Gerald Macharia

Vice President, Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, and the Country Director in Kenya for Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Topic: Optimization of innovative pediatric therapeutics and prevention (DTG, TAF, BnAbs etc).

Gerald Macharia is a Global Health professional with more than 18 years’ experience working on global health issues across multiple countries.

As a Vice President at the Clinton Health Access Initiative – CHAI, in charge of 12 countries in the East & Southern Africa region, he has overseen public health programs in these countries and participated in various global health initiatives built around lowering the cost of medicines and diagnostics for HIV, TB and Malaria; improving access to other essential medicines; introducing new and innovative approaches to improve access to care and treatment for various disease areas; and provided leadership to various teams working in the public health arena in the countries that he covers for CHAI.

He has also been involved in a number of governance roles in the public and private sectors in Kenya; serving as a Board member in a number of public entities and as chairman of committees having oversight over audit, risk, finance and strategy.

In August of 2022, he was appointed the Chairman of the Board of the Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI) by the President of Kenya.

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