Dr Francis Githae Muriithi MBChB (Nairobi), MMed O&G (Aga Khan), MSc EBHC (Oxford), MRCOG (UK)

Dr Francis Githae Muriithi

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
Doctoral Research Training Fellow in Global Women’s Health

Contact details

Address
WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health
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Birmingham
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UK

Dr Muriithi is a dual setting trained Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (Kenya and the United Kingdom). Currently, he is a PhD Candidate in Global Maternal Health and  a sub-Specialist Training Fellow in Urogynaecology. 

He is passionate about translating evidence into practice: A passion he acquired while he was an Oxford Academic Health Science Fellow in Evidence-Based Health Care.

His current research is  on strategies for reducing the burden of preventable maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, strategies for reducing maternal birth injuries globally and global surgery specifically global urogynaecology and complex obstetric surgery.

His research supervisors are Professor Arri Coomarasamy and Associate Professor Adam Devall.

In addition to global maternal health research, his clinical interests are urogynaecology, acute gynaecology, acute obstetrics and complex obstetric surgery.

Qualifications

  • Professional Certificate in Supporting Learning, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 2018
  • MSc. in Evidence-Based Health care, Kellogg College, University of Oxford, 2018
  • MRCOG, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK), 2015
  • Specialist Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, 2015
  • Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER), 2014
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University, 2013
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), University of Nairobi, 2006

Biography

Dr Muriithi is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with training in Evidence-Based Health Care and a rich experience in a wide variety of practice settings across Africa and the United Kingdom.

His current research interest is on methodologies for reducing preventable causes of maternal deaths in Africa and South Asia