WomenLift Health has selected the inspiring leaders below to participate in the fourth East Africa Cohort of the Leadership Journey, a fully-funded leadership initiative designed to support women through the challenges and opportunities of advancing to senior leadership positions in global health.
Anatomical Pathologist, Muhimbili National Hospital
Program Manager - River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis, The Carter Center, RBLF Program South Sudan
Supply chain expert, Independent consultant
Lecturer and head of pharmacology department in the school of medicine., University of Juba
Clinical Research Scientist, KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR)
Consultant, Independent consultant
Consultant Paediatrician & Pulmonologist and Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi
Lecturer in Maternal Health, Kabarak University
Emergency Preparedness and Response Cluster Lead, World Health Organisation
Head of Medical Services, Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital
Claims Management Lead Executive Officer, Ethiopian Health Insurance Service
Primary Health Care and Strategic Partnerships Director, Amref Health Africa
Senior Girls and Women’s Empowerment Specialist, World Bank
Health economist and Health systems specialist, Freelance
Nurse, Fort Ternan Subcounty Hospital, Kericho County Government
Country Director, Girl Effect Ethiopia
Monitoring Evaluation and Grants Specialist, United States Peace Corps
Policy and Advocacy Manager, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology/ Affiliate Associate Professor in Global Health/ Director, University of Nairobi/University of Washington/ KAVI Institute of Clinical Research
Deployable Technical Emergency Advisor, Save the Children International Global Humanitarian Surge Team
Program Implementation Manager, Ubuntu Center for Peace
Managing Director, Rwanda Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RSOG)
Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF
Consultant Internist and Nephrologist, Mekelle University’s College of Health Sciences and Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Technical Lead for Health at Global Communities, Pamoja Tuwalishe program
Acting Director, Health Workforce Development, Mastercard Foundation
Program Manager, Fred Hutch
Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), TB and Business Unit_ National Coodinator at TTWN, SHDEPHA+ & Tanzania TB Women Network (TTWN)
Project Manager, Amref Health Africa
Paediatrician at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Muhimbili National Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, Mekelle University
Assistant Commissioner, Department of National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Ministry of Health, Uganda
Lecturer and Chair of the Department of Midwifery, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Assistant Coordinator for the LEA-WH Programme, KEMRI
Senior Technical Advisor, Health in Emergencies, CARE USA
Head of Division – Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH), Africa CDC
Senior Child health advisor, JHPIEGO_ Rwanda
Senior Program Officer Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment, Ministry of Health, Uganda
Program Manager_ Deputy Country Director, PEPFAR_ Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Executive Director, African Palliative Care Association
Chair Person, Koria Women Empowerment Association (KWEA)
Head, Division of Essential Health Products and Technologies, Department of Health, County Government of Mombasa, Kenya
Principal Research Officer,National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
Lead Project Officer Leap Program, Amref Health Africa
Consultant Restorative Dentist head of Dental Department, Juba Teaching Hospital
SRHR_GBV Project Manager, Amref Health Africa
Consultant Pathologist, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK)
Program Manager, AMPATH POCUS Innovation Program
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer (MHPSS Officer), Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR)
Clinical psychologist and programme management specialist, MRC_UVRI & LSHTM Uganda
Country Director, Girl Effect, Tanzania
Project Technical Director for the CDC_PEPFAR-funded HIV_TB Care and Treatment Program, Amref Health Africa
Head of Kenya’s National Vaccines and Immunization Program, Ministry of Health, Kenya
Co-founder and CEO, Hope Springs Health Foundation
General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Quality and Safety, Kenya BioVax Institute
Strategic Planning and Evidence Synthesis Consultant, International Institute for Primary Health Care-Ethiopia (IPHC-E)
Feeding Technical Expert and Partners Liaison, Blue Care Foundation
Senior Nutrition Consultant, UNICEF
Consultant Pathologist, AdPath Laboratories , Machakos County
