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Rebecca Wachira
Senior Public Health, Nutrition & Health Systems Strengthening Expert
About
Rebecca Wachira is a highly accomplished Public Health and Nutrition Specialist with over 14 years of experience designing, managing, and evaluating complex health and nutrition programmes across humanitarian, emergency, refugee, and development settings in East Africa.
She possesses extensive expertise in health systems strengthening, immunization, nutrition surveillance, epidemiology, and evidence-based programme management. Her work spans multiple countries and contexts, from refugee camp nutrition programming to national immunization campaigns.
Areas of Expertise
Public Health Programme ManagementNutrition & Food Security ProgrammingImmunization & Vaccine Systems StrengtheningHealth Systems StrengtheningEpidemiology & Disease ControlMonitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)SMART & SQUEAC AssessmentsEmergency & Humanitarian Response
Education
- Master of Public Health (Epidemiology & Disease Control) — in progress
- BSc Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics
Key Assignments
- Provided technical leadership for CIHEB-Kenya health programmes
- Led multi-county vaccination initiatives with Kenya Red Cross Society
- Managed nutrition and health programmes in refugee settings for UNHCR
- Conducted SMART surveys and SQUEAC/SLEAC studies across East Africa
- Supported emergency response operations for Action Against Hunger (ACF-USA)
Key Organizations
CIHEB-KenyaKenya Red Cross SocietyUNHCRAction Against Hunger (ACF-USA)