Mr DUNCAN SHIKUKU, LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, Kenya
🍼 Duncan Shikuku is an accomplished Midwifery & Women’s Health Specialist, Educator, and Researcher with 10+ years of experience. Currently a Senior Technical Officer and PhD student in Global Health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, his research focuses on improving pre-service midwifery education in Kenya and low- and middle-income countries. He has implemented complex maternal, newborn, and child health programs for LSTM, Save the Children International, and Moi University. Duncan has collaborated with UNFPA, WHO, and the International Confederation of Midwives to develop midwifery education resources. 🌍👶📚
Publication profile
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Education
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Global Health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (expected June 2024) 🎓🌍. Earned an Associate Fellowship from Advance Higher Education, United Kingdom, in February 2023 🏅📚. Graduated with First Class Honors in MSc. Nursing (Midwifery & Women’s Health) from Makerere University, Uganda, in February 2017 🏥👶. Completed a BSc. Nursing (BSc.N) at Moi University, Eldoret, in December 2009 🎓🏥. Achieved top student status in Kakamega District/County with an A (plain) in K.C.S.E from Ingotse High School in 2004 🏅📘. Scored 512/700 marks in K.C.P.E from Ebumamu Primary School in 1999 📚🏆.
Experience
As the technical and operational lead, He spearheaded in-service and pre-service training & mentorship for the Kenya 4-year UKAID funded Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths Programme, the 3-year Johnson and Johnson Foundation funded CPD programme for nursing/midwifery educators, and the 3-year UNFPA funded Midwifery Educator Faculty Strengthening in Kenya. My role included providing technical oversight and support to the Ministry of Health, Nursing Council of Kenya, Clinical Officers Council, Kenya Medical Training College, and county governments. I developed midwifery CPD modules for Kenya and other low- and middle-income countries, managed project data, designed study protocols and surveys, and disseminated findings for informed decision-making. 📊📚🤱🌍
Awards
Awarded the best poster presentation at the 2021 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Postgraduate Research Students Conference (International Public Health & Clinical Sciences Departments) 🏆. Recipient of the prestigious INTRA-ACP Mobility Scholarship at Makerere University, Uganda (2014-2016) 🎓✈️. Achieved the top student accolade in Kakamega District during the 2003 national Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 🏅📚.
Research focus
Dr. DN Shikuku’s research focuses on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services in Kenya. Their studies investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilization and outcomes, neonatal resuscitation practices, and immunization strategies in hard-to-reach areas. Dr. Shikuku also explores factors influencing caesarean section rates, fetal death reduction through clinical mentorship, and the enhancement of midwifery educators’ capacity. Their work emphasizes improving healthcare quality and access, particularly in rural and underserved communities, through innovative and evidence-based approaches. 🌍👶👩⚕️🔬📈
Publication top notes
Early indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation and outcomes of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Kenya: A cross-sectional study
Practice and outcomes of neonatal resuscitation for newborns with birth asphyxia at Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya: a direct observation study
Door–to–door immunization strategy for improving access and utilization of immunization Services in Hard-to-Reach Areas: a case of Migori County, Kenya
Prevalence and factors associated with caesarean section in Rwanda: a trend analysis of Rwanda demographic and health survey 2000 to 2019–20
Reducing intrapartum fetal deaths through low-dose high frequency clinical mentorship in a rural hospital in Western Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
Quality of care during neonatal resuscitation in Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya: a direct observation study
Improving midwifery educators’ capacity to teach emergency obstetrics and newborn care in Kenya universities: a pre-post study
The effect of the community midwifery model on maternal and newborn health service utilization and outcomes in Busia County of Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
The determinants of staff retention after Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care training in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Evaluation of capacity to deliver emergency obstetrics and newborn care updated midwifery and reproductive health training curricula in Kenya: Before and after study