Mercy Wangechi Maina

Mercy Wangechi Maina has eight years of experience in pharmacy practice, pharmacovigilance, and implementation research. Mercy Wangechi Maina has set up innovative healthcare programs geared towards improving treatment outcomes. Currently, Mercy is a Senior Pharmacist at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and the USAID-funded Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) in Eldoret, Kenya. Her focus is to establish HIV and Tuberculosis support programs, which rely on trained and stable HIV+ patients, known as peer navigators. These support groups will work to improve the linkage and retention of HIV+ patients to the healthcare system as well as their medication adherence. Additionally, she is working with a team from the University of Notre Dame to develop and validate a low cost and portable detection device to screen the quality of medication within the pharmaceutical market. Mercy holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Nairobi and a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Edinburgh. She is driven by her commitment to ensuring all patients, regardless of their diagnosis and socioeconomic status, have access to safe and quality medication. Upon completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Mercy plans to continue her work and to partner with collaborators in innovative health programs throughout Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa to ultimately achieve the third sustainable development goal: good health and well-being for all people.