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This Expert's name is Dan Kaseje

This Expert's occupation is Health Systems Expert
This Expert's location is Kenya
This Expert's nationality is Kenyan

Snapshot

Experience

15+ years

Languages

English, French, Swahili

Countries of Work

Kenya

Areas of Expertise

  • Training
  • Health management, policy and planning
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Strategy development
  • Community health workers--engagement, capacity-building and retention
  • Research
  • Policy analysis
  • Strategic communications for engaging with community stakeholders for health

Professional Experience

  • Great Lakes University of Kisumu

    Jan 2006 - Present
    Professor Emeritus, Centre of Research Excellence (2016 - Current); Founding Vice-Chancellor and Full Professor (2006-2016).

    Founding faculty member; led the growth of the university to full accreditation with student enrolment increasing from 9 in 1998 to 1800 in 2016, at the time of retirement.

    Current research interests: Capacity Building; Health systems strengthening; Policy development, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; Community based health care; Mentoring and creating leaders in global health.
  • George Washington University, School of Public Health

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2012
    Visiting Professor, George Washington University, School of Public Health, U.S. Coordinated the Secretariat for Universities in Solidarity for the Health of Disadvantaged (UNISOL), with the support of UNESCO and WHO.
  • HIV/AIDS Research Alliance

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2011
    Regional Director, Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance Coordinated multi-country research activities in HIV/AIDs through a network of East and Central African researchers.

Areas of Expertise

  • Training
  • Health management, policy and planning
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Strategy development
  • Community health workers--engagement, capacity-building and retention
  • Research
  • Policy analysis
  • Strategic communications for engaging with community stakeholders for health