2024 EAST AFRICA COHORT:
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

LIFT-OFF EVENT

February 5, 2025

Thank you for being a part of Lift-Off and celebrating the remarkable 2024 East Africa Leadership Journey Cohort with us.

You can watch the recordings of the cohort members’ presentations below.

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Leadership Project Presentations

Centering Women & Girls in Health

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Watch: Dr. Adut Jervase's "GirlSpace: Promoting Healthy Environments for Growth"

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Watch: Dr. Angela Mule's "Advancing women's health in kenya; a socio-economic approach to women-centric cancer care"

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Watch: Angellah Nakyanzi's "If You Dream It, You Can Be It"

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Watch: Buchay Ajak's "Women and girls in decision in seeking health services in south sudan"

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Watch: Caren Oburu's "Developing an Open Source(Kenya EMR) Module for DREAMS M&E Reporting System in Kenya"

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Watch: Dr. Diana Kemunto's "Improving Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)"

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Watch: "Dr. Goretti Hategekimana's "Early Steps Towards Equality: Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Early Childhood"

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Watch: Leunora Okubasu's "Understanding the Funnel: Why are Disproportionately Fewer Women in Health Leadership Roles?"

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Watch:Dr. Lydia Buzaalirwa's "Career and Leadership Exposure for Adolescent Girls at Risk of HIV as an entry into; to improve schooling and reduce unwanted pregnancies/ STI/ HIV acquisition"

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Watch: Marion Natukunda's "Empowering Her Health"

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Watch: Ruth Ngechu's "Gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector in the Lake Victoria region"

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Watch: Uwimbabazi Denyse's "Improve awareness among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years and their Parents on aspects of reproductive and sexual health"

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Catalyzing Institutional Change

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Watch: Irene Ogongo's "Optimizing the nurse manager role for better hospital operations"

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Watch: Dr. Shalmali Karnad's "A Woman's Touch: Institutionalizing Gender-Smart Best Practices in Healthcare Startups in Kenya"

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Watch: Dr. Masika Sophie's "Entrenching gender in One Health policy streams"

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Optimizing Pathways To Leadership

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Watch: Dr. Cynthia Omina's "Strategies to improve women's leadership preparation for early career global health proffesionals: insights from women in the private healthcare sector"

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Watch: Dr. Diana Ondieki's "Peer mentorship of postgraduate students in the faculty of health sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya"

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Watch: Dr. Fridah Mwendia's "Advancing Women’s Leadership in Clinical Research"

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Watch: Dr. Lorraine Mugambi-Nyaboga's "Flooding the Pipeline: Catalyzing women leadership in Global Health"

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Watch: Mercy Oduor's "Career Aspirations, Challenges, and Facilitators Among Women at AMPATH, Moi University, and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital"

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Watch: Dr. Rose Kairu's "Building the Next Generation of Women Leaders"

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Building Integrated and Resilient Health Systems

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Watch: Carolyn Kamasaka's "Supporting women to strengthen healthcare delivery through digital health integration"

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Watch: Dr. Carolyne Mukuha's "Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Bridging the Gender Gap in Healthcare Businesses for Enhanced Health Equity"

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Watch: Elsie Sang's "Holistic Health Vision: Integrating Comprehensive Care with Eye Health Services for Older Adults"

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Watch: Halima Abba Ali Zaid's "Bridging gender inequalities in primary health care: promoting equitable access in Kilifi, Kenya"

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Watch: Jacqueline Kalimunda's "Integrating Mental health and psychosocial support services into HIV related program in Tanzania"

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Watch: Dr. Jema Bisimba's "Breaking the silos: Strengthening Primary health Care Systems"

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Watch: Linda Muyumbu's "Meaningfully Measuring Capacity in Locally Led Development: A Landscape Analysis"

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Watch: Dr. Muthoni Karanja's "Bridging the worlds of leadership and well-being: The transformation of health professionals in Kenya"

Learn more about Dr Muthoni.

Thank you for joining our Lift-Off Event!

You can read more about the 2024 East Africa Cohort Members here.