Interoperable health platforms
Architecture and delivery for continental and national health information systems that can exchange data securely.
Professional profile
Dennis Kibiye
Enterprise Systems Architect
I help public-health institutions and enterprise organisations design, govern, and operate practical information systems—secure, interoperable, and sustainable enough to support real operational decisions. My work spans continental and national digital health platforms, enterprise applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the leadership needed to deliver them with governments and partners.
Senior Systems and Technology Officer · Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), African Union
Secure hosting & infrastructure
What I work on
Practical systems for public-health and institutional operations
My work sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture, digital health platforms, secure infrastructure, and the leadership required to deliver them with governments and partners.
Enterprise systems & MIS leadership
Institutional applications, operating models, and governance that make digital services reliable day to day.
Security, hosting & continuity
Secure infrastructure, policy frameworks, and operational resilience for production environments.
Practical digital transformation
From paper processes to governed workflows—with documentation, training, and sustainable ownership.
Capability areas
Domains where I contribute leadership and technical depth
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Digital transformation and enterprise architecture
I help institutions move from fragmented tools and paper-heavy processes to governed digital platforms—balancing strategy, architecture, budgeting, and operational delivery.
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Public-health information systems
Experience designing, customizing, and supporting health information systems used for workforce, surveillance, emergency operations, and programme decision support.
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Surveillance, emergency preparedness, and response systems
Supporting information management, analytics, and technology readiness for emergency operations—from PHEOC equipment and workflows to situational products and system reliability.
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Health-data interoperability and data platforms
Work on consolidating and exchanging surveillance, laboratory, demographic, and programme data through standards-aware architecture, ETL, and governance controls.
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Software development and systems integration
Hands-on experience building and integrating institutional applications—from registries and approvals workflows to portals, trackers, and national digital services.
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ERP and business applications
Experience supporting enterprise and business application environments, including exposure to Microsoft Dynamics NAV and SAP application contexts alongside institutional business systems.
Featured work
Institutional MIS leadership and enterprise digital systems
Africa CDC required stronger institutional information systems, documentation workflows, service operations, and a coherent MIS function to support continental public-health operations.
Role: Senior Systems and Technology Officer; Ag. MIS Division Team Lead (2023–2024); Software Development Team Lead.
Established MIS as an operational institutional function with expanded staffing and budget; delivered enterprise systems that automated approvals and registry processes, improved document accessibility, and strengthened operational support for Africa CDC units.
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Enterprise business systems and digital platforms
Institutional MIS leadership and enterprise digital systems
Paper-heavy approvals and registry processes, fragmented applications, and limited divisional capacity constrained efficiency, auditability, and digital service delivery.
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Data platforms, interoperability, and analytics
Continental data platform architecture and interoperability
Heterogeneous national systems, varying data standards, and sovereignty-sensitive exchange requirements make continental analytics and interoperability complex.
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Public-health systems and emergency operations
PHEOC readiness and Member State technical support
Member States and regional centres required assessments, equipment readiness, installation support, and stronger information management practices.
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Infrastructure, cloud, hosting, security, and DevOps
Institutional IT tenant migration and secure hosting operations
Migrating production collaboration and hosting environments while preserving continuity, security, and data integrity.
Career summary
From district systems to continental platforms
A trajectory grounded in national digital health delivery in Uganda and continental systems leadership at Africa CDC—combining software, infrastructure, governance, and team leadership.
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November 2022 – Present
Senior Systems and Technology Officer
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), African Union
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June 2021 – October 2022
Information Management Officer
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), African Union
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February 2021 – June 2021
MIS Unit Head / Management Information System Coordinator
GOAL International
Thought leadership interests
Questions that shape how I work
Selected themes for writing, speaking, and institutional conversations. Full articles are listed on the Insights page where published materials exist.
- Sustainable software choices: in-house development, open source, and commercial platforms
- Digital transformation in public-health institutions
- Enterprise architecture and health-data interoperability
- Data governance, cybersecurity, and long-term institutional ownership
- Capacity building and knowledge transfer for national technical teams