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Miriam Were

Kenyan public health advocate, academic, novelist · Kenya · On the map · Academics · Born 1940 · age 86

Miriam Khamadi Were is a Kenyan public health advocate, academic, and recipient of the first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize. In 2022, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in public health.

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Awards

Fellow of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences2011
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize2008

About this person

Country
Kenya
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86