Ssentongo. M. Saadick is a Ugandan-based Medical Doctor (MBCHB) with a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research. He has 3 years of experience working in TB, HIV/AIDS, adolescent health, reproductive health, epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases, and research.
He is currently working with the AIDS Information Center (AIC) Soroti Regional Project (AIC SORP), a project aimed at reaching and sustaining Epidemic Control in Soroti Region Uganda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). With Support from the CDC, AIC SORP is implementing activities with a focus on HIV/AIDS prevention services, elimination of mother-to-child transmission services, Pediatric/adolescent, and adult HIV care and treatment cascade services, Tuberculosis Treatment services, and accelerating current key and priority population programs for female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs in 11 districts of North Eastern Uganda.
His research interest includes HIV cure and the epidemiology of infectious diseases including TB and HIV. He is keen to contribute to designing and implementation of healthcare models with fidelity to address the bottlenecks to effective implementation of projects in infectious and non-infectious diseases.
