Dr. John Masasabi Wekesa

Name: John Masasabi Wekesa Title/Qualification: Doctor/Mmed- Surgery Department: General Surgery Designation/Position: Senior Lecturer, Ag. Chairman, Department Of General Surgery Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Contact Address: P.O BOX 19332-00202, KNH Nairobi Area of Specialization: General Surgery, Health Systems Management, Policy Analysis, Formulation and Implementation, Global health Policy Advocacy Research Interests: Challenges  to the Health systems in the delivery of Surgical services during the Covid 19 pandemic,  Challenges in the Implementation of Health Insurance in the informal sector View Full CV

PUBLICATIONS

• Trauma Systems in Kenya: A Qualitative Analysis at the District Level, 2015
• Assessing trauma care at the district and provincial hospital levels: a case study of hospitals in Kenya.Author links open overlay panel Hadley K.H. Wesson, Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, John Masasabi Wekesa, Joseph Mburu, Adnan A. Hyder, and Kent A. Stevens
• Quality of surgical care in hospitals providing internship Training in Kenya: A Cross sectional survey. Stephen Mwinga1,2, Colette Kulohoma1, Paul Mwaniki1, Rachel Idowu3, John Masasabi ² and Mike English1,4 on behalf of the SIRCLE Collaboration*

1. KEMRI-Welcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
2. Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
3. Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
4.  Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

• Randomized controlled trial of the Shang Ring versus conventional surgical        techniques for adult male circumcision in Kenya and Zambia. Sokal, David¹, Awori, Quentin², Barone, Mark³, Simba, Raymond⁴, Bowa, Kasonde⁵, Zulu, Robert⁵,Cherutich, Peter⁶, Muraguri, Nicholas⁶, Wekesa, John M⁷, Moguche, Jared⁸, Kasonde, Prisca⁹,Lee, Richard¹⁰, Masson, Puneet¹⁰, Perchal, Paul³, Goldstein, Marc¹⁰, Li, Philip¹⁰

CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS / SEMINAR PAPERS

Conference Papers

• Presentation 1: Governance Capabilities in Health; Opportunities in Training, Retraining Of Healthcare Managers Presenter: Dr John Masasabi Chair of Department of Surgery, Kenyatta University, 1st director General, Ministry of Health-Kenya Highlight

Other Publications

• My master’s Thesis- “The pattern of Shoulder Injuries and their management at the Kenyatta National Hospital”, A retrospective study

Funded Projects

• Still in the Concept Paper Stage and Negotiations for collaboration with relevant faculty. I have connected the parties to the Dean, School of Engineering

Conferenced/Workshops/Seminars Attended:

Conferences Attended

• 4th Health & Leadership Congress 2023: Revolutionizing the Health System through Accountable Management, Leadership & Governance; 29th May to 31st 2023 at  Pride Inn Flamingo ,Mombasa
• The 24th Annual General Meeting and the 23rd Annual Scientific Conference of the Surgical Society of Kenya, from 26^th to 28^th April 2023 at Sarova Whitesands hotel & Spa. Theme: “Innovations in Surgical Service Delivery”
• National Cancer Summit, 2^nd to 4^th February 2023 at Safari Park Hotel. Theme: “Uniting our voices and taking Action”

Workshops Attended

• Science Africa: Health Solutions Journalism Training Workshop: Four Points by Sheraton, Hurlingham, Nairobi. 17-18 February 2021

Seminars Attended

• Webinars in the field of Surgery, cancer, health Systems management and Pharmaceuticals organized by KMA, KNH in collaboration with University of Nairobi, KESHO, Aga khan University. Evidence is on the CPD diary on the KMPDC CPD dairy, 2023.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS

• Chairman Board of Management, Dreamland Mission Hospital, Kimilili- Bungoma County
• Vice Chairman , Board of Management , Toloso Secondary school- Bungoma County
• Vice Chairman of the Quackermen at the monthly level of the Friends’(Quackers’) Church, Nairobi Yearly Meeting(NYM)
• Surgical Outreaches during surgical camps held in the far to reach areas in Kenya
• Volunteered during the Amref surgical outreaches in 1995-1997 in East Africa, where we offered surgical services in Soroti and Kitgum regions of Uganda, Turkana and Migori in Kenya and Morogoro and Tanga, in Tanzania
• Iam involved in building and furnishing a church project in my village
• I provided my land in my village for the construction of a community borehole and construction of an Assistants chief office to bring services closer to the people
• Visiting Surgeon, Chogoria and North Kinangop Mission Hospitals, 1998 & 1999

AFFILIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Member of the Kenya Society of Haematology & Oncology(KESHO)
• Member of the Health Systems Management Association(HESMA)
• A member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), April 2019 to February 2020.
• A past member of the Technical working committee on the review of the legislative framework governing tax exemption on Persons Living with disabilities (PLWDs)
• Full member of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) since 24^th May 2005.
• Member of the Surgical Society Of Kenya(SSK)
• Member of the Kenya Medical Association(KMA)
• Founder member of Cosecsa, 2002.
• A registered and retained member of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council (KMP&DC) since 1986

National and International awards and Recognitions

• Head of State Commendation as Covid Champions on 1^st June 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS HELD

Recognized university administrative positions

• Chairman Department of General Surgery
• Chair of the Quality management Systems(QMS) Committee