Background
Shija, Joseph Kayoba was born on September 13, 1939 in Misha, Tabora, Tanzania. Son of Simon Shija Kayoba and Odilia Kadesha Bugumba.
Shija, Joseph Kayoba was born on September 13, 1939 in Misha, Tabora, Tanzania. Son of Simon Shija Kayoba and Odilia Kadesha Bugumba.
Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Makerere University, Uganda, 1967.
Medical intern, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, Tanzania, 1967-1968; surgical registrar, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1968-1972; consultant surgeon, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1972-1975; consultant pediatrics surgeon, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1975-1979; head pediatrics surgery, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1975-1994; head surgery, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1977-1982; professor surgery, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1979-1994; professor pediatrics surgery, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, since 1995. Fulbright visiting scholar Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1983. Visiting professor U. Zimbabwe, Harare, 1984-1987.
Fellow Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Association Surgeons of East Africa (chairman 1979-1980). Member Tanzania Medical Association (president 1976-1978), British Association Pediatrics Surgeons (council member 1993-1996).
Married Lucia Hiyobo, December 21, 1968 (deceased August 1975). Children: Charles, Emmanuel. Married Margaret Makule, March 4, 1978.
Children: Catherine, Ana Maria.