Educational and professional background
Dr Dave Ojijo is a Kenyan medical doctor and planetary health advocate with experience in clinical practice, health policy and climate–health advocacy. He holds an MSc Climate Change and Planetary Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), where he studied as a Hintze Scholar. Dave is also a 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship alumnus from Drexel University, USA.
Dave has served as Chair of the Kenya Medical Association’s Planetary Health Committee and is the Founder and Executive Director of Green Health Focus. Through these platforms, he has helped empower more than 800 young healthcare professionals through climate–health education, advocacy and community action, including free medical camps for communities affected by floods and other extreme weather events.
He has contributed to international discussions on climate change and public health at platforms including COP 31 Turkey, COP28 in Dubai, the Africa Climate Summit 2023 and United Nations Environment Assemblies (UNEA-6 and UNEA-7). He currently serves in a senior management role at Kenya’s Ministry of Health, supporting critical healthcare financing reforms.
What he enjoyed most about studying his programme and at LSHTM
Dave particularly enjoyed sharing perspectives and lived experiences with colleagues during LSHTM’s seminar classes. Something even more fulfilling was contributing to 2025 LSHTM’s fundraising calling campaign, helping raise funds for scholarships for prospective students.
What he has been doing since graduating
Dave has been supporting healthcare financing reforms at Kenya’s Ministry of Health, mentoring young healthcare professionals interested in global health, and undertaking climate–health advocacy and consultancy.
Extra information
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