ANNE WANGECHI MWANGI
Health Program Management Specialist
Nairobi
Summary
Senior Technical Program Manager with excellent leadership and management skills and the ability to work collaboratively with teams to implement high-quality, innovative programs in close collaboration with national and county governments. Have 14+ years of experience driving program and strategy implementation and leading the program team in implementing impactful, high-quality health programs. Strong capacity working with communities, promoting community development programs like community health systems strengthening, community nutrition, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Community Baby Friendly Initiative (cBFCI), Community Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (cMNCH) positive health outcomes in the targeted population. Visionary leader and collaborative stakeholder liaison, managing teams in cross-cultural settings and building effective partnerships with health development partners, Government partners, Ministries of Health, Civil Society Organizations, private sector partners, NGOs/INGOs and donor agencies to expand grant outreach, and maximize program impact and sustainability. Fluent in English and Kiswahili with technical proficiency in MS Office Suite.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health and Nutrition Program Manager
World Vision Kenya
5 2021 - Current
- Led Vision and Strategy for Health and Nutrition program within Integrated Health and WASH Technical Program, overseeing evidence-based and quality programming to deliver enhanced child wellbeing outcomes in line with World Vision Kenya strategy.
- Led and managed the design, planning, and implementation of health and nutrition projects across World Vision Kenya Health & Nutrition Program.
- Ensured implementation of Health & Nutrition projects through relevant project cycles (project design, start-up, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, and close-out) for efficient and effective implementation.
- Ensured compliance with systems, policies, and practices for the delivery of quality Health & Nutrition programs.
- Collaborated with the People & Culture team through recruitment, onboarding, and performance management (planning, monitoring, performance reviews, and rewarding) of program staff in line with the WVK Performance Management System.
- Provided support for implementation of Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI), Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), and Integrated Community Care Management (ICCM).
- Developed annual work plans and budgets to guide implementation of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, including immunization, family planning, and nutrition interventions at community level across 14 Counties in Kenya.
- Provide strategic and technical leadership in monitoring and review of project budgets to ensure implementation of projects on time, on budget, and project deliverables are achieved.
- Provided leadership during monthly and quarterly program/project reviews and reflection meetings with staff, and ensured documentation of key project and program best practices and lessons learned.
- Established monitoring and evaluation mechanisms through close collaboration with DMEAL Unit to track program progress and outcomes, and reporting of program activities.
- Regular monitoring of program budgets and expenditures to ensure program activities are implemented within set timelines and budgets, and adhere to financial guidelines.
- Led resource mobilization initiatives for the Health & Nutrition program from the Global Fund, The World Bank, UNICEF, WFP, Shionogi and Company based on successful proposal development.
- Heightened organizational and program visibility through stakeholder engagement with government partners, development partners, private sector, faith-based organizations, and civil society organizations, and representation at national nutrition technical forums, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, immunization, and family planning stakeholder forums.
- Partnered with Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WFP, DSW, AMREF Kenya, and Kenya Red Cross in networks and coalitions to promote improved sustainable well-being of most vulnerable children and adolescents in Kenya.
- Engaged in Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and Cholera National Response as member of Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) team in Division of Disease Surveillance and Response.
- Maintained effective relationships with key stakeholders, including Ministry of Health, county governments, key county implementing partners, and donors.
- Championing child well-being and program goals with representation at high-level technical working groups (TWGs) and sector working groups at Ministry of Health.
- Regular technical assistance and capacity strengthening for project teams through supervision, mentoring, and coaching of program delivery team.
- Enhanced decision-making capacity of program staff through responsive troubleshooting to ensure that all bottlenecks are consistently and adequately addressed.
- Encouraged experimentation and innovative approaches to program implementation to enhance organizational learning.
- Supported capacity-building for program staff by encouraging professional development activities.
- Maintained open and professional relationships with team members, nurturing strong team spirit and providing supervision and technical guidance to empower staff to successfully perform their duties.
- Worked with leadership team to ensure that program team maintained a high level of professional commitment.
- Support preparation and review of technical program reports for dissemination to stakeholders and donors.
- Member of Senior Management Team (SMT) at World Vision Kenya and also member of East Africa Region Disaster Management Team (RDMT).
Head – Division of Adolescent and School Health
Ministry of Health Kenya
03.2019 - 05.2021
- Set up the Division of Adolescent and School Health from the ground up and provided strategic, programmatic, and technical adolescent and school health programs for primary and secondary schools in Kenya, with funding and support from WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, UNESCO, Plan International, USAID, and World Vision
- Managed six staff and led program teams in developing annual work plans, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and annual program budgets
- Served as a member of the senior management team and influenced policy development by leading the development of the school health strategy, Kenya school health policy and guidelines, COVID-19 Health and Safety protocols for schools, and guidelines for engaging adolescents in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Trained program and county-level teams in managing adolescents and school-going children
- Identified research opportunities and conducted the Kenya Adolescent Health Survey (KAHS) 2019
- Steered advocacy, partnerships, and resource mobilization, successfully securing KES 130M from multiple donors to support adolescent and school health programs
- Convened School and Adolescent Health stakeholder meetings, technical working groups, and steering committee meetings and developed their Terms of Reference
- Coordinated program monitoring and evaluation through quarterly and semi-annual review meetings and developed program reports
- Spearheaded the national school-based deworming program - co-chairing meetings with Ministry of Education counterparts, sourcing for drugs, planning, supervising and monitoring deworming activities across 27 counties for 6 million school-going children annually
- Partnership with the National Vaccines and Immunization Program and other stakeholders for roll out of a school-based Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination program among school girls 10-14 years of age for increased coverage
Project Manager – ACT Adolescent Project
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
10.2016 - 02.2019
- Managed CIFF-funded Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) project on HIV prevention, care, and treatment for adolescents through technical support at national and county levels and oversight on service implementation in 20 high-volume health facilities in Homa Bay County
- Oversaw seven project staff, US$2.1M in budgets, and served as a member of Senior management team
- Led planning and development of annual work plans, KPIs, and project implementation, and established adolescent-friendly clinics in 20 supported facilities
- Drove uptake in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services and contraceptive use among adolescent girls by initiating peer-led SRH demand-creation interventions
- Improved viral suppression from 63% to 88% across 20 supported health facilities
- Conceptualized Adolescent Treatment Literacy Guide for use in support group settings
- Collaborated with National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NEPHAK) and Sauti Skika (a network of adolescent and young people living with HIV in Kenya) to drive advocacy and reduce stigma and discrimination
- Developed Sauti Skika strategic plan and established Sauti Skika chapters in 21 counties
- Identified training needs and facilitated on-the-job training, mentorship, and Continuous Medical Education (CME) for healthcare providers and staff and led staff performance management
- Supported NASCOP in developing HIV treatment and prevention guidelines (HIV self-testing and assisted partner notification guidelines) and differentiated service delivery (DSD) guidelines
- Supervised 20 high-volume facilities in collaboration with Hospital Health Management Teams
- Established 10 adolescent Technical Working Groups in 10 counties to support multi-sectoral approach to addressing adolescent health issues
- Supported Sub-awardee (NEPHAK) in program planning, annual work planning, budgeting, and maintaining donor compliance
- Designed monitoring and evaluation plans and facilitated project review meetings to monitor and assess project implementation against timelines and budgets
- Prepared financial and project reports for submission to donors
Project Manager – ACT Initiative
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
10.2015 - 09.2016
- Served as a member of the senior management team and facilitated the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the CIFF-funded ACT Initiative to scale up Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) coverage among children and adolescents in 21 high-burden counties
- Led six staff and provided financial oversight of USD 2.5M in budgets
- Co-developed the National Acceleration Plan (NAP) and County Guide to inform the acceleration agenda
- Supported 21 counties in establishing project targets, developing project work plans and performance dashboards, and setting up county-level Technical Working Groups to drive the ACT Initiative agenda
- Facilitated meetings and synergized project delivery through the ACT Initiative Taskforce, Paediatric and Adolescent HIV TWGs and other high-level stakeholder meetings
- Supervised 116 County/Sub-County facilities in Homa Bay and Turkana counties in service delivery, with a primary focus on pediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment services
- Conducted quarterly in-depth analysis and review of existing ACT Initiative data at national and county levels to review and monitor progress in the implementation of acceleration activities
- Helped generate USD 2.1M in funding by engaging in proposal development
- Steered project monitoring and evaluation via periodic site visits to assess progress, address key challenges, and provide feedback
- Built technical capacity of healthcare workers and project staff on HIV testing, linkage to care, ART initiation and adherence, viral suppression, and retention in care and treatment
- Amplified country and program visibility by leading Kenya in achieving the ACT Initiative targets, emerging Top among nine ACT Initiative countries in Africa
- Prepared monthly and quarterly project reports for submission to donors
Adolescent Health Program Manager – Neonatal, Child & Adolescent Health Unit
Ministry of Health Kenya
03.2014 - 09.2015
- Spearheaded the Adolescent Health Program - leading work plan development, program planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting, and providing technical support in the implementation of Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health Unit (NCAHU) program activities
- Managed five staff and developed the National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy (ASRH) 2015
- Initiated and revitalized Adolescent Health Technical Working Groups and stakeholder forums to drive the program agenda
- Catalyzed KES 5M in donor funding to support the first National Adolescent Health Symposium, capitalizing on partnerships and resource mobilization (donors included APHRC, UNICEF, AFIDEP, UNFPA, SRHR Alliance, and the Centre for the Study of Adolescence)
- Monitored and evaluated adolescent health programs in the country
- Supported the planning, coordination, and launch of the Malezi Bora initiative focusing on the implementation of child-mother health and nutrition weeks’ concept
- Engaged in stakeholder meetings to review neonatal and child-health data tools and supported the organization of World Prematurity Day in 2015
- Played a vital role in the development of the Kangaroo Mother Care implementation guidelines
- Delivered trainings/TOTs on integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and essential newborn care to healthcare workers, community health-extension workers, and community health volunteers
- Took part in review of Ministry of Health Basic Pediatric Protocols to integrate new feeding guidelines and use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for low birthweight babies
- Co-developed guidelines on the use of Chlorhexidine for newborn umbilical cord care
Paediatrics and Adolescent HIV Program Manager – NASCOP
Ministry of Health Kenya
04.2010 - 03.2014
- Provided overall leadership of country Pediatrics and Adolescent HIV programs, directing the development of program work plans, program design, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement
- Managed 12 staff, KES 40M in budgets, supervised and mentored healthcare providers to improve paediatric and adolescent HIV care, treatment, and prevention services
- Authored and reviewed national guidelines and policies on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infections in Kenya
- Designed and implemented pediatric and adolescent HIV national work plan
- Set up national pediatric/adolescent Technical Working Groups to support multi-sectoral coordination of pediatric and adolescent HIV activities in the country
- Crafted the 'Find them, Treat them and Retain them' slogan that led to increased identification, initiation of ART and retention of children and adolescents in treatment, care and support across the country
- Developed the Adolescent HIV Module and facilitated capacity building of nearly 300 healthcare workers and University of Nairobi postgraduate students on the curriculum
- Conceived the Adolescent Package of Care (APOC), a guide for health care providers and coordinated the assessment of HIV care and treatment programs
- Conducted operational research on HIV drug resistance, pharmacovigilance survey, and paediatric HIV surveillance
Medical Officer
Ministry of Health
02.2003 - 12.2007
- Provided care and treatment to patients at the Embu Provincial General Hospital, Chuka District Hospital, Consolata Kyeni Hospital, PCEA Tumutumu Hospital, and Mbagathi District Hospital
Education
MBA - Leadership and Innovation
Edinburgh Napier
Scotland 09.2024 - 09.2024
Master of Public Health - Public Health
University of The Western Cape
South Africa 02.2016 - 04.2024
Master of Medicine - Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV
University of Sydney
Australia 03.2008 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine
University of Nairobi
Nairobi 11.1996 - 11.2001
High School Diploma -
Brentwood Open Learning College
United Kingdom 04.2024 - 04.2017
Skills
Strategic Planning & Execution
Program/Project Management
Monitoring & Evaluation
Advocacy
Coalition & Alliance Building
Stakeholder Management
People Leadership & Management
Budgeting/ Budget Management
Partnership Development
Networking & Collaboration
Training/Capacity Building
Project Reporting
Capacity development
Innovative & Creative
Problem-solving
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical abilities
Ability to multi-task
Time management
Diplomacy
Certification
Project Management for Development Professionals: PMD PRO Level 1, 12/01/17
Publicationsandconferencepresentations
- Impact of integrated water, sanitation, hygiene, health and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea disease epidemiology and microbial quality of water in a resource‐constrained setting in Kenya: A controlled intervention study, Wandera, E.A., Muriithi, B., Kathiiko, C., Mutunga, F., Wachira, M., Mumo, M., Mwangi, A., Tinkoi, J., Meiguran, M., Akumu, P. and Ndege, V., Tropical Medicine & International Health, 27, 8, 669-677, 2022
- Factors associated with viral suppression among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Homa Bay County, Kenya: a retrospective cross-sectional study, Mwangi A, and van Wyk B, HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 2021
- Disclosure and clinical outcomes among young adolescents living with HIV in Kenya, Ngeno B, Waruru A, Inwani I, Nganga L, Wangari EN, Katana A, Gichangi A, Mwangi A, Mukui I, and Rutherford GW, Journal of Adolescent Health, 64, 2, 242-249, 2019
- Modes of HIV transmission among adolescents and young adults aged 10-24 years in Kenya, Ng'eno BN, Kellogg TA, Kim AA, Mwangi A, Mwangi M, Wamicwe J, and Rutherford GW, Int J STD AIDS, 2018
- Burden of HIV infection among children aged 18 months to 14 years in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey, Ng’eno BN, Mwangi A, Ng'ang'a L, Kim AA, Waruru A, Mukui I, Ngugi EW, Rutherford GW; KAIS Study Group, J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2014
- If you text them, they will come: using the HIV infant tracking system to improve early infant diagnosis quality and retention in Kenya, Finocchario-Kessler S, Gautney BJ, Khamadi S, Okoth V, Goggin K, Spinler JK, Mwangi A, Kimanga D, Clark KF, Olungae HD, Preidis GA; HITSystem Team, AIDS, 2014
Conferencepresentations
- Pediatric Active Case Finding, Unmet need in PMTCT among ANC Clients in Homa Bay, Kenya, International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 07/01/18
- Uptake of HIV testing by Male Partners of Antenatal Mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, Closing the Gap, Ending Vertical Transmission through Community Action Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, 07/01/12
References
- Dr. James Mukabi, Chief of Party, USAID Tumikia Mtoto, World Vision Kenya, +254722565432, james_mukabi@wvi.org
- Dr. Lucy Matu, Deputy Chief of Party, Goldstar Kenya, +254 (0)722 676 863, lmatu@goldstarkenya.org
- Dr. Judith KOSE, Regional Lead- Eastern African Regional Coordinating Centre – Africa CDC, +254 (0)722 756925, OtienoJ@africa-union.org
Professional Development
- Women in Leadership Training, Strathmore Business School, 03/01/19
- Family Planning 101, Community-Based Family Planning, Antenatal Care, Essential Steps for Improving Newborn Survival, Emergency Obstetric & Newborn Care and Newborn Sepsis, Early Childhood Development, Global Health eLearning Centre, 03/01/19 - 06/01/19
- Global Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne, Australia, 06/01/17
- Adolescent Health in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK, 06/01/13 - 07/01/13
- Strategic Leadership Development Program, Kenya School of Government, 03/01/13
- Organizational Performance Workshop, University of Queensland, Australia, 09/01/12
Timeline
MBA - Leadership and Innovation
Edinburgh Napier
09.2024 - 09.2024
High School Diploma -
Brentwood Open Learning College
04.2024 - 04.2017
Head – Division of Adolescent and School Health
Ministry of Health Kenya
03.2019 - 05.2021
Project Manager – ACT Adolescent Project
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
10.2016 - 02.2019
Master of Public Health - Public Health
University of The Western Cape
02.2016 - 04.2024
Project Manager – ACT Initiative
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
10.2015 - 09.2016
Adolescent Health Program Manager – Neonatal, Child & Adolescent Health Unit
Ministry of Health Kenya
03.2014 - 09.2015
Paediatrics and Adolescent HIV Program Manager – NASCOP
Ministry of Health Kenya
04.2010 - 03.2014
Master of Medicine - Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV
University of Sydney
03.2008 - 12.2010
Medical Officer
Ministry of Health
02.2003 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine
University of Nairobi
11.1996 - 11.2001
Project Management for Development Professionals: PMD PRO Level 1, 12/01/17
Health and Nutrition Program Manager
World Vision Kenya
5 2021 - Current
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