Dr. Joan-Paula Bor–Malenya is a medical doctor and a seasoned global health professional with extensive experience in Kenya’s public health sector, focusing on clinical care, health systems strengthening, and healthcare management. Specializing in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a particular emphasis on cancer, she currently leads the development and execution of policies and programs under the National Cancer Control Strategy 2023-2027. She is a strategist and systems-thinker, and has been instrumental in formulating and implementing national policies, including the National Cancer Screening Guidelines and the National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan, contributing to Kenya’s progress toward Universal Health Coverage. She holds a Master of Science in Global Health and Non-Communicable Diseases from the University of Edinburgh and is an alumna of the Egypt Clinical Scholars Research Training Program (E-CSRT) at Harvard Medical School and a Fellow of the International Public Health Policy and Leadership (IPPHL) Leadership Immersion Program.