About Us

Daniel Munyambu Mutonga is a licensed General Practitioner in Kenya with interest in Global Health, Tropical Medicine, Lifestyle Diseases, Mental Health, Homecare and Mobile Health. He is Co-Founder of Zahanati Ventures Ltd, Cambi Health and has worked with other eHealth startups interested in new markets across Africa.

He trained as a medical doctor and obtained an MBChB, MSc. Tropical & Infectious Diseases, and an Honorary BSc. Medical Physiology from the University of Nairobi. He had a 2-year assignment in Havana, Cuba as a resident in Comprehensive General Medicine. Daniel is stationed at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Kenyatta University and Mathari National Teaching & Referral Hospital.

He has several research publications on Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Open Access, Intimate Partner Violence, Pediatric Critical Care and is conducting research on Travel-related Diarrhoea and Frailty among the Elderly. He is a member of the Kenya Association of Family Physicians (KAFP), Kenyan chapter of the International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships (AGHP) and International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM).

Daniel is married to Dr. Christine Wayua (PhD) and his hobbies include travelling, music, movies and cooking.

Publications

von Saint Andre-von Arnim AO, Kumar RK, Clark JD, Wilfond BS, Nguyen Q-UP, Mutonga DM, Zimmerman JJ, Oron AP and Walson JL (2022) Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Resource Settings—A Two-Arm Interventional Feasibility Study. Front. Pediatr. 10:804346.

von Saint Andre-von Arnim AO, Kumar RK, Oron AP, Nguyen QP, Mutonga DM, Zimmerman J, et al. Feasibility of family-assisted severity of illness monitoring for hospitalized children in low-income settings. Pediatr Crit Care Med. (2021) 22:e115–24.

Mutonga DM, Mureithi MW, Ngugi NN, Otieno FC. Diabetic Foot Ulcers in a Kenyan Referral and Teaching Hospital: Risk Factors, Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes. Series of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Vol 1 Iss 2. September 2019

Mutonga DM, Mureithi MW, Ngugi NN, Otieno FCF. Bacterial isolation and antibiotic susceptibility from diabetic foot ulcers in Kenya using microbiological tests and comparison with RT – PCR in detection of S. aureus and MRSA. BMC Res Notes [Internet]. 2019;1–6.

Duncan Mwangangi Matheka, Joseph Nderitu, Daniel Mutonga, Mary Iwaret Otiti, Karen Siegel,and Alessandro Rhyll Demaio. 2014. Open access: academic publishing and its implications for knowledge equity in Kenya. Globalization and Health 2014; 10: 26.

Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine (UK/Kenya)

Publications

Nyamu, N., Mbatia, F., Van den Hombergh, P., Jaarsma, S., Agoi, F., Shabani, J., Mantel, M. and De Meijer, F.O., 2021. Burden of upper respiratory tract infections in primary care facilities and excessive antimicrobial over-prescription: A community-oriented primary care project in rural Kenya. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 13(1).

Nyamu, N., Sugut, J., Mochache, T., Kimeu, P., Mukundi, G., Ngugi, D., Njonjo, S., Mustafa, A., Mbuvi, P., Nyagaki, E. and Kironji, G., 2022. Facility-Oriented Simulation-Based Emergency Care Training in Kenya: A Practical Approach for Low-and Middle-Income Countries. Critical Care Clinics, 38(4), pp.839-852.

Nyanja, N., Nyamu, N., Nyaga, L., Chabeda, S., Lusambili, A., Temmerman, M., Mantel, M. and Ngugi, A., 2021. Application of the Ultra-Poverty Graduation Model in understanding community health volunteers’ preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies to enhance retention: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya. Human Resources for Health, 19(1), pp.1-10.

Hellen Barsosio currently works at the KEMRI- Center for Global Health Research. Hellen does research on infections in pregnancy including malaria and co-infections with viruses. She leads the maternal and newborn health studies within the KEMRI-LSTM- CDC collaboration, Malaria Program. Hellen does research on infections in pregnancy including malaria and co-infections with viruses.

Hellen also works closely with the Vaccine Research Group and ‘Kilifi Perinatal & Maternal Health Research Program (KIPMAT) at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. Her team aims to discover and test interventions that improve pregnancy outcomes in our populations and draws expertise from 11 partner academic institutions around the world including research sites in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Burkina Faso. #IMPROVE #MALCOV #MIMBA #AGREE. Away from her day-to-day work, she a global peace activist- we can only do good research when we live and work in peaceful spaces and places. #IPPNW #ICAN

Publications

Madanitsa, M., Barsosio, H.C., Minja, D.T., Mtove, G., Kavishe, R.A., Dodd, J., Saidi, Q., Onyango, E.D., Otieno, K., Wang, D. and Ashorn, U., 2023. Effect of monthly intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine with and without azithromycin versus monthly sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa: a double-blind randomised, partly placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet, 401(10381), pp.1020-1036.

Dickinson, F.M., Achieng, F., K’Oloo, A., Otiti, I., Tindi, L., Boga, M., Kimani, M., Kiige, L., Mellor, K., Dellicour, S. and Barsosio, H.C., 2023. Breastfeeding support for mothers of low birth weight infants using mother-to-mother peers in rural western Kenya-a feasibility study. medRxiv, pp.2023-01.

Wright, J.L., Achieng, F., Tindi, L., Patil, M., Boga, M., Kimani, M., Barsosio, H.C., Juma, D., Kiige, L., Manu, A. and Kariuki, S., Design and implementation of a community-based mother-to-mother peer support programme for the follow-up of low birthweight infants in rural western Kenya. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11, p.1173238.

K’Oloo, A., Godfrey, E., Koivu, A.M., Barsosio, H.C., Manji, K., Ndesangia, V., Omiti, F., Khery, M.B., Ondieki, E.D., Kariuki, S. and Ter Kuile, F.O., 2023. Improving birth weight measurement and recording practices in Kenya and Tanzania: a prospective intervention study with historical controls. Population health metrics, 21(1), pp.1-9.

van Duijn, S., Barsosio, H.C., Omollo, M., Milimo, E., Akoth, I., Aroka, R., de Sanctis, T., K’Oloo, A., June, M.J., Houben, N. and Wilming, C., 2023. Public-private partnership to rapidly strengthen and scale COVID-19 response in Western Kenya. Frontiers in public health, 10, p.837215.

Jackson attained his BSc in Leisure and Recreation Management from Kenyatta University, Kenya and soon after graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

He has worked in banking sector for over 15 years. An avid football fan, Jackson says, “Work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Every journey should be an adventure and a memory to cherish.  I love to travel… and it’s my business to make sure you enjoy the time spent with us.

Having traversed every corner of Kenya, I want to share my experiences with you even as you acquire medical skills and knowledge in a developing country. I’ll manage your leisure and look forward to seeing you.”

Walter Jaoko, MBChB, PhD, PGD is a professor of medical microbiology and tropical medicine, Director of KAVI, and former Chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Nairobi. He has thirty years of experience in teaching and research in various aspects of infectious disease transmission, pathology, treatment, prevention, and control.

He has published 166 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He also has 16 years of management experience as Deputy Director of an Institute and Chairman of Department at the University of Nairobi, and 10 years of experience in governance as a member and chair of several Boards. In addition, he has a keen interest in health research ethics and received advanced training in research ethics through a Fogarty Grant of the NIH leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Ethics from Stellenbosch University.

He is very personate about clinical research and ethical standards in the conduct of health research in developing countries and has trained research ethics committee members in Kenya on principles of bioethics, and on international guidelines and regulations of research ethics.

Publications

1. Sabo, MC, Lokken, EM, Srinivasan, S, Kinuthia, J, Richardson, BA, Fiedler, TL et al.. Changes in vaginal bacteria and inflammatory mediators from periconception through early-postpartum in a cohort of HIV-negative Kenyan women. J Infect Dis. 2023; :. doi: 1093/infdis/jiad168. PubMed PMID:37207618.
2. Aunon, FM, Wanje, G, Richardson, BA, Masese, L, Odeny, TA, Kinuthia, J et al.. Randomized controlled trial of a theory-informed mHealth intervention to support ART adherence and viral suppression among women with HIV in Mombasa, Kenya: preliminary efficacy and participant-level feasibility and acceptability. BMC Public Health. 2023;23 (1):837. doi: 1186/s12889-023-15638-3. PubMed PMID:37158872PubMed Central PMC10169479.
3. Njaanake, KH, Omondi, J, Mwangi, I, Jaoko, WG, Anzala, O. Urinary interleukins (IL)-6 and IL-10 in schoolchildren from an area with low prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infections in coastal Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3 (4):e0001726. doi: 1371/journal.pgph.0001726. PubMed PMID:37018184PubMed Central PMC10075406.
4. Maleche-Obimbo, E, Odhiambo, MA, Njeri, L, Mburu, M, Jaoko, W, Were, F et al.. Magnitude and factors associated with post-tuberculosis lung disease in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022;2 (12):e0000805. doi: 1371/journal.pgph.0000805. PubMed PMID:36962784PubMed Central PMC10021795.
5. Pulei, AN, Lokken, EM, Kinuthia, J, Richardson, BA, Mandaliya, K, Jaoko, W et al.. Derivation and Internal Validation of a Risk Score for Predicting Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Kenyan Women Planning Conception. Sex Transm Dis. 2023; :. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001795. PubMed PMID:36877639 .

Dr Rajab is Consultant Haematopathologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Pathology , Unit of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, School of Medicine , University of Nairobi, Kenya and also Consultant Haematologist at the Kenyatta National Teaching and Refferal Hospital , Nairobi, Kenya.

A graduate of Alliance Girls High School and University of Nairobi, she has over 25 years experience in clinical haematology, paediatric oncology and haematopathology practice and and as Senior Lecturer over 20 years experience in training pre-service and in- service health professionals in Haematology and Blood transfusion and Laboratory Medicine.

Dr. Rajab is also a public Health specialist with depth knowledge of the Health Systems of Kenya and disease epidemiology especially of haematological disorders and childhood cancers. She has experience in community based health care through research and interventional based programs especially in promotive and preventive healthcare. She has gained experience in design and implementation of programs through working with stake holders such as Ministry of Health(MOH), National Institute Of Health (NIH), World Health Organization(WHO) and African Medical Research Foundation(AMREF) and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC ).

She has carried out research and published in Haematology and Blood transfusion, Childhood cancer and Laboratory medicine and been part of consortiums that have received research and project grants from various organizations such as PEPFAR, NIH, Grand Challenges Canada, My Child Matters, Kenya Belgium VLIR project and Abbot GmbH Co. KG Diagnostic Germany among others. She was awarded the Roche Pharma Award for the best Masters Dissertation in oncology in 1990. She has co-authored chapters in several books and sits on several technical working groups of the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Rajab is a mother of three adult children, two sons and a daughter, enjoys physical fitness, African and Latin dance, vegetable farming and hopes to one day learn deep sea diving.

Publications

McLigeyo, A., Rajab, J., Oyiro, P., Ezzi, M., Bett, Y., Ong’ondi, M., Odhiambo, A., Mwanzi, S. and Othieno-Abinya, N., 2022. Baseline blood count levels increase odds of cytopenia among CML patients in Kenya: a case control study. BMC cancer, 22(1), pp.1-7.

Owusu-Ofori, S., Sekongo, Y.M., Rajab, J.A., Asamoah-Akuoko, L., Magutu, V., Bah, A., Lamotte, M. and Dierick, K., 2021. Health Economic Value of Blood in Kenya, Ghana and Ivory Coast: The Case of Maternal Bleeding. Africa Sanguine, 23(1), pp.1-13.

Barasa, A., Ahmed, I., Rajab, J. and Walong, E., 2021. Persistent oral candidiasis and disseminated BCGosis as manifestations of a possible inborn error of immunity. Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 34(1), pp.48-50.

Sayed, S., Mutasa, R., Kaaya, E., Mudenda, V., Rajiv, E., Vuhahula, E., Rajab, J., Lukande, R., Walong, E., Mutuku, A. and Fleming, K., 2020. Establishing the College of Pathologists of East, Central and Southern Africa-The Regional East Central and Southern Africa College of Pathology. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 9(1), pp.1-8.

McLigeyo, A., Rajab, J., Ezzi, M., Oyiro, P., Bett, Y., Odhiambo, A., Ong’ondi, M., Mwanzi, S., Gatua, M. and Abinya, N., 2020. Cytopenia among CML Patients on Imatinib in Kenya: Types, Grades, and Time Course. Advances in Hematology, 2020.

Magutu, V., Rajab, J.A., Asamoah-Akuoko, L., Lamotte, M., Bah, A. and Dierick, K., 2019. PNS184 THE VALUE OF BLOOD IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. Value in Health, 22, p.S792.

Dr. Quynh is an ABP board-certified physician in both pediatric critical care and general pediatrics. She works as an independent contractor in pediatric intensive care units as well as pediatric wards. She have over 10 years of research experience in injury prevention and preventative services and continues to work in hospital process improvement projects.

Publications

von Saint Andre-von Arnim, A., Kumar, R.K., Clark, J.D., Wilfond, B.S., Nguyen, Q.U.P., Mutonga, D.M., Zimmerman, J.J., Oron, A.P. and Walson, J.L., 2022. Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Resource Settings—A Two-Arm Interventional Feasibility Study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, p.804346.

Nguyen, Q.U.P., Saynina, O., Pirrotta, E.A., Huffman, L.C. and Wang, N.E., 2021. A retrospective observational cohort study: Epidemiology and outcomes of pediatric unintentional falls in US emergency departments. Injury, 52(8), pp.2244-2250.

von Saint Andre-von Arnim, A., Kumar, R.K., Clark, J.D., Wilfond, B.S., Nguyen, Q.U.P., Mutonga, D.M., Zimmerman, J.J., Oron, A.P. and Walson, J.L., 2022. Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Resource Settings—A Two-Arm Interventional Feasibility Study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, p.804346.

Nguyen, Q.U.P., Flynn, N., Kitua, M., Muthumbi, E.M., Mutonga, D.M., Rajab, J. and Miller, E., 2016. The health care sector response to intimate partner violence in Kenya: exploring health care providers’ perceptions of care for victims. Violence and victims, 31(5), pp.888-900.

Eliud Ngugi LLB (Hons) UoN, Dip KSL is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry.

Orthopaedic Surgeon at University of Nairobi