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Senior Research Associate
Highest degree :
Ph.D.
Field of study :
Epidemiology Medicine and surgery
Location :
Nairobi Kenya
Citizenships :
Kenyan
Experience :
23 Year(s)
Countries :
Tanzania, Kenya
Gender :
Female
Sectors :
Mary Mwangome is a highly experienced medical epidemiologist with a distinctive track record in managing and delivering large/national scale projects. Vast experience in clinical, epidemiological and health systems research including community health surveys. Experience in designing and implementing project evaluations. Passionate about providing public health solutions affecting developing countries, especially vulnerable and marginalized populations.
Experience
Director of Strategic Information
Nairobi, Kenya
Global Programs for Research and Training
September 2023
-Present
• Provide technical assistance to Ministry of Health in the development of guiding HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Framework. • Project and program management including budget development and management, staff planning and management and supporting procurement activities. • Technical lead in designing, implementing and writing up surveillance activities including mortality studies, case-based surveillance, HIV incidence monitoring among others • Liaison with technical stakeholders from US CDC, MOH-Kenya and UCSF • Lead a cross-functional team of technical staff including statisticians, data managers, surveillance officers, study coordinators, field officers and epidemiologists. • Collaborate in business development initiatives including grant writing. Dissemination of findings through presentations, scientific manuscripts, policy brief development, report and abstract writing • Capacity building of internal organization staff and MOH staff through development of training material and actual training.
Lead Surveillance and Deputy Director strategic information
Nairobi Kenya
Global Programs for Research and Training
May 2017
-September 2022
• Deputize the director strategic information in technical and administrative roles • Led the surveillance team in supporting MOH NASCOP in delivering HIV surveillance activities and evaluation including the DREAMS HIV recency surveillance. • Support Monitoring and Evaluation team with data interpretation and reports review including • Dissemination of surveillance findings through reports, manuscripts, abstracts and meetings with stakeholders • Liaison with CDC-Kenya, Ministry of health officials and other US government agencies in execution of surveillance activities • Support budget management.
Senior Research scientist and deputy departmental head for health systems impact evaluation
Dar Es Salaam Tanzania
Ifakara Health Institute
July 2011
-March 2017
• Provide expert opinion on clinical and epidemiological research projects in the department including community-based surveys • Negotiate on new business for the department • Principal Investigator for studies in Tanzania. • I provided clinical care services at the HIV clinic where the institute runs a cohort and conducts clinical research on HIV.
Lead Clinical Team and Medical Research Officer
Kilifi, Kenya
KEMRI-Welcome Trust Research Program
October 2005
-July 2011
• Project management of various quality improvement and research projects including budget management • Planning and conducting clinical research (Lead Trial Physician) • Data analysis and interpreting results for public health response and reporting • Clinical care of research participants including HIV and STI care and treatment • Supervising a multi-disciplinary clinical research team of 42 staff • Writing original scientific manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals • Administrative management of the HIV/STI project which involves coordinating the research team’s activities and monitoring quality of services, research procedures and data collection. • Led the project to attain ISO: 9008:2000 certification for quality services • Co-authored several scientific manuscripts published in peer reviewed journals.
Education
Ph.D Degree
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Free University Amsterdam
August 2012
-November 2016
Thesis title: Health Care for chronic Diseases in rural Tanzania: Including non-communicable diseases in primary care towards health for all
Master of science
London, UK
University of London
August 2006
-July 2009
Master of science in Epidemiology and Statistics
Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery
Eldoret, kenya
Moi University
March 2005
-December 2001
Bachelors in Medicine and bachelors in surgery
Languages
Skills
Experience with financing agencies
US CDC