On behalf of the Department of Reproductive Health, I want to welcome you to Kenya Methodist University (KeMU), School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Department is housed in the Science Block in KeMU Main Campus in Meru, Kenya. The Department was established in 2014. Since then many students have passed through the Department and have made significant impact in the community. The Department, apart from Reproductive Health which includes obstetrics and gynecology course, the students also undergo training in Continuous Quality Improvement in Health, Gender and Health, and Ethics and Professional Conduct. I have been a Chairman of this Department since 2014.
Dr. Ndede is a Senior Lecturer and a consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist with 32 years of experience. He has worked in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences since 2012 where he joined the Department of Medical Physiology. He has seen the School develop to higher levels.
His passion is to develop transformative doctors through quality training in reproductive health. He has been involved in training and development of training guideline in Family Planning, Emergency Obstetric services, quality improvement tools, comprehensive post abortion training manuals etc. He is a trainer of trainers in infection control, family planning counseling, obstetric fistula counseling and facilitative supervision approaches in health. Currently he is one of the instructors in point of care ultrasonography training. Through JICA and Division of Reproductive Health sponsorship to Japan, he learned about Japanese Child and Mother Handbook whose report eventually lead to development of the current Mother and Baby handbook for antenatal care in Kenya.
In prevention of HIV Infection, Dr. Ndede and Engender Health Organization were the first team to bring Shang Ring Device out of Chine and the first research was conducted in Kenya. Shang Ring services has now spread worldwide.
Dr. Ndede is a member of Kenya Medical Association (KMA), Kenya Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (KOGS), and executive committee member of Central Rift Valley Conference (CRVC) of Seventh Day Adventist Church and a Lay Representative of Rongai Station in the CRVC. Dr. Ndede is a member of Board of Management of Karabok Secondary School (Homa Bay County and Rift Valley Adventist Secondary School in Nakuru County.