Our Story
Humanity Direct was founded in 2013 after the wives of Co-Founders Nick Swift & Marc Shalam had to have emergency surgery during childbirth.
Grateful for the medical care that saved their loved-ones lives they launched Humanity Direct to fund as many life-saving & life changing operations for those without the same access to vital surgery.

Meet the team

Dickson Kazosi

Betty Nakimuli

Marc Shalam

Sylvia Nakaweesi

Nick Swift

Dr John Ssekabira
Major Majwala Mead

Dr Dan Namaguzi

Katrina Swift

Dr Julius Wambete
Dr Wambete is an expert in in the management of diseases affecting the ear, nose, throat, head and neck including chronic sinusitis, tonsillitis and nasal breathing issues. His operations have helped hundreds of our young patients to breath properly again. Dr Wambete is a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa.

Dr Hussein Ssenyonjo
Dr Ssenyonjo is one of twelve neurosurgeons in Uganda and has performed neurosurgery on all our patients with hydrocephalus and brain tumours. Dr Ssenyonjo is the Secretary General of Neurosurgical society of Uganda, Assistant Country Program Director of neurosurgery training, a member of the Paediatric Tumour Board of the Uganda Cancer Institute and is the current President of The Association of Surgeons of Uganda.

Dr Adriane Kamulegeya
Consultant Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon
Dr Kamulegeya BDS has worked closely with Humanity Direct for a while performing a series of maxillofacial operations. Dr Kamulegeya is Clinical head at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Associate Professor of Makerere University, Kampala

Rose
Rose is a vital part of our eye-test team and has performed thousands of eye tests helping to measuring patients visual acuity, visual fields and identifying the lenses they need.
History
2013
Marc, Katrina and Nick establish Humanity Direct and fund our first patients at the renowned Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa Somaliland.
2014
2016
2019
2020-2021
2023 and beyond
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