Speaker

Dr. Shadrack Opon

Senior Consultant || Youth Health Advocate || Senior Technical Advisor Health Systems Strengthening

Meet our speaker: Dr. Shadrack Opon, PhD. is a highly #trained health systems strengthening and health projects manager, with extended experience in managing healthcare projects for international organizations and development partners.

He is a Youth Health Advocate and is passionate about Health Systems Strengthening. He drives youth advocacy and champions for youth inclusivity in health leadership and governance as a way to create sustainable health security in Africa. Dr. Opon is the Head of Health Systems Department at Amref International University (AMIU). Prior to joining AMREF, he was a Senior Project Manager at Africa Health Business (AHB). He has also been a lecturer and a Digital Varsity Coordinator at Mount Kenya University – MKU where he taught and published articles on health systems strengthening. Dr. Shadrack holds a PhD degree and a Master’s degree in Health Systems Management both from Kenya Methodist University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Health Services Management from Kenyatta University.