Elizabeth Irungu |

Elizabeth Irungu

Elizabeth Irungu is a medical doctor with a master's in public health (HS-DC orientation). She’s an elected board member of Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Center Brussels. Elizabeth is a keen learner with curiosity and interest in medical anthropology incorporation in clinical medicine practice, geared towards evidence-informed medicine; an aspiring Implementation Science Guru with the willingness to embrace complexities of health policy and systems research methodology; and also a sexual and reproductive health advocate, with an appreciation for diverse ethnographic differences among clients, health care staff as well as health systems. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

World Alzheimer’s Day: On the many challenges ahead in sub-Saharan Africa

On the 21st of September (World Alzheimer’s Day) we acknowledge the patients with Alzheimer’s disease as well as the caregivers who assist these patients. A generative brain disease and the most common cause of dementia, Alzheimer’s affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere wi...

International Women’s Day: Musings from a Kenyan lens

All around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) (8 March) is usually a commemoration and celebration of achievements of women and a source of encouragement to the younger generation. In my country, however, this year IWD is taking place against the grim backdrop of increasing femicide. Last month, we also already ‘celebrated’ a ‘...