Director and Epidemiologist, Nyanza Reproductive Health Society

Kisumu, Kenya

I am a seasoned epidemiologist with over 20 years of clinical, administrative, implementation, and research experience in Kenya. Currently I am the Director of Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS), overseeing the organization’s administration, research and programming. Over the years, I have established a reputation of excellence in project leadership, strategy development, research, and monitoring and evaluation in HIV/AIDS, STIs, infectious diseases, adolescent health, LGBTI health and reproductive health. I provide comprehensive strategic and operational leadership to ensure that all NRHS programming and research is quality, compliant, and technically sound. I also have an in depth understanding of Kenya’s and regional health and development landscape, having collaborated closely with national governments, NGOs, and donors across the region. I am the current chair of the MSM Health Research Consortium and have also conducted several trainings in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia. I have published in peer reviewed journals, presented in local and international conferences and worked in technical working groups and round tables to formulate, design and disseminate policies and best practices. I also have a passion for emergency medicine and is a certified Advanced Trauma Life Support trainer by the American College of Surgeons and I am also an adjunct Faculty at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in the School of Public Health teaching post graduate courses and also an external research thesis supervisor in various universities. I earned my MPH and PhD in Public Health Epidemiology from the University of Western Cape, South Africa.