Dr. Dennis Addo

Global Lead for COVID Safe Paths, MIT Media Lab (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)

Founder and CEO of Claron Health International (Africa)

Senior Medical Officer with UN Interim Mission to Lebanon (UNIFIL) and UN Mission to Ivory Coast (UNOCI)

Board Member of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Ghana (appointed in 2017)

Leading Wala Digital Health, an innovative digital marketplace for blood donation, processing, and delivery in developing countries

Leading and managing multimillion-dollar projects with Rotary International in Northern Uganda and other global locations

Edward S. Mason Fellow, Harvard University

Adrian Cheng Fellow, Harvard University

Appointed as a Rotary Cadre Technical Coordinator for Africa

Various recognitions for his leadership and impact in healthcare and public health sectors

Dr. Dennis Addo is deeply involved in transforming healthcare across Africa and globally. As the Founder of Claron Health International, he has led initiatives that deliver medical, occupational, and preventative healthcare services across Africa.

He is a former Senior Medical Officer with UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon and Ivory Coast, where he was responsible for the health needs of soldiers and war-torn communities.

As a Cheng Fellow at Harvard, he is piloting Wala Digital Health, addressing the critical blood donation shortage in developing countries.

He has contributed to healthcare policy reforms in Ghana through his work with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).

Dennis has also been recognized for his work in promoting environmental conservation through his founding of the Water, Energy, and Resources Conservation Club.