Dr. Patrick Amoth

Dr. Patrick Amoth is the acting Director General for Health in the Ministry of Health, Kenya. He is also the Vice President of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), representing the African region.

A consultant obstetrician and gynecologist of immense repute, Patrick previously headed the Directorate of Public Health at the Ministry, where spearheaded strategy development for effective delivery of health services in all the 47 counties in Kenya and was centrally involved in the inception and alignment of Universal Health Coverage for the country.

Dr. Amoth formerly headed the Department of Health Sector Coordination and Intergovernmental Affairs, an assignment that was preceded by his successful stint as a Chief Medical Specialist and Senior Deputy Director of Medical Services at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital Nairobi.

Dr. Amoth’s has had expansive experience in civil service having risen from a Medical Officer at Kisumu’s Provincial Hospital before becoming the Medical Superintendent in the former Kiambu District Hospital, now Kiambu County Referral Hospital. He also later served as the Director of Medical Services for Kiambu East and Kiambu West Districts, now Kiambu County. During his stint in Kiambu, Dr. Amoth is credited with having had excellent managerial skills as well as robust and successful fundraising for the hospital, initiating various programs, and revolutionizing infrastructural improvement of most hospitals.

Dr. Patrick Amoth is a graduate of the University of Nairobi’s Medical School and has a Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the same university. He also holds a Diploma in Health Systems management form Galilee College in Israel.