Angela Nguku: for a societal approach to primary health care

Angela Nguku talks to Gary Humphreys about the vital importance of community involvement in primary health care. Angela Nguku is a reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health (RMNAH) expert and an advocate for citizen-led primary health care. She has worked with the nongovernmental organizations Action Africa Help International and Amref Health Africa and established White Ribbon Alliance Kenya, part of the global, people-led movement that focuses on RMNAH. Widely recognized as an authority and advocate for RMNAH, Nguku is a member of numerous expert panels including the People’s Voice Advisory Board of the Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems in the SDG Era. In 2018, she was nominated as a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeeper for her work in support of the sustainable development goals. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Midwifery and a Master’s in Project Planning and Management from the University of Nairobi, Kenya in 2004 and 2013.

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Humphreys, G. (2020) Angela Nguku: for a societal approach to primary health care. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:733-734.