Mr Timothy E.O. Wesonga

Mr Timothy E.O. Wesonga is currently the Pandemic Preparedness and One health Advisor at EAC Secretariat under the Support to Pandemic Preparedness in the East African Community (EAC) Project implemented by GIZ. He is directly involved preparing and enhancing the EAC region capacity to prepare and respond to disease in mainstreaming and institutionalizing of the One Health approach in the EAC. This consequently requires conducting simulation exercises, development of the contingency plan, undertaking trainings to enhance capacity to respond to disease. In addition, Mr Wesonga is involved in One Health capacity building activities. The capacity building activities have entailed curriculum development, piloting of the curriculum and undertaking the training of the One health workforce in the region.

Mr Wesonga has extensive experience in conducting simulation exercises. He Has been directly involved in the planning, designing and conducting of multisectoral and multidisciplinary one health approach cross border simulation exercises in the EAC. This was aimed at enhancing the capacity of the region to respond to disease outbreaks.

Mr Wesonga holds a Master of Philosophy in Environmental Health and a certificate of Environmental Impact Assessment from Moi University, a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Production, and a Diploma in Animal Health from Egerton University. He has both experience in research and development work at national and international levels in the areas of Food security, Animal Health, Food safety, Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues, Public Health, Emergency Preparedness and response, One Health, Policy Development and International Negotiations. His research studies involved environmental contaminants in the food value chains in urban and peri urban areas. Mr Wesonga has undertaken research in the area of One Health approach. Mr Wesonga worked with at National level with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Kenya, International Livestock Research Institute, East African Community (EAC), and currently works a consultant with GOPA World Wide, Germany at GIZ Regional office at the East Africa community.