Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Community Service
Professional Committees & Advisory Engagements
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SALIM ABDULLAH BAJABER

Nairobi

Summary

A dedicated healthcare professional with extensive experience in pediatric care, clinical leadership, and institutional development. Proven track record in spearheading quality improvement initiatives, mentoring healthcare teams, and advancing child health outcomes. Actively engaged in national and international health advocacy through various leadership roles. Passionate about ethical healthcare delivery, faith-informed public health engagement, and strengthening systems for sustainable impact.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Department, Paediatrics & Child Health

Nairobi City County
04.2025 - Current


  • Coordinate departmental planning, staffing, and service delivery to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care.
  • Provide clinical leadership and oversight of all pediatric and neonatal services.
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on reducing child morbidity and mortality.
  • Supervise and mentor Residents, junior doctors, interns, and medical students in pediatrics.
  • Oversee implementation of national child health guidelines and protocols.
  • Collaborate with hospital management and external partners on paediatric health programs.
  • Facilitate departmental audits, CMEs, and mortality reviews to improve clinical outcomes.

Pediatric & Child Health Specialist

Kito Health Ltd
06.2024 - Current
  • Provide pediatric expertise in the design and review of digital symptom checker algorithms tailored for East African healthcare settings.
  • Evaluate and improve clinical triage logic to ensure safe, context-relevant guidance for parents and caregivers.
  • Develop age-specific, evidence-based educational content for caregivers, aligning with WHO, AAP, and MOH Kenya guidelines.
  • Conduct periodic quality assurance and medical content reviews to maintain clinical accuracy and safety.
  • Foster synergies between pediatric clinical care and digital health solutions to enhance accessibility and trust.
  • Contribute to user experience improvements by aligning medical language with caregiver comprehension levels, especially in underserved populations.

Secretary General

Kenya Association of Muslim Medical Professionals
03.2018 - Current
  • Provide strategic leadership in health policy, Islamic medical ethics, mentorship, and community health programs.
  • Represent the Association in National Ministry of Health technical working groups ,key stakeholder platforms and other National & International faith-based health bodies.
  • Oversee national scientific conferences, CPD activities, and multidisciplinary professional development.
  • Champion mentorship and leadership pathways for Muslim Health sciences students and early-career professionals.
  • Guide institutional governance, strategic partnerships, and sustainability planning for the association.

Senior Medical Officer

Nairobi County Government - Pumwani Maternity Hospital
04.2016 - 03.2021
  • Oversaw day-to-day practice functions, including delivery of patient care, medical and administrative staff and business activities.
  • Mentored clinical staff to provide high quality care and achieve performance targets.
  • Determined and prescribed medication, dosages and schedule given patients' condition and contraindications.

General Pediatrician

Nairobi City County
08.2024 - Current
  • Educated families on preventive health measures such as immunizations, hygiene practices, Nutrition and Injury prevention strategies.
  • Collaborated with other healthcare professionals provide optimal patient care.
  • Provided evidence-based care to children with acute and chronic illnesses.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Health Leadership and Management

United States International University

Master of Medicine - Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
2023

Bachelor of Medicine And Surgery (MBChB) -

Zhengzhou University
China
07-2013

Skills

  • Ethics and Integrity
  • Problem-solving
  • Strategies and goals
  • Personnel training and development
  • Team leadership & management

Certification

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certified
  • Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT+) Trainer
  • Newborn Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT+) Trainer
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Pediatric Epilepsy Training

Awards

  • Top 100 Influential Kenya Muslims , 2019

Community Service

  • Founding member ; National Muslim Covid Response Committee, Kenya
  • Planning and conducting free medical and surgical camps in needy areas
  • Planning of periodic Pediatric Cardiac Screening camps at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, Nairobi.
  • Organizing and conducting school Programs on Wellbeing and Career Progression

Professional Committees & Advisory Engagements

  • Member, Ministry of Health Technical Working Group on National Human Milk Bank Expansion, Kenya
  • Member, Technical Working Group for Kenya Draft Quality of Care and Patient Safety Bill, Ministry of Health
  • Member , Kenya Pediatric Association
  • Member, Kenya Medical Association

Timeline

Head of Department, Paediatrics & Child Health

Nairobi City County
04.2025 - Current

General Pediatrician

Nairobi City County
08.2024 - Current

Pediatric & Child Health Specialist

Kito Health Ltd
06.2024 - Current

Secretary General

Kenya Association of Muslim Medical Professionals
03.2018 - Current

Senior Medical Officer

Nairobi County Government - Pumwani Maternity Hospital
04.2016 - 03.2021

Master of Business Administration - Health Leadership and Management

United States International University

Master of Medicine - Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Nairobi

Bachelor of Medicine And Surgery (MBChB) -

Zhengzhou University

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