Young Leaders Program working group: People Living With NCDs (PLWNCDs)
Primary title/position: Executive Director
Institution: Transplant Education Kenya
Country of origin: Kenya
Country of residence: Kenya
Areas of expertise: Patient advocacy, writing/blogging, graphic design, social media
Languages spoken: English, Kiswahili
LinkedIn: Joab Wako
Twitter: @JoabWako
Website: http://www.joabstransplant.org/
Joab is a kidney transplant recipient with an industrial engineering background who enjoys improving processes and making them as efficient as possible. In 2015, he went through kidney failure and in 2016 received a life-saving kidney transplant from his sister. His lived experience made him passionate about health advocacy, so much so, he founded Transplant Education Kenya to raise awareness of organ donation in his country.
