DR. CORNELLIUS MUSEMBI MUENDO

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2017 Public Health Officers and Technician Council (PHOTC) – Kenya. Practicing license/Registration No. PHOTC/B821/PHO
2010 Association of Public Health Officers in Kenya (APHOK) – Kenya, Member

WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 to date: Lecturer, Chuka University
2017 – 2019: County Public Health Officer, County Government of Tharaka Nithi
2014 – 2017 County Community Health Services Coordinator, County Government of Tharaka Nithi – Kenya
2013 – 2014 County Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer, County Government of Tharaka Nithi – Kenya
2011 – 2013 District School Health Coordinator (Meru South District), Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation – Kenya
2010 – 2011 Municipal Public Health Officer (Chuka Municipality), Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation – Kenya
2009 – 2010 Lecturer , Kenya Institute of Social Work and Community Development – Kenya
2009 Programme Intern, AMREF Health Africa (Maanisha Programme) – Kenya
2009 Volunteer, Kenya Red Cross Society – Kenya

KEY SHORT COURSES
2017 Proposal Writing. Transforming Health System for Universal Care Project. Kenya School of
Government. Kenya
2016 Programme Based Budgeting in the Health Sector. Kenya School of Government. Kenya
2013 Medium Term Monitoring and Evaluation Fellowship. University of Nairobi HIV Fellowship. Kenya
2012 Epidemiology and Biostatistics online course. University of Nairobi. Kenya

EDUCATION
2023: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology , Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) – Kenya
Thesis title: Determinants of Microbial and Heavy metal contamination of cooked foods hawked at Chuka town in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
2017: Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Disease Control) , Kenyatta University – Kenya. Thesis title: The effects of Community Health Strategy on sanitation indicators in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
2008: BSc. Public Health (Environmental Health) [2nd Class Honours upper division] Moi University – Kenya
2002: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (Mean grade A-) Makueni Boys High School – Kenya
1998: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (517 marks against the expected 700 marks). Lung’u Primary School – Kenya