MrElvis Omondi Wambiya

Research officer/ data analyst

African Population and Health Research Center

  • Research officer/ data analyst
    African Population and Health Research Center

BIO

I am an early career researcher with training and expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, implementation research and public health. My current interests and engagements are in infectious disease and non-communicable disease epidemiology, prevention, management and health systems strengthening among vulnerable populations. Applicable skills include: epidemiology, biostatistics, implementation research and delivery science, systems thinking, and evidence synthesis. I am currently a research officer at the health and systems for health unit of the African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi.

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research officer/ data analyst
    African Population and Health Research Center, Health and Systems for health, Nairobi, Kenya7 Jan 2019 - present
  • Data analyst
    African population and Health Research Center, Research, Nairobi, Kenya13 Nov 2017 - 28 Dec 2018
  • Research Assistant
    University of Nairobi, Public Health, Nairobi, Kenya1 Feb 2017 - 31 May 2017

DEGREES

  • MSc Epidemiology (Implementation Science)
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa25 Jan 2016 - 30 Jun 2017
  • MSc Biochemistry
    University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan15 Jan 2014 - 15 Mar 2015
  • BSc (Hons)
    University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan16 Jan 2010 - 10 Dec 2013

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Specialised project management
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    Integrating projects and strategy, operationalise Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) within the project environment, ability to put project out to tender and manage the process, manage lag relationships, Use PERT to plan projects, Apply different computations associated with Earned Value Management, manage stakeholders, minimise and manage project risks

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Swahili
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Urdu
    Can speak and understand

WHO REGION

  • WHO African Region

COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY

  • Kenya

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