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Sheryne A. Onyango, BSc, RN, MPH(c)
Founder & Project Lead, COVA Health

 

A nurse and public health professional trained in Austria, Sheryne founded COVA Health to bridge the gap between health systems and communities. Her work focuses on bringing preventive care and follow-up closer to those who need it most—through trust, collaboration, and continuity.

The Face Behind Cova Health

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived — this is to have succeeded.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Born From Community, Built for Impact

COVA Health was founded with a clear purpose: to make quality care accessible for everyone.
It grew out of direct work in rural and peri-urban communities, where distance, cost, and limited access often mean that treatable conditions go undetected until it’s too late.

What began as small, community efforts — supporting mothers, checking on elders, and helping families manage chronic illness — evolved into a structured initiative that connects people to consistent, preventive, and dignified care.
COVA Health was created not as an idea, but as a practical response to unmet needs on the ground.

 

A Different Kind of Health Organization

 

COVA Health is not a conventional clinic. It’s a mobile and community-rooted system that delivers screening, education, and follow-up directly where people live.
By working with local health departments, trained community health workers, and primary facilities, it builds a bridge between the health system and those it often misses.

At its core, COVA Health combines clinical quality, proximity, and accountability — ensuring that care is continuous, consistent, and rooted in trust.

Leadership in Action

COVA Health’s leadership believes that real healthcare starts with proximity and consistency — by being present in communities, listening, and translating those realities into practical solutions.

From organizing mobile clinics in Kisumu’s villages to engaging county health teams and international partners, the approach remains hands-on and collaborative.
Leadership at Cova Health is defined not by position, but by commitment — to every patient reached, every community empowered, and every lesson that strengthens care systems.

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