Executive DirectorKisumu Medical Trust
Monica Oguttu is the Founding Executive Director of the Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET), an indigenous organization established in 1996 based in Kisumu with a network of over 350 health providers expanding access to quality Maternal and Child Health in underserved communities..
Monica is a Renowned Registered Nurse/Midwife/Public Health specialist and an Alumni of Harvard school of Government. She garnered her leadership skills at Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital where she managed a busy maternity unit for 15years.
She is known for her ability to promote collaboration between government officials, private and public sector providers and communities to work together for results. Her top priorities are Advocacy for quality health services, task shifting/sharing, Innovative Business models and community engagement towards social accountability. She has been a member of various Technical Working Groups and boards e.g. WHO Technical Working Group for Task shifting/Sharing, Kisumu County Health Taskforce, FIGO PPH TWG and Board member of IPPF/SAAF and IPAS among others
Awards and recognitions: Margaret Sanger Award by PPFA (2004 and 2006); Africa SRHR Champion in 2013 by IPAS for outstanding dedication and devotion to women’s health & rights; by KOGs in 2015 as Sexual reproductive health rights County Advocate Champion; Appointed by Kisumu Governor in 2017 to Chair the County Health Taskforce; a recipient of the Joan B. Dunlop Award by IWHC; Abortion service provider Champion: at The unfinished Revolution 111 conference at Rhodes University South Africa.
Currently serving in Lake Region Economic Bloc as an eminent member of the COVID-19 Advisory Committee, Health Advisory Council Kisumu County and Advisory Board Saving Lives at Birth (SL@B) Innovators– Duke Global Health, USA.
She made KMET a proud winner of the 2nd Quality Healthcare Kenyan Award (QHKA) on 7th April 2021 (World Health Day) due to her resilience in driving quality agenda d