Paul Odila

Paul Odhiambo Odila is a dedicated healthcare service delivery and public health programs professional with over 8 years of experience in health programs design, planning, and implementation.

With a focus on family planning, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition technical areas, he has a comprehensive background in public health systems management, strengthening, and quality improvement.

Starting his career in the Ministry of Health, Paul has transitioned to managing public health programs in the NGO sector in Kenya, gaining hands-on experience in program and budget management, donor relations, partner and county coordination, and performance monitoring and evaluation.

His educational background includes a Masters Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Population Health from Maseno University, as well as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Rostov State Medical University.

Paul Odila has held key positions in various organizations, including Program Manager at Jhpiego, Associate Director at FHI 360, Senior Technical Officer at FHI 360, Service Delivery Advisor at Jhpiego, and Sub-county manager at Jhpiego, among others.

His motivation lies in enhancing access to quality family planning, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services, aligning with the universal health coverage agenda to reduce preventable maternal and child deaths.