Dr. Dennis Addo is a highly accomplished health professional who is passionate about transforming healthcare in Africa and globally. With a diverse background in medicine, entrepreneurship, innovation, and public health consulting, he has gained a wealth of experience across multiple sectors in the health industry. Dennis is currently the Global Lead for COVID Safe Paths, a project at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is the Founder and CEO of Claron Health International, a Managed and Digital Healthcare Company in Africa with Global Ambitions. Claron Health International is an Innovative Corporate Health and Wellness Company delivering Medical, Occupational, and Preventative Healthcare Services across Africa.
During his military service, Dennis worked as the Senior Medical Officer with the United Nations Interim Mission to Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the United Nations Mission to Ivory Coast (UNOCI), responsible for the healthcare of thousands of Soldiers and the health needs of many deprived and war-torn communities.
Dennis is a member of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. He holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University, where he was an Edward S. Mason and Adrian Cheng Fellow. As a Cheng Fellow, Dennis is piloting Wala Digital Health, an Innovative Digital Marketplace for Blood Donation, Processing, and Delivery, to tackle the fatal consequences of blood shortages in developing countries. He obtained his Undergraduate and Medical Degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and his postgraduate degrees from the Hebrew University and the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a graduate of the MIT Entrepreneurship Program.
In 2017, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Ghana appointed Dennis as a Board Member to assist in reforming the NHIA, aiming to offer Social Health Insurance and Financial Risk Protection to all Ghanaians.
As a committed community leader, Dennis founded the Water, Energy, and Resources Conservation Club, an NGO that promotes the conservation of natural resources in Ghanaian schools. He has also served as a Technical Advisor and evaluator for multimillion-dollar projects funded by Rotary International in Northern Uganda and other parts of the world. He recently received an appointment as a Rotary Cadre Technical Coordinator for Africa.