2026 East Africa Journey
Mentors
Meet the mentors of the 2026 WomenLift Health Journey East Africa cohort.
Cohort A
Dr. Sara Koki Muli- Kinagwi
Country Director,
UCSF Global Programs for Research and Training
Dr. Milly Kaggwa
Women Health Lead PSI
Dr. Ines Kaze Gege Buki
Country Director, Chemonics International
Allen Nankunda Babihuga
Founding member and Executive Director,
Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU)
Prudence Masako
Country Director
CARE Tanzania
Dr. Rose Wafula
Senior Deputy Director, Medical Services, MOH, Kenya, Former Head of NASCOP
Dr. Beatrice Mushi
Program Manager, MUHAS-ORCI-UCSF Cancer Collaboration
Dr. Basiliana Emidi
Principal Research Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Dr. Nkirote Mugambi-Nyaboga
Chief of Party, Tamatisha TB at Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya
Joyce Wanderi
Chief Program Officer, Girl Effect
Cohort B
Dr. Sheila Macharia
Managing Director, East and Southern Africa Regional Hub, FP2030
Dr. Caroline Tatua
Regional Health Lead-Asia, International Rescue Committee
Dr. Josephine Kibaru
Reproductive Health Expert
Janet Muriuki
Executive Director and Lead Consultant, Ideal Health Organization
Josephine Mbiyu
Country Team Lead- NPI Expand Project, The Palladium Group
Dr. Suzanne Kiwanuka
Head, Health Policy Planning and Management Department, Makerere University School of Public Health
Dr. Immaculate Mutisya
Public Health Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kenya
Dr. Anne Musuva
Acting CEO Kenya HealthCare Federation
Elsie Sang-Oketch
Health and Nutrition, Specialty in Eye Health Programming, The Fred Hollows Foundation Kenya
Dr. Idyoro Ojukwu
Consultant, Cervical Cancer Screening, WHO South Sudan
2026 East Africa Leadership Journey
Coaches
Meet the coaches of the 2026 WomenLift Health Journey East Africa cohort.
Anyima Okundi
Leadership Coach
Estelle Wongani Nuki
Leadership Coach
Grace Waiganjo
Leadership Coach
Irene Miru
Leadership Coach
Juliet Ntabgoba
Leadership Coach
Sibongile S. Muwamba
Leadership Coach
Susan Chabuka Banda-Mudiwa
Leadership Coach
Tamala Chirwa
Leadership Coach
Terry Kigundu, PhD
Leadership Facilitator | Identity-Based Executive Coach
Thuli Segalo
Leadership Coach
Tumi Frazier
Leadership Coach
2025 East Africa Signature Journey
Mentors
Meet the mentors of the 2025 WomenLift Health Signature Journey East Africa cohort.
Allen Nankunda Babihuga
Founding member and Executive Director,
Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU)
Caroline Mbindyo
CEO, Amref Health Innovations,
Amref Health Africa
Dr. Ines Buki
Country Director, Chemonics International
Prudence Masako
Country Director
CARE Tanzania
Dr. Sara Koki Muli- Kinagwi
Country Director,
UCSF Global Programs for Research and Training
Irene Ogongo
Lead Advisor, Nia Healthcare Solutions
Dr. Anne Musuva
Regional Director, East & Southern Africa, ThinkWell
Elsie Sang-Oketch
Health and Nutrition, Specialty in Eye Health Programming, The Fred Hollows Foundation Kenya
Dr. Nkirote (Lorraine) Mugambi-Nyaboga
Centre for Health Solutions-Kenya, Chief of Party-USAID Tamatisha TB
Joyce Wanderi
Chief Program Officer, Girl Effect
2025 WomenLift Health Leadership Journey on Family Planning and Contraceptive Access
Mentors
Meet our 2025 Mentors in Family Planning and contraceptive access
Dr. Caroline Tatua
Health Technical Advisor, The International Rescue Committee
Dr. Sheila Macharia
Managing Director, East and Southern Africa Regional Hub, FP2030
Dr. Josephine Kibaru
Reproductive Health Expert
Dr. Betty Wariari
Associate Director, Maternal Newborn and Child Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative
Dr. Idyoro Ojukwu
Consultant, Cervical Cancer Screening, WHO South Sudan
Josephine Mbiyu
Country Team Lead- NPI Expand Project, The Palladium Group
Prof. Mags Beksinska
Research Professor & Executive Director, Wits MRU (MatCH Research Unit) Dept of O&G, University of the Witwatersrand
Adjoa Kwarteng
Principal, Genesis Analytics
Ntindah Luembe
Director, Implementing Mechanisms and Initiatives (IMI), Reproductive Supplies Coalition
Dr. Rose Wafula
Senior Deputy Director, Medical Services, MOH, Kenya, Former Head of NASCOP
2024 East Africa Signature Journey
Mentors
Meet the mentors of the 2024 WomenLift Health Signature Journey East Africa cohort.
Allen Nankunda Babihuga
Founding member and Executive Director,
Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU)
Caroline Mbindyo
CEO, Amref Health Innovations,
Amref Health Africa
Dr. Ines Buki
Country Director, Chemonics International
Prudence Masako
Country Director
CARE Tanzania
Dr. Rose A. Costa Mapuor
Associate Professor and a consultant of Pediatrics and Child Health
Dr. Sara Koki Muli- Kinagwi
Country Director,
UCSF Global Programs for Research and Training
2024 East Africa Leadership Journey on Family Planning and Contraceptive Access
Mentors
Meet our 2024 Mentors in Family Planning and contraceptive access
Prof. Anne-Beatrice Kihara
President, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
Evelyn Opondo
Africa Director, International Center for Research on Women
Dr. Caroline Tatua
Health Technical Advisor, The International Rescue Committee
Dr. Sheila Macharia
Managing Director, East and Southern Africa Regional Hub, FP2030
Dr. Josephine Kibaru
Reproductive Health Expert
Akaco Ekirapa
Health Team Leader/ Health Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (British High Commission, Nairobi)
Program Advisory Team
Meet our 2024 Program Advisory Team in Family Planning and contraceptive access
Prof. Anne-Beatrice Kihara
President, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
Evelyn Opondo
Africa Director, International Center for Research on Women
Laneta Dorflinger, PhD
Director of Product Development, FHI 360
Dr Samukeliso Dube
Executive Director, FP2030
2023 East Africa Leadership Journey
Mentors
Meet the mentors of the 2023 WomenLift Health Leadership Journey East Africa cohort.
Allen Nankunda Babihuga
Founding member and Executive Director,
Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU)
Caroline Mbindyo
CEO, Amref Health Innovations,
Amref Health Africa
Dr. Hakiba Solange
Chief of Party
USAID-Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA)
Prudence Masako
Country Director
CARE Tanzania
Dr. Rose A. Costa Mapuor
Associate Professor and a consultant of Pediatrics and Child Health
Dr. Sara Koki Muli- Kinagwi
Country Director,
UCSF Global Programs for Research and Training
2022 East Africa Leadership Journey
Mentors
Meet the mentors of the 2022 WomenLift Health Leadership Journey East Africa cohort.
Caroline Mbindyo
Chief Executive Officer
Amref Health Innovations Amref Health Africa
Harriet Mayanja-Kizza
Professor of Medicine
College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
Dr. Irene Mukui
Head, HIV Disease
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Jane Mwangi
Pillar Chief
CDC DGHT Laboratory and Health systems
Jeanine Condo
Chief Executive Officer
CIIC-HIN
Dr. Sara Koki Muli- Kinagwi
Country Director
UCSF Global Programs for Research and Training
East Africa Leadership Journey Coaches
Coaches
Meet the coaches of the inaugural WomenLift Health Leadership Journey East Africa cohort.
Grace Waiganjo
Coach
Irene Miru
Coach
Norah Njuba Bwaya - PhD, PCC
Associate Feedback Coach
Thuli Segalo
Executive Coach