1. Who is Dr. Ian Clarke?
Dr. Ian Clarke is a physician, missionary, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and politician in Uganda.
2. What is Dr. Ian Clarke’s career?
Dr. Ian Clarke is the current Chairman of the Uganda Healthcare Federation. its represents the country’s private health sector. It is the most recent Chairman of the East Africa Healthcare Federation, an umbrella body. The organisation promotes integration and innovation to improve overall health standards in the region.
3. What is Dr. Ian Clarke’s family background?
Dr. Ian Clarke was born in South Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1952 to Thomas and Jean Clarke.
4. What are the further details about Dr. Ian Clarke?
Dr. Ian Clarke is a renowned physician, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who has lived and worked in Uganda for over 30 years and has been Chairman of the Advisory Board of CTI for East Africa.
5. What is Dr. Ian Clarke’s educational background?
Dr. Ian Clarke studied human medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Medicine and 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
6. What inspired Dr. Clarke to come to Uganda?
Dr. Clarke read about the AIDS epidemic in Uganda and decided to come to see for himself.
He was taken to Kiwoko Village in the present-day Nakaseke District in the Luweero Triangle.
Dr Clarke arrived in 1987, at the tail end of the Uganda 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 program, a neonatal ICU, and full general hospital facilities.
He later moved to Kampala, setting up his first clinic (International Medical Centre) within the Kampala Pentecostal Church Building (Watoto Church) on Buganda Road in Central Kampala.
His vision continued to grow and he subsequently opened International Hospital Kampala (IHK) in Old Kampala where the first open heart surgery was carried out. IHK subsequently grew and moved to Namuwogo, another Kampala suburb.
The 110-bed facility is the only ISO-certified hospital in Uganda which strives to continue bridging the gap in private healthcare provision in Uganda by providing quality, affordable healthcare. The hospital has state-of-the-art facilities including specialties such as obstetrics and gynaecology, Paediatrics, and plastic surgery.
7. What inspired Dr. Ian Clarke to join Ugandan politics?
Dr. Clarke entered Ugandan politics in November 2010 by securing a nomination as an independent candidate contest for the chairmanship of Makindye Division.
He was motivated to run due to the bad roads and poor living conditions within his community. His three pillars in the election were: “good roads, good health, and economic development”.
He enjoyed a landmark victory and was sworn into office as mayor in May 2011 to serve for a five-year term.
8. What are Dr. Ian Clarke’s achievements in Uganda?
In 2015, Dr. Clarke established the Clarke Junior School, intending to move the stream of education in Uganda from a knowledge-based format to the development of critical thinking.
He is also the head of Clarke Group, Ltd.
It is an enterprise that spans the agribusiness, education, hospitality, and healthcare sectors which include;
The International Hospital in Kampala.
A 100- bed private hospital that is a part of the International Medical Group, the largest private healthcare group in Uganda.
He is the founder of the Kiwoko Hospital in the Luwero District, which includes a school of nursing and lab technology.
In 2008, he founded Clarke International University in Kampala, which originated as a health sciences college and now includes a business school and IT faculty at its new Tank Hill campus.
He has further projects in Juba, South Sudan and in Zanzibar, Tanzania where his family built owns and operates a boutique hotel.
9. Who is Dr. Ian Clarke’s wife?
Dr. Clarke’s wife is Roberta Clarke who lives with him in Kampala.
The oldest son ‘Sean’ oversees the approximately 12 clinics that his father owns in Uganda. Their daughter ‘Lauren’ is a nurse and lives in Ireland. Their youngest son ‘Michael’ runs the family hotel in Zanzibar.
10. What is Dr. Ian Clarke’s net worth?
Dr. Clarke has an estimated net worth of US$15 million including his monthly salary and the different projects he runs.
