Alex Kiema Nguma, HSC

Family Medical specialist

Alex Kiema Nguma, HSC

Kitui County Referral Hospital

Topic

Burden, Trends, and Trajectories of Cardiometabolic Illnesses in Kenya

Biography

Alex Kiema Nguma, HSC, is an accomplished Family Medicine Clinical Officer with over a decade of experience across primary care, emergency response, and public health systems. He is a recipient of the Head of State Commendation (HSC) for exemplary service to the health sector in Kenya. Mr. Nguma has extensive expertise in comprehensive family medicine, delivering care across the life course-from perinatal and pediatric care to adult and geriatric medicine. His clinical strengths include HIV/TB management, PMTCT services, and chronic disease care, with particular focus on diabetes and hypertension, which are central to Kenya’s cardiometabolic disease burden. He has also contributed to global health emergency response as part of the African Union Support to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA) in Liberia, where he implemented infection prevention and control (IPC) measures during the 2015 Ebola crisis. Mr. Nguma has served as a Clinical Officer In-Charge and Chairperson of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Committee, championing quality improvement, mentorship, and workforce capacity building. Mr. Nguma holds a Higher National Diploma in Family Health (KMTC Nairobi) and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health systems management and development. In this session, he will provide an evidence-informed overview of the current burden, population trends, and future projections of cardiometabolic diseases in Kenya, equipping trainees with a grounded understanding of the evolving national landscape.