Nahashon Gicheru

Biography

Nahashon is a public health specialist implementing health programs in Kenya with governmental and non-governmental organizations. He is a member of the Nyeri County Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (CASIC), and the Head of Training, Civic Education and Outreaches in the Youth Empowerment and Development Foundation (YEDF), overseeing planning, coordination, and implementation of training and outreach activities to spur projects implementation. YEDF is a youth organization with membership across 47 counties of Kenya collaborating with other organizations to address environmental and human health dimensions of AMR, among other societal issues. Nahashon aspires to further his impact by pursuing a postgraduate in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing to devise and advocate for tailored health policies addressing AMR and other evolving healthcare issues.