Contributor: Ian Spillman 🖋️ 📸
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Dr. Ian Spillman has twice served as Medical Superintendent of Kisiizi Hospital at the beautiful falls that power it. Originally a paediatrician from the UK, he and his Dutch spouse Hanna, a nurse midwife, first came to Kisiizi in 1987 for six years and then returned in 2012 for a ten-year stint. They remain on the board of directors of Stre@mline Health Tech, a digital platform facilitating community-based health insurance, and co-ordinate the Friends of Kisiizi organisation of supporters. Still regularly visiting Kisiizi, Hanna and Dr. Ian are based in Christchurch, England [bio updated: 2026-06]
Contributions
- Ebola & Travel to Uganda or Rwanda: Separating Fact from Fear 🖋️ 14 June 2026
- A Month in the Life of a Rural Hospital 🖋️ 📸 18 October 2021
- Staying Healthy in Uganda and Rwanda — 2 Doctors’ 7 Pieces of Advice 🖋️ 4 October 2021
- Kisiizi Falls: From Tragedy to Hope 🖋️ 📸 6 September 2021