Kimani Karuga, MSc
Senior Country Program Officer
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Nairobi, Kenya
Kimani is a seasoned public health leader with nearly 25 years of experience providing strategic and technical leadership to large-scale health programmes across Africa, with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition. He has held senior leadership roles at Options Consultancy Services, Save the Children and other international organisations, overseeing multi-country portfolios and advancing health systems strengthening, policy reform and service delivery improvements. His work bridges health policy, financing and frontline service delivery, bringing together governments, development partners and implementing organisations to translate evidence into action. He has a strong track record of supporting health sector reforms, strengthening institutional capacity and fostering locally led solutions that improve the quality, equity and sustainability of healthcare.
He holds an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and is pursuing a PhD in Public Health. Outside his professional life, Kimani loves spending time with family and, at the slightest excuse, setting off on adventures to explore the wonders of nature, discover new destinations, and savour life’s simple pleasures.