Ian Clarke (physician)
| Ian Clarke | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) South Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Residence | Makindye, Uganda |
| Nationality | British and Ugandan |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom and Uganda |
| Alma mater |
Queens University Belfast (Bachelor of Obstetrics) (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) (Master of Science in Public Health) |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1986 – present |
| Known for |
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| Home town | Armagh |
| Title |
Mayor Makindye Division |
| Spouse(s) | Roberta Clarke |
| Children | 3 |
Ian Clarke, MBChB BAO, DTM&H, MSc, is a physician, missionary, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and politician in Uganda. Since May 2011, he has been mayor of Makindye Division, one of the five administrative units of the Kampala Capital City Authority.
Clarke was born in South Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1952 to Thomas and Jean Clarke. He studied human medicine at Queens University Belfast, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and a Bachelor of Obstetrics, as is customary in Irish medical schools. In 1987, he obtained a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). He followed up in 1994 with a Master of Science in Public Health, also from LSTM.
Clarke read about the AIDS epidemic in Uganda and decided to come see for himself. He was taken to Kiwoko Village in present-day Nakaseke District in the Luweero Triangle. He arrived in 1987, at the tail end of the Ugandan Bush War, which he had been unaware of until he arrived. He subsequently returned with his family under the auspices of the Church Mission Society to work in Kiwoko. Clarke initially treated his patients under a tree before going on to establish Kiwoko Hospital which, as of March 2015, maintained a nurses training school, a laboratory technician training school, a large community health programme, a neonatal ICU, and full general hospital facilities.
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