Martin Alfred Wekesa Wafula

Strategic and results-driven Healthcare Executive, Policy Leader, and Academic Researcher with over 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare systems strengthening, hospital administration, and governance across East Africa. Demonstrated expertise in transforming healthcare institutions through data-driven decision-making, financial optimization, and strategic leadership, resulting in improved patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and sustainable healthcare delivery systems. Proven track record of: Leading multi-million-dollar healthcare investments, Scaling hospital networks across multiple regions, Driving health system reforms aligned with UHC and SDGs, Advancing research and innovation in digital health and emergency systems

Martin Wafula is a high-impact healthcare leader operating at the intersection of: Executive healthcare management, Policy and governance, Academic research and innovation. Ideal for: CEO / Director General roles, International health consultancy (WHO, World Bank, NGOs), National health policy leadership, Academic and research leadership

• Digital health systems & AI integration
• Emergency and pre-hospital care systems
• Health systems governance and leadership
• Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
• Healthcare financing and policy

• Board Secretary – Dagoretti Sub- County Hospital
• Board Secretary – Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
• Board Secretary – Mama Margaret Uhuru Hospital

• Managed $10M+ healthcare infrastructure projects
• Developed and operationalized 150-bed hospital systems
• Increased inpatient admissions by 62%
• Improved hospital profit margins by 45%+
• Built and scaled 100+ healthcare facilities across regions

• ORCID Researcher
• Global Health & Leadership Networks

• Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP) – Kenya School of Government (2019)
• Senior Management Course – Kenya School of Government (2017)
• Management Strategies for People and Resources
• Workforce Collaboration and Development
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Servant Leadership
• Public Sector Strengthening
• Human Rights
• Transparency & Good Governance

• Wafula, M. A. W. (2026). The torch: The shadows of an illuminous Africa’s healthcare sector.
• Wafula, M. A. W. (2026). Resilient leadership in turbulent healthcare settings.
• Wafula, M. A. W. (2026). Human resource governance in healthcare institutions: Policies, procedures, and ethical practice for public, private and faith-based hospitals.
• Wafula, M. A. W., Kithuka, P. M., & Mekala, E. K. (2026). Design and implementation of an integrated electric boda boda emergency care ambulance system for strengthening pre-hospital emergency response in rural Kenya. East African Journal of Health and Science. https://doi.org/10.37284/2707-3920
• Wafula, M. A. W., Kithuka, P. M., & Mekala, E. K. (2025). Virtual care coordination for patients attending diabetic clinics in selected hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya: A systematic review. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 12(15), 232–240. https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/articles/virtual-care-coordination-for-patients-attending-diabetic-clinics-in-selected-hospitals-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya-a-systematic-review/
• Wafula, M. A. W., Kithuka, P. M., & Mekala, E. K. (2025). Neonatal hypothermia in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of prevalence, risk factors, interventions, and outcomes. East African Journal of Health and Science. https://doi.org/10.37284/2707-3920
• Wafula, M. A. W., Masinde, D., & Olichina, S. (2021). Effect of devolution of healthcare services on the motivation and retention of medical personnel in Bungoma County. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 8(6). https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211970

• Hospital operational efficiency, Financial Performance Analysis and Scalability- Health Gate Hospital • Strategic Hospital leadership, Management and Governance Programme- University of Nairobi
• Hospital Establishment consultancy- Aphia Health Renal and Mental Hospital Eldoret
• Management and business development consultant at 50 bed Annie Hospital – Developed the hospital from concept to fully profit operations with elaborate 20 year expansion strategy based integrated collaborative healthcare referral model
• Management and business strategy consultant at 20 bed Ambience Children Hospital – developed and implemented hospital investment matrix, current overseeing her operations and strategy adjustment
• Hospital system strengthening consultant Nairobi East hospital- established Quality improvement plan and five year strategic plan, financial recovery strategy.
• St. Mary’s hospital-Mumias and St. Elizabeth HospitalMukumu: Facility & Capital Planning, Performance improvement and optimization.
• Juja Modern Hospital : Business Planning, Financial Modeling and Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Inter-Entity AMC Funds Flow
• St. Damiano Nursing Home: Total administrative restructuring and consolidation
• Bungoma county: supply of Integrated revenue management system
• Bungoma County: Resource Mapping and development of County Integrated Development Plant