Denis Saire | Global Health Corps

Denis Saire

Denis

Co-fellow

Breeanna

Breeanna Lorenzen

Placement Country: Uganda
Title: Health Officer
"Since healthcare decisions are made at the managerial level, the fellowship is grooming me into a future healthcare manager who will make decisions and health policies that are pro-health equity."

Denis is from Uganda. He graduated from International Health Sciences University in Kampala, Uganda, with a Bachelors of Science in Public Health. He also holds a diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health from Mbale School of Clinical Officers in Uganda. While practicing medicine at Kyetume Health Center, a faith-based nonprofit health unit in the rural areas of the Mukono district in Uganda, he changed the approach to disease management from curative to preventive. With his help, community-based disease prevention programs were initiated. Notably, he initiated the very successful water and sanitation program that reduced the incidence of diarrheal diseases among local children by more than a half. Denis worked at Kyetume Health Center for five years before joining GHC. He is motivated by present and anticipated challenges and he works hard to achieve set goals.