Andrew Karanja Githeko, Ph.D.
Chief Research Officer & Head: Climate and Human Health Research Unit
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Andrew Githeko is the Chief Research Officer with the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Kisumu which is a division of the Ministry of Health in Kenya. Dr. Githeko is a widely published author and expert about vector-borne disease and climate change. He sits on the United Nations Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change and was part of the Millennium Ecosystem, Assessment and Review program. Andrew is also a member of the International Council of Science Union (Africa Region). Dr. Githeko has received funding for his projects from NOAA, WHO, NIH, the NGO plus others and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool in Medical Entomology.
