Githinji Gitahi
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Dr. Githinji Gitahi | |
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 Dr. Githinji Gihati | |
| Group Chief Executive Officer at Amref Health Africa Group [1] | |
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| Born | Githinji Gitahi 7 August 1970 (age 54) Othaya Village, Nyeri County |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Relatives | Stephen Kiama (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery), (Master in Marketing), Harvard University (Certificate for Strategic Perspective for Nonprofit MGT) |
| Occupation | Physician researcher and public administrator |
| Known for | Public administration |
Githinji Gitahi is a Kenyan medical doctor who serves as the Global Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa as well a former co-chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee.[2][3] In July 2021, he was appointed as a Commissioner in the Africa COVID-19 Commission.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Githinji was born on 7 August 1970 in Othaya, Nyeri County, Kenya. In 1996, he graduated from University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Medicine and surgery and a Masters degree of Business Administration in Marketing from United States International University (on going).[8][9] He holds a Certificate for Strategic Perspective for Non Profit Management from Harvard University.[10]
Career
[edit]Gitahi has worked both in public and private sector in various positions such as a medical officer and Quality Manager at Avenue Group (1996-2000), as a Medical Services Manager at Madison Insurance Limited (2000-2001), as a medical Medical Marketing Manager and Group Product Manager for Panadol and Hedex at Glaxo SmithKline(2001-2004),[11] as a Marketing Manager at Glaxo SmithKline East Africa (2005-2006)[12] as the Head of Marketing Expert Relations at Glaxo SmithKline Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East (October 2006-August 2007).[2][13]
From August 2006 to 2009, Gitahi was the Managing Director for Monitor Publications Limited in Uganda as well as General Manager for Marketing and Circulation in East Africa for the Nation Media Group(August 2009-December 2011). Between March 2008 to December 2001, he held senior positions at GlaxoSmithKline and worked at the Avenue Group.[2]
Gitahi currently serves as Global Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa since June 2015.[7][14] He is co-chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee.[9] He has presented as a speaker at medical conferences both inside and outside Africa such as Health Systems Global Symposium 2018,[15] and Health & Climate Change conference 2019.[16]
In 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Gitahi as one of 22 member of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement's lead group.[17]
Other activities
[edit]- World Health Organization, Member of the Community Health Worker Hub
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Member of the Governing Board, Member of the Private Sector Advisory Board[9]
- Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Member of the Board and Scientific Advisory Committee (since 2022)[1][18]
- Standard Group, Member of the Board of Directors[12][19]
- Safaricom Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[20][4][21][22][23]
- WomenLift Health, Member of the Global Advisory Board[24]
Honors
[edit]On 12 December 2018, Githinji was awarded a presidential commendation of Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear in recognition for his contribution to the health sector at Amref Health Africa.[2][25][26]
Personal life
[edit]Githinji is a brother to Stephen Kiama the Vice Chancellor at University of Nairobi.[27]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kimutai, Cyprian (10 May 2022). "AMREF CEO appointed to global body tasked with preventing pandemics". Pulselive.co.ke. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa".
- ^ Ssebwami, Javira (9 July 2021). "Amref CEO Dr. Gitahi appointed to the new commission on African COVID-19 response". PML Daily.
- ^ a b "Gitahi Githinji, Amref Health Africa: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ Matheka, Grace (July 3, 2021). "Dr. Githinji Gitahi has been appointed as a Commissioner for COVID-19 response in Africa".
- ^ "Dr Githinji Gitahi Appointed to the New Commission on African COVID-19 Response by South Africa President, H.E Cyril Ramaphosa". July 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Perspectives on change: Dr. Githinji Gitahi and Patrick Lembwakita". 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Dr Githinji Gitahi". WorldConference.
- ^ a b c "Juliana Rotich & Former NMG MD Githinji Gitahi appointed to the Board of Standard Group - Kenyan Wallstreet". March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Dr Githinji Gitahi: Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021 |". February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Githinji Gitahi | FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES". healthsciences.uonbi.ac.ke.
- ^ a b "Dr. Githinji Gitahi".
- ^ "African leaders elevate AfricaCDC to autonomous health agency of AU". The East African. February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Monitor gets new MD, board chairperson". 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Githinji Gitahi".
- ^ "Biography".
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Global Leaders to Spearhead Fight against Malnutrition at Critical Moment for Food, Nutrition Security United Nations, press release of 1 June 2023.
- ^ "New expert appointments to CEPI's Board and Scientific Advisory Committee".
- ^ "Dr Githinji Gitahi".
- ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (16 July 2021). "Africa's Covid Crisis Deepens, but Vaccines Are Still Far off". The New York Times.
- ^ Kimutai, Cyprian (February 12, 2022). "Thailand to offer COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya". Pulselive Kenya.
- ^ "Lancet - Search Results". www.thelancet.com.
- ^ "Safaricom Foundation". www.safaricomfoundation.org.
- ^ Global Advisory Board WomenLift Health.
- ^ Abong'o, Robert. "Four kinds of people Uhuru Kenyatta gave national honours on Jamhuri Day". The Standard.
- ^ Kenyatta, Uhuru (12 December 2018). "List: Recipients of Uhuru's Jamhuri Day awards". Nairobi News. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Ondieki, Elvis (25 July 2020). "Nature vs nurture: Where leadership runs in the family | Kenya". nation.africa.