Dr Martin Ndegwa Mwangi is a Nutritional Epidemiologist who received both his PhD and MSc degrees in Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health from Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands. His BSc degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics was obtained from Maseno University in Kenya. Dr Mwangi is an expert in Maternal and Child Health; his research focus is on the link between iron deficiency, anaemia and infectious diseases among women and children living in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Dr Mwangi is currently working as a Senior Researcher and Theme Leader (Nutrition and Infectious Diseases) at the Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE), College of Medicine, University of Malawi. Previously, Dr Mwangi worked as a Researcher at Wageningen University and Research, Global Nutrition and Health Group. He is also a guest lecturer at The Royal Tropical Institute – Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Maseno University - Kenya.
Dr Mwangi received specialised training by the World Health Organization (WHO)/ Cornell University/ Cochrane Institute on the design and conduct of Cochrane Reviews including procedures to retrieve, summarize and assess reliable, current evidence to inform WHO’s recommendations for nutrition and public health policy. He is also certified to conduct Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Food and Nutrition Security policy impacts by the Centre for Development Innovation (CDI), The Netherlands. Dr Mwangi regularly authors Technical Reports for leading organisations such as Sight and Life.
Dr Mwangi has won many awards and grants including the prestigious Wageningen University Research Award 2017 in recognition of his research work on the safety and efficacy of iron supplementation in African pregnant women and the Wageningen University Nutrition Research Award (“de Zaaier”), on the theme “Too Much Too Little - The emergence of stunted obesity in developing countries”. In addition, Dr Mwangi is invited regularly to participate in World Health Organization (WHO) Technical panels on iron deficiency and anaemia in children and pregnant women. Dr. Mwangi has authored/co-authored various articles, book chapters, and technical reports especially on micronutrient interventions in developing countries. He has served as a Consultant for a number of agencies such as the Nutrition International (formerly the Micronutrient Initiative) and is also a board member of the Agripreneurship Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland. Dr Mwangi is also a fellow of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP). In addition to quality family time, Dr Mwangi loves to hike, swim, read, and participate in various social enterprises.