aging & Society

Member

Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

Leadership in Teaching and Learning Fellow

Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching

Background

Degrees

Doctorate

Doctor of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen

Master's

Masters of Medicine in Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala

Master's

Public Health and Primary Health Care Management, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam

Bachelor (MB Ch B)

Bachelor of Medicine and General Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala

Postgraduate training

Post Doctorate

Bioethics, University of Toronto

Contact

kapirir@mcmaster.ca

(905) 525-9140 ext. 27203

Lydia KapiririProfessor, Health, Aging & Society