Global Health Program Annual Report 2021

Passion for Health
I am currently a senior resident in Pediatrics and
Child Health in my final year of studies. During my
free time I do private practice with urban hospitals
around Kampala. My passion for Pediatrics and
Child Health is rooted in my fourth year of medical
school where the field is just another unique,
interesting, and satisfying discipline.
Children are the future and deserve the best care
to attain their full potential. It is this passion that
led me to pediatric critical care. In Uganda there
are hardly any pediatric critical care specialists
to provide this kind of service to the little angels.
I hope one day I will be the one providing such
service. Beyond pediatrics, it’s passion for health
for those who are underprivileged—a passion
seen in my medical background where I worked
for private non-for-profit institutions whose
overall goal is to provide the best healthcare to
those who had only dreamt of it.
Maurice Okao, MD
Medical resident at Makerere University College of Health
Sciences, Uganda
Three weeks ago I achieved another milestone of
my life when I married Monica Acen. My wife is a
medical doctor currently working as a teaching
assistant at Lira University Teaching Hospital. I am
proud to have a partner who shares my passions
and dreams such that we can be mutually
supportive of one another.
“Children are the future
and deserve the best
care to attain their full
potential.”
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