Dr. Rose Jalang’o, is a Public Health Physician and Vaccinology specialist with over 15 years of experience in health systems and immunization. She serves as Head of the National Vaccines and Immunization Program at Kenya’s Ministry of Health, leading national vaccine policy, strategy, and program implementation, overseeing rollouts of HPV, yellow fever, COVID-19, typhoid conjugate, and malaria vaccines, and serving as Co-PI in multiple vaccine trials. She previously led Strategic Information Management and Communications for the program, and began her career as a Medical Officer of Health at Thika Level 5 Hospital.
She holds an MBChB and MPH from the University of Nairobi, with advanced vaccinology training through the ADVAC Fellowship (University of Geneva), the International Vaccinology Course (Seoul), and the African Vaccinology Course (Cape Town). She received the East and Southern Africa EPI Managers Award (2024) and was selected for the ASTMH Mid-Career Leaders Program (2025).
She believes women’s leadership drives meaningful change through diverse perspectives, empathy, and community-centered approaches, building equitable, resilient health systems and inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Fun fact: Dr. Jalang’o has eight dogs; three Boerboels and five German Shepherds, 15 fruit trees on her home farm, and a bracelet collection from 21 countries and counting.