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Kiereini, MBS, EBS (Chairman) Dr. Kiereini is a renowned nurse and maternal health expert; she is the Chairman IMPACT East Africa and Trustee, the Maniben & Mohammedally Rattansi Education. Dr. Kiereini was the First Nurse from the Third World to be elected the President of the International Council of Nurses. The first African Woman appointed to the Global Commission for Aids at the World Health organization. A highly skilled and experienced consultant in health management, Dr Kiereini has provided consultancy services for private sector, public sector and nongovernmental organizations including World Health Organization, Rockefeller Foundation, Commonwealth Foundation, University of Hawaii, and University of North Carolina among others. As the Chief Nursing Officer Ministry of Health, she initiated the first advanced nursing diploma course in East and Southern Africa at the University of Nairobi; overhauled nursing education in Kenya programmes, and shifted emphasis from hospital orientation to the community; Key player in formulation and adoption by parliament of a new Nurses Act empowering Kenyan nurses to practise independently when necessary.