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Alex C. Ezeh

Executive Director
Dr. Alex C. Ezeh is the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). He joined APHRC in 1998 (then a program of the Population Council in Nairobi) as a Senior Research Fellow. In 2000, he was appointed APHRC’s Interim Director and charged with the responsibility of leading its transition into an autonomous inst ...Read More

Catherine Kyobutungi

Head - Health Systems and Challenges
Catherine joined APHRC in May 2006 after completing her PhD in Epidemiology at the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Prior to her doctoral studies she obtained a Master of Science (Community and Health management) in September 2002 from the same University. She also holds a Bachelor of Medicine and bachelor ...Read More

Chimaraoke Izugbara

Head, Capacity strengthening
Chimaraoke joined APHRC in 2006 as a Sabbatical Fellow and was appointed to the position of Associate Research Scientist in August 2007. Prior to this, he worked with the Universities of Jos and Uyo in Nigeria as a lecturer and researcher, and with the Five College African Scholars Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA) as a ...Read More

Jean-Christophe Fotso

Head, Population and Reproductive Health
Jean-Christophe is a Research Scientist at APHRC. He joined the Center as a post-doctoral fellow in September 2004 after completing his doctoral studies at the University of Montreal, Canada. He also holds an MSc in Statistics. He has previously worked as a Senior Statistical and Economic Analyst, Cameroon National Employer's ...Read More

Moses Oketch

Senior Research Scientist
Moses is a Senior Research Scientist at APHRC on sabbatical leave from The Institute of Education, University of London. He oversees the theme on Education policy and outcomes, his main role being to assist the Center develop a strong education research agenda, facilitate the translation of research to policy and practice as well as strengthe ...Read More

Akaco Ekirapa

Research Officer
Akaco joined APHRC in January 2008. Previously she worked at WorldVision as the Monitoring and Evaluation officer in the HOPE (OVC HIV/AIDS Prevention & Empowerment) Project. Her career has spanned around research and development work in various HIV programs including OVC, Peer Education and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT). ...Read More

Benta Abuya

Post-Doctoral Fellow Benta Abuya has a dual title PhD in Education Theory and Policy and Comparative and International Education and a Doctoral Minor in Demography from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA in 2010. She obtained an M.A. degree in Population Studies from the Population and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, and a Bachelor ...Read More

Blessing Mberu

Associate Research Scientist
Blessing joined APHRC in March 2008 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow from Brown University, where he completed his PhD in Sociology. He also holds a Masters degree in Sociology from Brown and an MSc degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr Mberu joined the academic staff of Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria in August 1988 as a Gradua ...Read More

Caroline W. Kabiru

Associate Research Scientist
Caroline joined APHRC in January 2007. She obtained her PhD in Health Promotion and Behavior from the University of Georgia (US) in 2005. She also holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University of North Carolina (US). Following her doctoral studies, she worked as an instructor at Georgia Perimeter College and as a post-doctoral fell ...Read More

David Ngilangwa

Research officer David joined APHRC in November 2009. He holds a European Master of Science in International Health degree conferred jointly by University College London, UK, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and University of Bergen, Norway in 2009, and a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) degree from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Currently, he is finalizing his Postgrad ...Read More

Donatien Beguy

Associate Research Scientist
Donatien joined APHRC in August 2007 after recieving a PhD in Demography from University - Paris 10 (France) in 2007. He also holds a Master of Art in Demography from the Institute of Demography of the University - Paris 1 (France) in 2003 and an Engineer degree in Statistics from the National School of Statistics and Applied Economics (Iv ...Read More

Elizabeth Kimani-Murage

Research Fellow
Elizabeth first joined APHRC in 2003 as a Research Trainee before proceeding for PhD. She then rejoined the Centre in March 2010 as a Research Fellow after her PhD in Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, focusing on the double burden of malnutrition in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. She is currently working in t ...Read More

George Mgomella

Research Officer
George joined APHRC in November 2008. He holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology & Biostatistics degree from Harvard University (Harvard School of Public Health) Boston, Massachusetts; and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Dar es salaam ( Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences), Tanzania. George is Certified in Public H ...Read More

Jackline Sagwe Bosibori

Research Officer
Jackline Sagwe holds a Master’s of Science degree in Statistics from the University of Nairobi and a First Class Honours’ degree in Bachelor of Education, (Mathematics & Economics), from the same University. She is trained in Research and Policy Analysis from Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). Jacky has experience in r ...Read More

Jacques Emina

Associate Research Scientist
Jacques joined APHRC in July 2007 as a post-doctoral fellow. He completed his PhD in Social sciences (Demography) from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) in 2005. He holds a Master of Art in Demography and a Bachelor degree in Demography. Jacques has also held the positions of Lecturer and Assistant Researcher in the Department o ...Read More

James Kimani

Post-Doctoral Fellow
James joined APHRC in January 2010 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. He completed his
PhD in Public Policy with a specialization in Health Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (USA). He holds a Master of Art in Applied Sociology from the same University and a Bachelor degree in Anthropology from the University of Nairobi. Prior to join ...Read More

James M. Ciera

Post Doctoral James joined APHRC in May 2010 as a post doc. He has a PhD in statistical sciences with a concentration in Bayesian statistics. He previously worked on reproductive study and in particular on health seeking behaviours among adolescents. Currently, he is working in two themes (Education and data unit). He has interest in data management and application of longitudin ...Read More

Kanyiva Muindi

Research Officer
Kanyiva first joined APHRC in 2000, working on the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) as a field staff. She later proceeded to do a Master of Science degree in Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, SA) and has rejoined the Center as a Research Assistant I, starting August 2006. She is curren ...Read More

Martin Kavao Mutua

Data Analyst
Martin Joined APHRC in January 2008. He holds an MSc in Biostatistics from University of Hasselt, Centre of Statistics, Belgium and a BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Computing, Kenyatta University. Previously he worked as a Data Manager with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and as a Researcher at the Institute of International Res ...Read More

Maurice Mutisya

Data Analyst
Maurice is a Data Analyst at the center.He first joined APHRC in August 2004 working with the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) as a field staff. He later proceeded to do a Master of Science degree in the field of Population based Field Epidemology from the University of Witswatersrand (Johannesburg, SA) and rejoined the c ...Read More

Michael Mutua

Data Analyst Michael Mutua joined APHRC in March 2009. He has a Masters degree in Social Statistics from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelors degree in Statistics and Economics from the same university. Before joining APHRC, he worked with Population Services International Kenya as a Senior Statistician. ...Read More

Morgan Gwendolyn

Research Scientist (M&E Technical Lead) joined APHRC in April 2009 and is currently serving as the Technical Lead for APHRC’s Gatesfunded Measurement, Learning, and Evaluation Project for the Urban Reproductive Health Initiative. She has worked in the area of behavioral and social science research on population studies, family planning, reproductive health, and HIV for the past ...Read More

Moses Mwithiga

Moses Mwithiga joined APHRC for the first time in March 2007 in OVC project as a team leader. Later in the same year he worked for aging project in the same capacity. In April 2008 he joined CVD project as a team leader a position he held until his appointment in April 2009 as a research assistant working in World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) project. Previously he was a presenter w ...Read More

Moses Ngware

Associate Research Scientist
Moses joined APHRC in August 2007. Prior to this, Moses was a Researcher and Poliy Analyst in Education at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). From 2001 to 2004, he was Chairman of and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Human Resources at ...Read More

Nelly Yatich

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Nelly joined APHRC in April 2010 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. She received a PhD in Epidemiology with a concentration in International Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She also holds a Masters in Public Health (Epidemiology) from the same university. Prior to joining APHRC, she worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University ...Read More

Ogoh Alubo

Program Manager - CARTA
Ogoh Alubo received a Bsc Sociology degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria- Nigeria and MA Sociology, MSPH Public Health and Ph.D Sociology from the University of Missouri- Columbia, USA. He joined APHRC in April 2010 as Program Manager for the Consortium of Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), prior to which he was Professor of Health a ...Read More

Osnat Keidar

Visiting Scholar
Osnat joined the Center in October 2007 as a Visiting Scholar. She holds a MPH diploma from the Braun School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah and The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. She is currently a PhD student at the same institute. Her research interests include evaluation of the implementation of health promotion program in ...Read More

Patricia Elung’ata

DSS Data Manager
Patricia rejoins APHRC as a DSS Data Manager after completing a Master of Public Health degree with a specialization in Monit oring and Evaluation, at the University of Pret oria, South Africa. She holds a BSc in Inf ormation Sciences, and Professional qualifications in database design and development.Previously, she w orked at the center as a data c ...Read More

Paul Kuria

Country Manager - Measurement Learning and Evaluation Project / Research Officer Packard Western Kenya Project
Paul is a trained ethnographer from the University of Nairobi. Before joining APHRC, Paul worked with Population Services International (PSI) in Kenya for six years; most recently as a deputy director for research and metrics, and earlier as a research associ ...Read More

Peter Musyoka

Research Officer
Peter joined APHRC in February 2010 as a Research Assistant. Previously he has worked with University of Nairobi (School of Economics), Transparency International Kenya and Kenya Human Rights Commission. He holds a Bachelors degree in Education (Economics & Mathematics) from University of Nairobi and MA (Economics) with focus on Health and Environmental Economi ...Read More

Remare Ettarh

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Remare joined APHRC in December 2009 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Prior to joining APHRC, he worked as a lecturer and researcher at Ahmadu Bello University and University of Calabar in Nigeria. Between 2005 and 2008, he also worked with UNICEF as a Monitoring and Evaluation specialist on social mobilization and communication for routine immunization and polio ...Read More

Rhoune Ochako

Research Officer
Rhoune joined APHRC in September 2008 as an INDEPTH Intern. Currently she works in the Population Dynamics & Reproductive Health theme as a research Officer. Her research interests include Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health, Migration Management, Population and Health Policy Analysis, Child Rights and Protection, Data Analysis and Use, Mo ...Read More

Salome Wawire

Post-doc fellow
Salome joined APHRC in June, 2010 as a Post-doc fellow. She completed her PhD. in Anthropology at Brown University, having completed the Anthropological Demography track offered by the Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC) at the university. Her research interests include sexuality, gender, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and adolescents. ...Read More

Samuel Oti

Research Officer
Samuel joined APHRC in October 2008. He obtained the degree of Master of Science (Medicine) in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2008, and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Jos, Nigeria in 2004. Prior to joining APHRC, Samuel had served as health intern with a Mon ...Read More

Thaddaeus Egondi

Data Analyst
Thaddaeus joined APHRC in January 2008. He has a Masters in Applied Statistics and Masters in Biostatistics from Hasselt University, Belgium. He also holds a Bachelor degree in Statistics from University of Nairobi. Before joining APHRC, he worked with University of Washington/ University of Nairobi collaborative research group as Data Manager. ...Read More

Wamukoya Marilyn

Data Analyst Wamukoya Marilyn joined APHRC in February 2009 as a Data Analyst. She has more than 3 years experience working as a statistical analyst/biostatistician. She received her MPH in 2007 from Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University (USA) in Environmental and Occupational Health and Biostatistics
and a BA in Chemistry and Spanish from Lawrence University ( ...Read More