Dr Lydia Atambo is a lecturer and research fellow currently based at the Amref International University (AMIU). She is a Public Health practitioner and holds a medical degree from the University of Nairobi and a  Masters in Tropical and Infectious Diseases from UNITID (University of Nairobi). She has a post graduate diploma (Public health in health systems management) from the University of Liverpool and a certificate in Principles and Practice of Clinical Research from Harvard University.