About Dr. Claire
Dr. Claire Kinuthia (@dr.claire.kinuthia) is a Specialist Obstetrician/Gynaecologist who champions for increased access to accurate Sexual and Reproductive and related Mental Health information and provides links to affordable, unbiased Reproductive and Sexual Health services in Kenya. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
She has a proven leadership record and is a renowned Health Educator working consistently towards empowering Africans through access to wholistic and accurate health information in an effort to directly fight against misinformation online. She created the award-winning blog, "They Call Me Daktari" (Swahili for Doctor) in 2015 and grew it to include a large social media community on various platforms. This has since paved the way for her popular informative podcast “Circling the Rabbit Hole”, available on YouTube, Spotify, Afripods and across all audio streaming platforms. Her positive work online has led her to be named a WHO Fides member.
She also uses her growing social media platforms and influence to provide accurate medical information in an easy-to-understand manner. Her content can be found on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn & X. She regularly works with various local and international media houses to advise on health topics in order to ensure the dissemination of accurate information.
She also uses her voice to help demystify and humanise healthcare providers by sharing their experiences (challenges and successes), to amplify the call for an improved healthcare sector in Kenya and to provide mentorship to colleagues in training.
My Philosophy
I champion for increased access to accurate Sexual and Reproductive and related Mental Health information and for increased access to affordable, unbiased Reproductive and Sexual Health services in Kenya and Africa as a whole.
It is my belief that every girl and woman as well as people in marginalised groups of society have access to accurate health information and be provided the ability to receive unbiased, high quality sexual, reproductive and mental health services, regardless of their socioeconomic status. It is my aim to use my voice, expertise and influence to fight for and advocate for changes in national policies and laws to allow equitable access to these healthcare resources to all.
Career Milestones
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist
A Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with 9 years experience, Dr. Kinuthia is now working in Private Practice and provides Consultancy services to various organisations in the region.
Health Educator, SRHR Advocacy and Social Changemaker
Dr. Kinuthia uses her growing online presence to educate and inform on health and medicine while working with various organisations to adovcate and create awareness on important social issues affecting girls and women such as Menstrual Hygiene, FGM, SGBV, Contraception and pregnancy crisis, Menopause and geriatric care.
Dr. Kinuthia ha been featured on health programs including on BBC Africa, BBC World’s Focus on Africa Podcast, Citizen TV, NTV, TV47, Capital FM, NGR Radio amongst others. She consistently uses her voice to educate and inform.
Teaching and Mentoring
Dr. Kinuthia has a long proven leadership record with experience in teaching in medical school and residency programs. She also provided mentorship to healthcare providers working as health influencers online. She continues to use her voice to highlight issues faced by healthcare providers in the region and to advocate for improvement within the healthcare sector in Kenya.
Content creation & Digital Entrepreneur
Dr. Kinuthia is a respected Health and Wellness content creator and has worked with various brands including: Girl Effect International, DKT Woman care, Norvatis Kenya, Cipla Africa, Tibu Health, Uncover Skincare, Parents Magazine, Secret Safari among others.