Elizabeth Awino Onyango

Dr. Elizabeth Awino Onyango is a Public Health Specialist with over 27 years of experience in Kenya's Ministry of Health. She currently serves as the Head of the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control Section, providing national leadership in policy development, programme coordination, health systems strengthening, capacity building, surveillance, and research.

She holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), a Master of Public Health (MPH), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategic Management, all from the University of Nairobi. She is also a WomenLift Health Leadership Fellow and has undertaken extensive professional training in global health, leadership, health policy, implementation science, epidemiology, and health systems management.

Her career spans leadership positions at national and sub-national levels, including serving as Head of the Division of NCD Prevention and Control, Programme Manager of the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Programme, and District Medical Officer.

Dr. Onyango has contributed significantly to the development of national policies, guidelines, and strategic plans for NCD prevention and management. She chairs the National Cardiometabolic and Renal Health Technical Working Group and provides technical leadership to major initiatives aimed at integrating NCD services into primary health care, improving equitable access to treatment, and strengthening health systems.

She has co-authored several peer-reviewed scientific publications covering NCDs, tuberculosis, digital health, and health service integration. She is a member of the Kenya Public Health Society and the Kenya Dental Association.

Dr. Onyango is passionate about authentic leadership, mentorship, and advancing equitable, people-centred health care. Outside her professional responsibilities, she enjoys reading, travelling, cooking, learning new languages and cultures, and serving in her local church