Frank Perry Wafula

In partnership with the State Department for ICT, @ICTAuthorityKE, and @Kenyayearbook, we are developing a new website to better serve Kenya's healthcare workforce. This will strengthen our outreach to key stakeholders towards a balanced, skilled, and motivated health workforce.

@citizentvkenya PS Bitok is out of touch with reality. Very elitist. Pouring resources to national schools to double intake won't solve the problem. Sharing resources to many more smaller schools will. God help Kenya.

Great hanging out with colleagues from government and private sector....

@chuckdavie @OptaJoe Pointless argument. All EPL teams slow down a game when they get ahead. Toughest league. This stat just shows that Arsenal are the best team and almost always lead. Brighton commits more fouls than Arsenal. Arsenal didn't have to hurry when ahead🤣.

@OptaJoe What a pointless stat. Brighton fouled us 14 times, why should Arsenal be penalised for having to take freekicks all night because the team with the most yellow cards (72) in the Premier League wants to break up play constantly?

30 - Arsenal took 30 minutes and 51 seconds to restart play against Brighton last night, their highest total in a Premier League match this season. Delayed.

@MamaRachelRuto @WilliamsRuto Happy birthday President @WilliamsRuto....

My dear Bill, happy birthday! Today, I thank God for the gift of your life, for the journey we have walked together, for your courage in moments of uncertainty, and for the steady love and discipline with which you carry the weight of leadership. I have seen your heart for Kenya, your tireless commitment to serve, and the quiet sacrifices that often go unseen. As you mark another year, my prayer is that God grants you good health, inner peace, and renewed strength. May He surround you with wisdom, protect your steps, and reward your labour with hope for our nation and joy in our family. With all my love and gratitude, I celebrate you, not only as a leader, a father and a husband, but as the man God has entrusted to us.

We’re proud to exhibit at the 2nd Nairobi Health Scientific Conference 2025, themed “Advancing UHC Towards SDGs 2030.” Meet our researchers & visit our booth to learn how our research and capacity-building initiatives are strengthening health systems & improving outcomes globally

We’re excited to be part of the 2nd Nairobi Health Scientific Conference 2025! Our researchers will be participating in various capacities at this conference themed “Advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Towards Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals 2030 for Nairobi.” The conference, organized by the @NairobiCityGov Health Sector in collaboration with local and international academic partners, brings together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to share evidence and innovations shaping the future of health in Kenya and beyond. Visit our exhibition booth to learn more about how our research is contributing to stronger health systems and improved health outcomes.

Prof. @frankfula, @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT PI, @SBSKenya delivering a keynote at the Nairobi Health Scientific Conference 2025, highlighting the expanded @SBSKenya mandate in strengthening health systems and leadership.

@SokoAnalyst A colleague from a UK University told me they feel Kenyans lack social media discipline and that we are bullies. I was shocked. Is this related to this point?

Corruption. Short cuts. Incompetence. Greed. Scamming. Has ruined genuine opportunities for the rest of us. If we don't deal decisively with these vices, no one will want to work with us ever, from across the world. This is very sad and painful.

From left to right: Juliet Mutheu, Dr. Noelle Orata, Dr. Ruth Lucinde, Dr. Alex Hinga, Dr. Cheryl Andisi, and Prof. Patrick Weke share valuable insights during a panel discussion on building a research career at the ALMA, IDeAL, and SSACAB Research Career Open Day.

@Eng_BKelvin @JumaCJ1 A sizeable chunk of Strathmore students are on scholarships. Plus not everyone is wealthy, some parents sacrifice for quality...

@JumaCJ1 The ugly truth is that courtesy of their parents, they're well connected in the Job market. Strathmore is an expensive private university in a lower middle income country. Anyone who can afford it is well connected.

Congratulations to Sammy Masibo, IDeAL Fellow at @SBSKenya, on being elected National Treasurer of the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya! Wishing you success as you steer PSK’s financial strategy toward transparency, sustainability, and growth over the next three years.

@Sab__G I disagree. How do you judge someone based on facial expression? Either find a better reason to criticise, or give the lady a fair chance.

The people in the acting space can tell you about Lulu and her husband

@AmbokoJH Kenyans have little idea on the strong, direct relationship between sugar products and major, costly illness. I love the idea, especially on ring-fencing the funds for health promotion and healthy school feeding programs. Let's do this URGENTLY.

Pretty strange twist at the ongoing Finance Bill 2025 public hearings as Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Hon. Bernard Kitur tables a proposal for a new levy called "Health Promotion Levy". Here's what you need to know: The Levy & its target · He is calling for the introduction of a Health Promotion Levy targeting the Soft Drinks Industry · He says this levy aims to reduce sugar consumption, encourage healthier product reformulation, & generate revenue to support public health programs Design of the Levy · The structuring of the levy will be such that any product with the set base of 4g/100ml will be exempt from the levy, any gram above that attracts the levy at Kes 1 per g/100ml for locally manufactured beverages & Kes 2 per g/100ml for any imported beverages · He is proposing that 100.0% fruit juices with no added sugar & Dairy-based beverages containing at least 75% milk content be exempt from the levy Use of Proceeds from the Levy · He is proposing that proceeds from the levy be deployed towards School Feeding Programs & Public Health Awareness campaigns; subsidies for healthy beverage alternatives & Diabetes and NCD prevention programs Musings · Isn't this a case of double taxation? This is precisely why we have excise duty on sugar based products · This deviates away from the Medium-term Revenue Strategy which provides that progressively excise should be based on sugar content (& not a separate levy)

Open Phences and the Council of Governors (CoG) have formalized their partnership through an MoU led by Ms. Khatra Ali, Director Health Services at CoG and Prof. Frank Wafula, Team Lead at Open Phence. The partnership strengthens the implementation of health sector priorities...

@citizentvkenya Such conversations show growth in citizen voice and social accountability. But more needed to broaden tax base, speed up disbursements and incentivise healthy practices through taxes and subsidies.

I think John Mbadi is a brilliant Kenyan who knows what we need. That said, we still need proper trust infrastructure to fully realize Kenyans' aspirations #JKLive @citizentvkenya

Always pleased to share thoughts on narrowing the research-policy schism.

Happy discussing how to effectively engage with policy at the @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT AGM in Zambia.

@jeremynganda, a @StrathU post-doctoral fellow, sharing experiences on what @SBSKenya is doing to support health workforce reforms in Kenya at the @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT meeting in Livingstone, Zambia.