Africa Higher Education
Health Collaborative
Last October, over 170 policymakers, health experts, academics, and youth innovators from 14 countries came together for the Africa Health Collaborative’s (AHC) 2025 Annual Convening, hosted by the African Leadership University (ALU) in Kigali, Rwanda.
Dean, Graduate School and Director of Enterprises, AMREF International University
Amref International University
Dean, School of Medical Sciences; Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
Amref International University
Dean, Graduate School and Director of Enterprises, AMREF International University
Amref International University
Dr. Dancan Irungu is the Dean Graduate School and Director of Enterprises at Amref International University.
He holds a BED (Business & Mathematics) an MA in Project Management & Planning and a Doctorate in Business Administration and Management. He is a scholar and an expert in Entrepreneurship, Corporate strategy, Organizational Development (OD), and Project Management. He has been a member of think tank, technical advisor and lead consultant for projects funded by GOK, World Bank, Global Fund, UNDP, USAID and European Union. Dancan has a passion for social economic empowerment and transformation of the youth of Africa through enterprises development.
Dean, School of Medical Sciences; Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
Amref International University
Dr. Micah Matiang’i is a senior Lecturer at the Amref International University (AMIU) which only trains Human Resource for Health (HRH).
He currently heads the Directorate of eLearning (ODeL) in the university. In addition to academic work, Micah does implement Primary Health Care (PHC) centered projects more especially in the area of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH). Micah is a commonwealth fellowship alumnus with interest in Health Systems Research (HSR) and disruptive training technologies. Micah has an experience spanning over 18 years in training HRH. He has background in BScN with a masters and doctorate in Public Health.
