Dr. Pamela Juma

Dr. Pamela Juma

Deputy Director -Research Innovation Entrepreneurship and Commercialization

Dr. Pamela Juma is a health professional with over 15 years of experience leading academic and research programs. She is currently the Deputy Director of Research Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship, as well as a Senior Lecturer at Daystar University. Her expertise spans health systems and policy, community health, reproductive, maternal, child, and adolescent health, and non-communicable disease prevention. Dr. Juma has strong experience in strengthening research capacity and has published over 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals and written three book chapters. She has held significant roles at the Presbyterian University of East Africa, London School of Economics, African Population and Health Research Center, Aga Khan University, and Great Lakes University of Kisumu. She has collaborated extensively with the Ministry of Health and partners on health system initiatives, including program evaluations, policy development, and training health managers. Her work is characterized by a commitment to improving health outcomes through research and policy analysis. Dr. Juma holds a master’s degree in Community Health and Development and a PhD in Nursing from the University of Ottawa, Canada.