Borna Nyaoke is a Kenyan

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and clinical researcher, who took over as Head of Mycetoma Research in 2023 from her previous position as Manager of Clinical Trials at

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/ Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (DNDi/GARDP). She previously worked as a Clinical Trial Manager at the KAVI (Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative) Institute of Clinical Research, based in the

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. Nyaoke, a public health specialist, together with Dr. Roselyne Okello, a

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, Dr. Nida Okumu, an infectious diseases specialist and Dr. Achieng Aling, an

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and

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, founded ''Hema Foundation'', a Nairobi-based

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, in 2015. All four were classmates in medical school in Nairobi. Hema focuses on inner city girls aged 17 years and younger, screening for diseases, treating illnesses, encouraging schooling and ''STEM'' subject choices; as well as offering guidance, mentoring and counselling.

Biography

Borna Nyaoke was born (1987) in

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and She attended Kenyan schools for her elementary and secondary education. She was admitted to the

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, where she studied

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, graduating with a

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(MBChB) degree. She graduated from the

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, with a

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(MPH) degree, specializing in the management of health systems. She also attended the Global Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) Program at

Harvard School of Medicine Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

, specializing in the conduct of

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. Following the completion of her first degree, Borna Nyaoke interned at

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, then went on to work as a

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. Since February 2018, she has worked at DNDi/GARDP, as a manager of clinical trials. Also, effective January 2015, she serves as an

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of Health and Wellness Solutions Limited, a private healthcare practice, providing both personal and corporate health solutions to its clients. As of June 2020, she had published the findings of her research in peer-reviewed publications, including the ones listed in this reference. Nyaoke argues that Kenyans used to live longer, before they started consuming highly processed foods and maintaining sedentary lifestyles. By extension, the increasing rates of non-communicable diseases in the community is related to the diet and physical activity and/or inactivity levels of that community.

Awards

* 2017 : Named "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya" by the

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Africa Launches Largest Covid Treatment Clinical Trial
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