DR FAITH HILDA YEGO
PERSONAL DETAILS
P. O BOX 7445, Eldoret, 30100
E-Mail: yegofaith@gmail.com
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am a specialist in public health with experience in training and strengthening the capacity of
health systems and services. I have a special interest in engaging in collaborative and
multidisciplinary approaches to improving health outcomes through research, policy, and
innovation.
My academic qualifications comprise a PhD in Gender and Health (Australia); Masters's training
in International Health (USA), in addition to certification in various courses including Gender
and Infectious Disease (USAID), Health Economics and Impact Evaluation (World Bank),
Virtual Health Leadership and Management (USAID) and Research Ethics (Moi University).
I have worked in the academic field for over fifteen years as head of the department, lecturer,
supervisor, and researcher in the field of health policy and management.
I have undertaken and published research in areas of maternal and child health, health
economics, gender and health, health systems research, disaster risk reduction, food security and
climate change.
EDUCATION
University of Newcastle, Australia
PhD Gender and Health 2015
TUI University, USA
MSc International Health 2005
Liberty University
BSc Biology 2004
Kabarak High School, Nakuru, Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 1999
Kitale Academy Primary School, Kitale Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education 1995

AWARDS
Ministry of State for Public Service and the University of Newcastle in Australia Ph.D. Joint
Scholarship Award 2010 – 2014

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer, Moi University School of Public Health, 2021-present

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Co-Chair Public Health and Primary Care Working Group, Ampath Kenya, 2015-
present
Lecturer and Head of Department, Moi University School of Public Health, 2015-2021
Tutorial Fellow, Moi University School of Public Health, 2007-2014
Adjunct Faculty, Indiana University Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health, USA, 2019-
present
Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia, 2018-2021
Quality Assurance Officer, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya, 2006-2007
RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCIES
A pilot survey to assess the feasibility and acceptability of tools for measuring the quality-of-life
trade-offs during Covid-19.
Role: Co-Investigator
Engendering Eldoret National Polytechnic. Funded by College and Institutes Canada IDRC Grant
under the Supporting Innovation in the Technical and Vocational Education Sector (SITVES)
Pillar
Role: Principal Investigator
Uasin Gishu County Health Department. Assessment of Health Facilities and Health Services.
Role: Lead Consultant
Strategic Leadership Training Needs Assessment in Kenya in collaboration with five other
countries in Africa and Indiana University. Role: Principal Investigator
Global Network Cost estimation trial of antenatal ultrasound in five low- and middle-income
countries.
Role: Consultant
Partners Enhancing Resilience for people exposed to Risks (Periperi U) in Kenya where we have
been involved in developing short courses and training communities on disaster risk reduction,
nutrition, and food security to develop resilient communities.
Role: Consultant

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Bresnahan, B. W., Vodicka, E., Babigumira, J. B., Malik, A. M., Yego, F., Lokangaka, A., ... &
Nathan, R. O. (2021). Cost estimation alongside a multi-regional, multi-country randomized
trial of antenatal ultrasound in five low-and-middle-income countries. BMC public health,
21(1), 1-16.
Nyongesa, P., Yego, F., Tonui, P., Itsura, P., Sorre, B., & Omar, E. O. (2021). Strengthening
weak healthcare systems for maternal and neonatal care in low and middle-income countries:
The missing link.
Nyongesa, C., Xu, X., Hall, J. J., Macharia, W. M., Yego, F., & Hall, B. (2018). Factors
influencing choice of skilled birth attendance at ANC: evidence from the Kenya demographic
health survey. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 18(1), 88.

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Braitstein, P., Lama, T., Keino, S., Gladanac, B., Yego, F., Cole, D., ... & Fox, A. (2017).
Increasing food security and nutrition resilience in response to climate change in East Africa:
findings from a multisectoral symposium. The Lancet Global Health, 5, S23.
Yego, F., Stewart Williams, J., Byles, J., Nyongesa, P., Aruasa, W., DEste, C. (2013). "A
retrospective analysis of maternal and neonatal mortality at a teaching and referral hospital
in Kenya." Reprod Health 10:13. doi:10.1186/1742-4755-10-13.
Yego, F., DEste, C., Byles, J., Stewart Williams, J., Nyongesa, P. (2013). Risk factors
associated with maternal mortality in a tertiary hospital in Kenya. BMC Pregnancy and
Childbirth 14:1, 38 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-38.
Yego, F., DEste, C., Byles, J., Stewart Williams, J., Nyongesa, P. Risk factors associated with
neonatal mortality in a tertiary hospital in Kenya. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2014 Nov
29;14:389. doi: 10.1186/s12884-014-0389-8.

LANGUAGES
English– speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
Kiswahili– speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
MEMBERSHIPS
Health Systems Management Organization (HESMA)
Bioethics Society of Kenya
Organization

REFEREES
Prof Suzanne Babich
Associate Dean and Professor of Global Health, Indiana University, USA
Email: smbabich@iu.edu
Prof Anne Mwangi
Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Moi University, Eldoret Kenya
Email: annwsum@gmail.com

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