Program Associate, Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa

As a Program Associate for the Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) project through ISAAA AfriCenter, he connects technical One Health (OH) actors with non-technical players through a sustained collaboration for delivery of OH solutions. 

He holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Nairobi and a Master of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics from the same institution. In addition, he has postgraduate training in Disaster Management-Disaster preparedness. Previously, Christian worked for the International Livestock Research Institute where he was a team member of the Zoonoses in Livestock in Kenya (ZooLinK) project, a multi-sectoral/multi-disciplinary initiative that develops an effective integrated surveillance program for zoonotic diseases. 

He was instrumental in creating a community awareness video for Antimicrobial Resistance and Animal welfare for food safety, among other scientific publications for the technical audience. Christian also worked to support the rabies eradication plans in Kenya under the Laikipia Rabies Vaccination Campaign, and pilot field rabies diagnosis in canines to enhance rabies surveillance in hard-to-reach areas of rural Kenya.