Kitaka is a specialist in infectious diseases among children and adolescents, with special interest in
HIV/
AIDS infections among adolescents. She instructs
MBChB and
MMed students in pediatrics and adolescent medicine at Makerere University School of Medicine. She presents often at medical conferences inside and outside Uganda. She also gives motivational speeches to appropriate audiences. She served as a consultant to the
World Health Organization while formulating health guidelines for
pneumonia among children living with HIV/AIDS. She is a Fellow of the
Uganda National Academy of Sciences. ==Family==