Deborah Nanfuka
Software Engineer
Uganda
Summary
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Top SchoolDeborah Nanfuka is a software engineer with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience blending full-stack development and social impact work, based in Uganda. She has contributed to OpenMRS—enhancing EMR patient chart components and adding tests—while also building a print feature during Google Summer of Code that improved clinical record workflows. Comfortable across JavaScript frameworks (Vue, Angular), Python and web technologies, she applies agile and TDD practices to deliver user-centered solutions. Prior to tech, Deborah led community health and youth empowerment programs, managing projects that trained and funded over 150 vulnerable youths and established support groups for mental health and rehabilitation. That background gives her a rare combination of clinical social work insight and technical skill, enabling her to design software that addresses real-world social and healthcare problems. She is passionate about using lean, human-centered engineering to create sustainable community impact.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Degree in Social Work and Social Administration., Clinical/Medical Social Work, Hons Degree, Bachelors Degree in Social Work and Social Administration., Clinical/Medical Social Work, Hons Degree at Makerere university-Kampala
Github Skills (16)
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
jestjs10
openmrs10
react10
typescript-types10
jtest10
jes10
health9
microfrontend9
ehealth9
medical9
hl7-fhir8
smart-on-fhir8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openmrs/openmrs-esm-patient-chart
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
This repo houses all EMR patient chart components for OpenMRS v3
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 12 commits, 56 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Deborah primarily focused on enhancing the patient chart components within the OpenMRS v3 EMR system. Their work included fixing bugs related to the display of deceased patient information in the patient banner and modifying the appearance of the "Add" and "Edit" view buttons. Furthermore, the user contributed to the testing framework by adding new tests for vital signs and allergies forms, ensuring the correct rendering and functionality of form components. Additionally, they were involved in refactoring and refactoring components related to medication ordering and patient-banner related components.
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SamArsanios/sme-wallets
Dec 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:151 commits, 73 PRs, 1 comment in 4 months
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