Linking Poverty Reduction to Improved Access to Health Care: Experiences from Kenya
Professor Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has taught at the University of Nairobi, El Colegio de Mexico, and Addis Ababa University, and joined the African Academy of Sciences as Head of Programs from 1987 to 1992. Having been involved in the struggle against authoritarian rule in Kenya throughout his academic career, Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o was among the leaders who made a break through into multiple party politics in 1992. He was then elected to Parliament in that year and has served in various capacities since then. He was Minister for Planning and National Development from 2003 to 2005 and Minister for Medical Services from 2008 to 2013. He is currently the Senator for Kisumu County. Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o has published several books and articles on democracy, democratisation, the state and the political economy of development in Africa. In 1995 he was awarded the German-African Award for his contribution to democracy and democratization in Africa. Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o is serving as a Brundtland Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health in Fall 2013.
