Dr. Solomon Orero is a trained clinician in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) with specialized training in international maternal health. He has practiced, taught, and managed OB/GYN and related reproductive health and family planning for over 25 years in different countries and contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Dr. Orero is currently the Chief of Party for USAID’s Boresha Jamii (UBJ) health project that provides technical and health systems strengthening support to two counties in western Kenya with reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH); water, sanitation, and health (WASH); and nutrition.
Solomon has established various reproductive health programs in several SSA countries during which he has worked closely with national and regional Ministries of Health, county/district Departments of Health, and international donors. Outside his professional schedule, Solomon is among a core team of senior OB/GYNs who have spearheaded the establishment of the first Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA) in Kenya, the Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET), and the East, Central, and Southern Africa College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ECSACOG), where he is a council member. Dr. Orero is also a long-standing Rotarian and is currently the President-Elect of Rotary Club of Sagam in western Kenya.