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Martin Muchangi

Regional WASH Manager, Amref Health Africa

Martin Muchangi is the Director fir WASH&NTDs at Amref Health Africa. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and is pursuing his doctor of philosophy studies in the same field.  Martin has 15 years of professional experience in the WASH sector particularly in the African context. He has devoted his career in designing and implementing innovative public health solutions that suit different contexts in Africa.  His area of expertise lies in refining the implementation science by developing and refining models that maximize public health benefits. His recent activities have involved testing various financing models for water and sanitation; economic evaluation for sanitation (cost effectiveness & cost benefits analysis), sanitation market research, health related quality of life (HRQoL), mHealth among other scientific writings that have been published in peer reviewed journals. He is a member of International Coalition for Trachoma Control (ICTC), represents Amref at the Neglected Tropical Diseases NGO Network (NNN) and a member of various global working groups in WASH&NTDs.

Prior to joining Amref, Martin worked with Action Against Hunger (ACF) Medair in Switzerland PATH in Kenya and the Government of Kenya as a Public Health Officer and in the discipline forces in various positions.