Elizabeth Gitau

Elizabeth Gitau also Elizabeth Gitau-Maina (born c. 1988), is a Kenyan physician and corporate executive, who is the chief executive officer of Kenya Medical Association, the national industry association that aims at championing and preserving the interests of the medical doctors practicing in the country.^[1]

Elizabeth Gitau
Born	1988 (age 36–37) Kenya
Education	University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Strathmore University (Master of Business Administration) Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Research Methodology & Project Management Course)
Occupation(s)	Physician and corporate executive
Years active	2006–present
Title	Chief executive officer of Kenya Medical Association

Background and education

Gitau was born in Kenya c. 1988. She graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree in 2012. She went on to obtain a Master of Business Administration degree from Strathmore University in Nairobi in 2016. In 2017, she was awarded a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (German: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) (DAAD), to study in Germany, where she undertook a Research Methodology & Project Management Course at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.^[1][2]

Career

After graduating from medical school, and after the mandatory internship, she worked as a medical officer at Muranga County Hospital for nearly two years until December 2014.^[2]

As of April 2019, Gitau had worked as a senior lecturer at the Kenya Medical Training College, a school that trains clinical officers (formerly medical assistants) at diploma level, based at the campus in the town of Thika.^[2]

As the incoming CEO at Kenya Medical Association, she took over from Stellah Wairimu Bosire-Otieno, who led the association from 2017 until 2019.^[1] Previously, Gitau was the treasurer of the Nairobi County Division of Kenya Medical Association (KMA).^[3] In March 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Gitau criticised Kenya for prioritizing vaccines for diplomats over healthcare workers and the elderly.^[4]

In March 2023, Dr Elizabeth Gitau was appointed to sit on the board of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), as a member.^[5] She is also a member and convener of the Young Doctors Network.^[6]

See also

• Shitsama Nyamweya