Wanjiku Mathenge

President at The African Ophthalmology Council - AOC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
RW
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swahili Full professional proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Kikuyu Native or bilingual proficiency
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Abi T Smith

Ciku is an inspirational leader in the complex and exacting field of public health eye care. She is a true expert, and a fantastic collaborator, who makes everybody want to work harder, and smile while they're at it.

Miguel Morcillo, M.D.

She was the great organizar of several charity ese camps where I joined. We did a lot of surgeries no poor people.

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Credentials

  • Fellowship in Medical Retina
    Retina Foundation Chennai
    Dec, 2014
    - Sep, 2024
  • Certified RAAB trainer
    International Centre for Eye Health
    Apr, 2006
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • The African Ophthalmology Council - AOC
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President
      • Jan 2023 - Present
  • Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist/Founder and Director of Training and Research
      • Nov 2012 - Present

      Medical Retina Specialist Medical Retina Specialist

  • Ophthalmology Foundation
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member Board Of Trustees
      • May 2021 - Present
  • Fred Hollows Foundation Kenya
    • Vice Chair of the Board
      • May 2019 - Present
  • Orbis International
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Medical Advisor Global Programs (Africa)
      • Feb 2019 - Present
  • University of Rwanda
    • Rwanda
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Professor of Ophthalmology
      • Mar 2016 - Present
  • International Council of Ophthalmology
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member Board Of Trustees
      • 2016 - Dec 2020
  • The Fred Hollows Foundation
    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Medical Advisor Africa
      • 2004 - Dec 2018

      Scoping for new projects and developing project design documents. Reviewing research proposals Scoping for new projects and developing project design documents. Reviewing research proposals

  • Kigali Health Institute
    • Rwanda
    • Health and Human Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Ophthalmology
      • Jun 2010 - Oct 2012

      Overall responsibility for all Academic and Support Staff in the Department. Departmental Administrator. Heavy teaching responsibility. Overall responsibility for all Academic and Support Staff in the Department. Departmental Administrator. Heavy teaching responsibility.

  • WHO AFRO
    • Congo
    • Health and Human Services
    • Temporary Advisor Eye Health
      • 2011 - 2012

      Developing tools for Primary Eye care and reporting tools and a catalogues of eye indicators for the African region Developing tools for Primary Eye care and reporting tools and a catalogues of eye indicators for the African region

  • Rift Valley Provincial Hospital Nakuru
    • Ophthalmologist in charge
      • 1997 - 2007

Education

  • Institute of Directors (IoD)
    Certificate in Company Direction
    2021 - 2022
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ophthalmology
    2006 - 2010
  • University College London, U. of London
    MSc(Public Health for Ophthalmology), Ophthalmology
    2001 - 2002
  • University of Nairobi
    MMed, Ophthalmology
    1992 - 1995
  • University of Nairobi
    MBChB, Medicine

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