DR ROWENA N. WAIRIMU
Nairobi
Summary
Dr Rowena is a visionary healthcare expert with experience in leading the planning, management, and implementation of health care services, designing health programs, and reviewing and implementing health policies in health systems strengthening. She has demonstrated transformational leadership in building partnerships with development partners, governments and other stakeholders in support of health financing.
She has experience in digital health technologies to improve patient journeys, focusing on products that enhance Value-Based Health care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Advisor
Pharmaccess Foundation
05.2021 - Current
- Design and structure standard, progressive and medically acceptable healthcare purchasing models for embedding within UHC programs such as Momcare and UHC Marwa in Kisumu: all geared towards Value-Based Health Care
- Support research and learning used to develop new interventions
- Determine metrics of measure for interventions and design data collection tools to allow assessment of quality of patient journey and costs
- Support stakeholders’ teams to actively use dashboards for decision making/policy making while ensuring quality of data reported in dashboards
- Define minimum service delivery standard of excellence for public & private hospitals (supply chain, equipment, staff, quality)
- Contribution towards the evaluation, critiquing and communication of important medical / scientific information produced from programs within the organization
- Support facilities with data driven feedback to enhance both clinical and patient reported outcomes.
Sub-County Medical Superintendent
Kangema Sub County | Ministry of Health, Murang’a County Government
08.2018 - 04.2021
Co-Founder and CEO
ZOYA Homecare Limited
02.2019 - 03.2020
Education
MBA - Healthcare Management
Strathmore University
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - undefined
MBChB – University of Nairobi
2013
Skills
- Healthcare Management Value-Based care Digital Health Strategic Partnerships Capacity Building & Training Service Delivery Health Innovation Design Thinking Leadership and Governance
Affiliations
Licensure: Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council
Convener, Policy, Advocacy and Communications: Kenya Medical Association Member
Liaison: Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU)
Certificate: Physician-led Advocacy in Conscientious Objection – Global Doctors for Choice (November 2019)
Certificate in Leadership, Strategy, Planning, Corporate Governance & Ethics: The Business Advocacy Fund/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark/Kenya Medical Association (October 2019)
Certificate: Hospital Design and its role in achieving Quality Healthcare Outcomes – PharmAccess Group (June 2019)
Member: Young Africa Leaders Initiative (YALI)
Timeline
Medical Advisor
Pharmaccess Foundation
05.2021 - Current
Co-Founder and CEO
ZOYA Homecare Limited
02.2019 - 03.2020
Sub-County Medical Superintendent
Kangema Sub County | Ministry of Health, Murang’a County Government
08.2018 - 04.2021
MBA - Healthcare Management
Strathmore University
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - undefined
MBChB – University of Nairobi
Similar Profiles
Antoinette SquireAntoinette Squire
PROGRAM DIRECTOR at PharmAccess FoundationPROGRAM DIRECTOR at PharmAccess Foundation
ANTOINETTE SQUIREANTOINETTE SQUIRE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR at PharmAccess FoundationPROGRAM DIRECTOR at PharmAccess Foundation
THERESIA MBITHE MUMOTHERESIA MBITHE MUMO
SENIOR QUALITY ASSESSOR at PharmAccess FoundationSENIOR QUALITY ASSESSOR at PharmAccess Foundation
Antoinette SquireAntoinette Squire
Program Director-Med4All at PharmAccess FoundationProgram Director-Med4All at PharmAccess Foundation
Kyle Temple-MurrayKyle Temple-Murray
Managing Director at NADSKA LtdManaging Director at NADSKA Ltd