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Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, BScN, MSc (ANP), PhD, FHEA

Dean, Professor
Aga Khan University
Nairobi, Nairobi Area

Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, BScN, MSc (ANP), PhD, FHEA is a Professor and Dean of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM), East Africa. She holds a PhD in Nursing from University of Nottingham in the UK and a postgraduate diploma in Global Mental health from the University of Glasgow. With over 15 years of experience in Kenya, Eunice has dedicated herself to teaching and research with a particular focus on strengthening health systems.

In her dual role as Dean and Chair of the Nursing Council of Kenya, Dr. Eunice has been instrumental in leading research-led projects and policy initiatives aimed at fortifying the Kenyan healthcare system. She strives to bridge the gap between knowledge generation and practical application, ensuring that theoretical insights translate into real-world policy and practice. One of her notable initiatives is the Nursing Platform Project, which convenes nursing and midwifery stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health's Directorate of Nursing Services and the nursing associations in Kenya. In 2022, she spearheaded the development and launch of the first Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) and Advanced Practice Midwifery (APM) Programme and Policy in Kenya as the Convener, and Chairperson of Technical Working Group through the Nursing Platform Program Grant funded by Johnson and Johnson (JnJ) Foundation.

Dr. Eunice’s influence reaches beyond Kenya’s borders. Her contribution to the APN prospect in Africa was recognized during the 2022 ICN NP/APN Conference in Dublin, Ireland where she received an LMIC grant award. With the launch of the regulatory tools and framework in Kenya, Dr. Eunice is spearheading the replication of the APN and APM program approvals in Uganda and Tanzania alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and schemes of service in Kenya. Currently, she is a Co-PI of a Resilience research project (Funded by JnJ) seeking to generate an evidence base for understanding psychosocial needs, levels of psychosocial distress, and resilience-building measures among frontline health workforce at community and facility levels in low-and-middle income countries (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania). Her ability to engage with policymakers and spearhead regional healthcare initiatives underscores her pivotal role in transforming healthcare systems in East Africa.

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