DR. DAVIES O. KIMANGA
Nairobi
Summary
Dynamic public health leader with over 15 years of programmatic experience, specializing in strategic information, health informatics, and impactful program management within the HIV and TB sectors. Deeply committed to utilizing advanced technology and data-driven strategies to enhance health outcomes, particularly in resource-limited settings.
Holds a Master’s degree in Applied Epidemiology, enhancing prowess in epidemiological research and strategic data utilization, coupled with a Bachelor of Science in Medicine and Surgery, providing a robust medical foundation for public health expertise. Adept in program management, specializing in disease prevention, health systems strengthening, and health informatics. Experienced in international development practices and adept at integrating monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks with global standards. Positioned to bring a mix of extensive expertise, forward-thinking leadership, and a dedicated focus on sustainable health solutions to any organization. Strategic mindset in public health and a strong interest in leveraging advanced technologies and implementation strategies. Poised to contribute meaningfully to initiatives aimed at driving positive health outcomes on a broader scale.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Associate Director, Epidemiology and Strategic Information Pillar
Centers for Disease Control
03.2021 - Current
- Successfully led transition of Health Information Systems (HIS) and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) grants to local partners, ensuring sustainability and capacity building within Ministry of Health (MOH) framework
- Nominated by GHSD leadership to serve in data working group for COP25 guidance, showcasing recognition of expertise and leadership in field of data management and strategic planning for global health initiatives
- Spearheaded migration of HIS solutions and platforms to open-source systems, enhancing accessibility and reducing dependency on proprietary software
- Facilitated migration of partner-held databases to MOH data centers, optimizing data management and security protocols
- Played pivotal role in Machakos County's readiness assessment and successful application for CDC grant, ensuring timely access to critical funding for HIV programs
- Revamped national deidentified EMR data warehouse (NDW), improving data analysis capabilities and providing actionable insights for program performance
- Implemented initiatives to foster individual-level data use, leading to more accurate tracking of HIV epidemic control initiatives
- Designed and deployed unique health sector identifier system, enabling better patient tracking and resolution of duplicate records, ultimately improving data accuracy
- Established community of practice and developer network to enhance HIS support sustainability and collaboration
- Modified HIV EMR systems to track vaccination status among People Living with HIV (PLHIV), contributing to COVID-19 prevention efforts
- Introduced machine learning applications to address gaps in HIV testing and treatment interruptions, leading to improved frontline health service provision in over 2100 health facilities, accounting for over 90% of all patients receiving treatment in Kenya
- Served as interagency lead for Table Six/PASIT, ensuring coordinated tracking and reporting of national health system initiatives supporting HIV epidemic control, including strategic information, laboratory support, commodities, health financing, and human resources for health
- Supported Ministry of Health in creation of core components for digital superhighway, allowing seamless interoperability of systems
- Served as field technical expertise in development of FY24 MER 2.7 Indica reference guide
- Facilitated knowledge exchange by hosting Temporary Duty (TDY) teams from Namibia, Zambia, Uganda, and Ethiopia to learn from Kenya's Health Information System (HIS) innovations.
Deputy Chief - Health Systems and Evaluation Branch
Centers for Disease Control
01.2017 - 03.2021
- Led development and implementation of comprehensive index case testing and tracking module within SmartCare to address the first 90 of 90-90-90 HIV treatment targets
- Ensured inclusion of linkages to care for all HIV-positive individuals identified within SmartCare, enhancing continuity of care and treatment outcomes
- Directed cleaning of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) report for PEPFAR within SmartCare, ensuring accurate and reliable data reporting
- Spearheaded development of tablet-based community module version of SmartCare, focusing initially on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC), facilitating outreach activities and supporting differentiated models of care
- Developed PMTCT cohort module to evaluate outcomes of the 'Test and Treat' approach among pregnant women, providing valuable insights for program evaluation and improvement
- Clarified roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in supporting health informatics initiatives within the health sector, particularly the HIV program, promoting collaboration and coordination
- Conducted comprehensive analysis of existing individual-level data, covering approximately 1.5 million persons, to monitor progress of the HIV epidemic and response, identifying gaps for targeted program action.
Director - Health Information Systems & Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Led development and implementation of comprehensive index case testing and tracking module within SmartCare to address the first 90 of 90-90-90 HIV treatment targets
- Ensured inclusion of linkages to care for all HIV-positive individuals identified within SmartCare, enhancing continuity of care and treatment outcomes
- Directed cleaning of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) report for PEPFAR within SmartCare, ensuring accurate and reliable data reporting
- Spearheaded development of tablet-based community module version of SmartCare, focusing initially on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC), facilitating outreach activities and supporting differentiated models of care
- Developed PMTCT cohort module to evaluate outcomes of the 'Test and Treat' approach among pregnant women, providing valuable insights for program evaluation and improvement
- Clarified roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in supporting health informatics initiatives within the health sector, particularly the HIV program, promoting collaboration and coordination
- Conducted comprehensive analysis of existing individual-level data, covering approximately 1.5 million persons, to monitor progress of the HIV epidemic and response, identifying gaps for targeted program action.
Director - Strategic Information and Evaluation
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
12.2013 - 01.2016
- Established and operationalized Strategic Information and Evaluation Unit, comprising M&E, data management, health informatics, and research portfolios, ensuring comprehensive oversight of all SI aspects across EGPAF Kenya projects
- Orchestrated successful rollout of Electronic Medical Records systems in over 200 health facilities providing HIV services, marking the largest implementation by a single care and treatment partner
- Implemented routine data quality assessments, resulting in improved data quality across all EGPAF projects in Kenya
- Strengthened collaboration with Ministry of Health, achieving data concordance rates of 98-100% between EGPAF projects and MOH reports
- Introduced Tableau as primary visualization platform, integrating data from DHIS2, electronic medical record systems, and national Early Infant Diagnosis (EID)/viral load system
- Established routine feedback forums to inform and review project performance, fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement
- Supported EGPAF projects in preparing, submitting, and presenting nine best practices during M&E best practice conference, with two of the best practices recognized as among top innovations in M&E in the country.
Head of Health information Systems unit
Ministry of Health
12.2013 - 01.2016
- Drafted terms of reference for three units within newly established division of Health Informatics, M&E, and eHealth
- Successfully finalized National Data Quality Assurance (DQA) protocol, ensuring standardized procedures for assessing and improving the quality of health data across the country
- Organized and facilitated consensus meeting with county Ministers for Health to garner agreement on electronic systems for data management at the county level, fostering collaboration and alignment in health information systems implementation
- Led customization of District Health Information System (DHIS) to align with specific needs and requirements of individual counties, enhancing data collection, analysis, and reporting capabilities at the local level.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Medicine and Surgery -
University of Nairobi
04.2023
Master of Science in Applied Epidemiology -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
09.2009
Skills
- Program/project tracking and review
- HIV Surveillance
- Disease detection and response
- Collaborative Leadership
- Support supervision and team building
- Capacity development
- Research design and execution
- Development of monitoring, survey, assessments and evaluation tools and databases
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Excellent Report writing skills
- Networking and advocacy
- Data analysis
- Business intelligence: Power BI and Tableau
- Writing and reporting
- Excellent oral and written presentation
Profession
Senior Strategic Information Advisor || Public Health & Health Informatics EXPERT || Health Technology Innovator
Software Proficiency
- Stata
- RDSAT (Respondent-Driven Sampling Analysis Tool)
- Epi Info
- Spectrum modeling
- Power BI
- Ms. Office Suite
- Health Information Systems
Affiliations
- Member of Field Epidemiology Society of Kenya (FESK)
- Member of National HIV Estimates Taskforce; Generating National and Subnational Estimates
- Deputy Chair of Kenya Health Informatics Association (KEHIA)
- Member of WHO taskforce overseeing transition to use of PMTCT data for HIV surveillance
- Member of National Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework (KASF) dissemination taskforce (MOH)
- Member of National 90-90-90 Initiative taskforce; developed framework to guide counties, sub-counties, and facilities on developing targets.
Training
- Counter Threat Awareness Training, 2022
- Gender and Sexual Diversity Training, 2020
- Position Management in the Overseas Office, 2019
- Federal Appropriations Law, 2019
- Presentations And Publications
- Federal Merit System Overview, 2019
- Biomedical Research and RCR Combined, 2019
- Coaching for Development, 2019
- Developing your Direct Reports, 2019
- Grants Solution Grants Management Module
- Core Training for CDC International Staff, 2018
- International Project Officer, 2018
- Overseas Supervisor Training, 2018
- Performance Measurement: Balanced Score Card, 2014
- USAID Rules and Regulations Course, 2014
Languages
Swahili
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Presentations And Publications
- Presented an Abstract on 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Routine HIV care and treatment outcomes in Kenya: A nationally representative analysis' at the AIDS22 International AIDS Society Conference; July 29-August 2nd; Montreal, QC, Canada
- Presented an Abstract on 'Declining HIV prevalence among Young pregnant women in Kenya, 2006-2010' at the XIX International AIDS Society Conference; July 22-27, 2012; Washington DC, United States of America
- Presented an abstract on 'Trends of HIV infection and diagnostic performance of HIV tests among pregnant women attending ANC in Kenya, 2010 at the 16th ICASSA conference in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 4th to 8th December 2011
- Presented a paper on 'Prevalence and correlates of HIV infections among pregnant women seeking antenatal services in Kenya, 2010' at the 4th Afenet Conference in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, 11th to 16th December 2011
- Presented a paper on the Use of Maternal waiting homes in Kilifi District at DANIDA end of project Conference held at Whitesands in Mombasa, July 2007
- Presented a paper on Making HIV testing routine at an HIV implementers meeting held at Safari park hotel, Nairobi in July 2007
- Presented an Abstract on 'From Diagnostic to Routine HIV testing, a Rural district experience' 3rd Tephinet conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd to 7th November 2008
- Presented an Abstract entitled: 'Risk Factors for Typhoid fever outbreak in Bomet District, Kenya.' Whitesands Mombasa, Tephinet and Afenet International Conference. 30th August to 4th September 2009
- Mramba L, Nassir FA, Ondieki C, Kimanga D, Reasons for low utilization of a maternity waiting home in rural Kenya. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 108: 152-3.
- Galbraith JS, Ochieng A, Mwalili S, Emusu D, Mwandi Z, Kimanga DO, et al. Status of voluntary medical male circumcision in kenya: findings from 2 nationally representative surveys in kenya, 2007 and 2012. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. May 1;66 Suppl 1:S37-45.
- Kimanga DO, Ogola S, Umuro M, Ng'ang'a A, Kimondo L, Murithi P, et al. Prevalence and Incidence of HIV Infection, Trends, and Risk Factors Among Persons Aged 15-64 Years in Kenya: Results From a Nationally Representative Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. May 1;66 Suppl 1:S13-26.
- McNairy ML, Lamb MR, Carter RJ, Fayorsey R, Tene G, Kimanga D , et al. Retention of HIV-infected children on antiretroviral treatment in HIV care and treatment programs in Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. Mar 1;62(3):e70-81.Ng'ang'a A, Waruiru W, Ngare C, Ssempijja V, Gachuki T, Kimanga DO, et al. The Status of HIV Testing and Counseling in Kenya: Results From a Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. May 1;66 Suppl 1:S27-36.
- Odhiambo JO, Kellogg TA, Kim AA, Ng'ang'a L, Mukui I, Kimanga DO, et al. Antiretroviral Treatment Scale-up Among Persons Living With HIV in Kenya: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. May 1;66 Suppl 1:S116-22.
- Otieno-Nyunya B, Bennett E, Bunnell R, Dadabhai S, Gichangi AA, Kimanga D, et al. Epidemiology of syphilis in Kenya: results from a nationally representative serological survey. Sex Transm Infect. 1136;87(6):521-5.
- Sirengo M, Muthoni L, Kellogg TA, A AK, Katana A, Kimanga DO, et al. Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya: Results From a Nationally Representative Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. May 1;66 Suppl 1:S66-74.
- Waruiru W, Kim AA, Kimanga DO, Ng'ang'a J, Schwarcz S, Kimondo L, et al. The kenya AIDS indicator survey 2012: rationale, methods, description of participants, and response rates. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. May 1;66 Suppl 1:S3-S12.
- Sirengo, M., Rutherford, G. W., Otieno-Nyunya, B., Kellogg, T. A., Kimanga, D., Muraguri, N., … Kim, A. A. (2016). Evaluation of Kenya's readiness to transition from sentinel surveillance to routine HIV testing for antenatal clinic-based HIV surveillance. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, 113. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1434-1
- Kim, A. A., Mukui, I., N'gan'ga, L., Katana, A., Koros, D.,Kimanga DO., Wamicwe, J., … KAIS Study Group. (2016). Progress in Reversing the HIV Epidemic through Intensified Access to Antiretroviral Therapy: Results from a Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey in Kenya, 2012. PLoS ONE, 11(3), e0148068. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148068
- Haskew, J., Rø, G., Turner, K., Kimanga, D., Sirengo, M., & Sharif, S. (2015). Implementation of a Cloud-Based Electronic Medical Record to Reduce Gaps in the HIV Treatment Continuum in Rural Kenya. PLoS ONE, 10(8), e0135361. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135361
- Kruk, M. E., Jakubowski, A., Rabkin, M., Kimanga, D. O., Kundu, F., Lim, T., … El-Sadr, W. (2015). Association Between HIV Programs and Quality of Maternal Health Inputs and Processes in Kenya. American Journal of Public Health, 105(02), S207-S210. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302511
- Haskew, J., Turner, K., Rø, G., Ho, A., Kimanga, D., & Sharif, S. (2015). Stage of HIV presentation at initial clinic visit following a community-based HIV testing campaign in rural Kenya. BMC Public Health, 15, 16. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1367-4
- Finocchario-Kessler, S., Gautney, B. J., Khamadi, S., Okoth, V., Goggin, K., Kimanga, D., Spinler, J. K., … HITSystem Team. (2014). If you text them, they will come: using the HIV infant tracking system to improve early infant diagnosis quality and retention in Kenya. AIDS (London, England), 28(03), S313-S321. http://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000000332
- Oluoch, T., Katana, A., Ssempijja, V., Kwaro, D., Langat, P., Kimanga, D., … de Keizer, N. (2014). Electronic medical record systems are associated with appropriate placement of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in rural health facilities in Kenya: a retrospective pre-post study. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 21(6), 1009-1014. http://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002447
- Ojwang', J. K., Lee, V. C., Waruru, A., Ssempijja, V., Ng'ang'a, J. G., Wakhutu, B. Kimanga DO, E., … Oluoch, T. (2014). Using Information and Communications Technology in a National Population-Based Survey: The Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey 2012. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999),66(Suppl 1), S123-S129.http://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000116
- Grasso, M. A., Schwarcz, S., Galbraith, J. S., Musyoki, H., Kambona, C., Kimanga DO., Kellogg, T. A., & for the KAIS Study Group. (2016). Estimating the Prevalence and Predictors of Incorrect Condom Use Among Sexually Active Adults in Kenya: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 43(2), 87-93. http://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000393
- Eduardo, E., Lamb, M. R., Kandula, S., Howard, A., Mugisha, V., Kimanga, D., … Elul, B. (2014). Characteristics and Outcomes among Older HIV-Positive Adults Enrolled in HIV Programs in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e103864. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103864
- Ndisha M, Hassan AS, Ngari F, Munene E, Gikura M, Kimutai K, Muthoka K, Murie LA, Tolentino H, Odhiambo J, Mwele P, Odero L, Mbaire K, Omoro G, Kimanga DO. Leveraging electronic medical records for HIV testing, care, and treatment programming in Kenya-the national data warehouse project. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2023 Sep 15;23(1):183. doi: 10.1186/s12911-023-02265-6.PMID: 37715195
- Kimanga DO, Makory VNB, Hassan AS, Ngari F, Ndisha MM, Muthoka KJ, Odero L, Omoro GO, Aoko A, Ng'ang'a L Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine HIV care and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in Kenya: A nationally representative analysis. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 27;18(11):e0291479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291479. eCollection 2023.PMID: 38011132
- Kimanga DO, Oramisi VA, Hassan AS, Mugambi MK, Miruka FO, Muthoka KJ, Odhiambo JO, Yegon PK, Omoro GO, Mbaire C, Masamaro KM, Njogo SM, Barker JL, Ngugi CN Uptake and effect of universal test-and-treat on twelve months retention and initial virologic suppression in routine HIV program in Kenya. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 22;17(11):e0277675. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277675. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36413522
Timeline
Deputy Associate Director, Epidemiology and Strategic Information Pillar
Centers for Disease Control
03.2021 - Current
Deputy Chief - Health Systems and Evaluation Branch
Centers for Disease Control
01.2017 - 03.2021
Director - Health Information Systems & Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
01.2016 - 12.2016
Director - Strategic Information and Evaluation
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
12.2013 - 01.2016
Head of Health information Systems unit
Ministry of Health
12.2013 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science in Medicine and Surgery -
University of Nairobi
Master of Science in Applied Epidemiology -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
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