Miriam Were

Miriam Were
Were in 2022
Born
Miriam Khamadi Were

(1940-04-12) 12 April 1940
Kenya
Alma materWilliam Penn College; University of Nairobi
OccupationsPublic health advocate, academic and writer

Miriam Khamadi Were (born 12 April 1940) is a Kenyan public health advocate, academic, and recipient of the first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize. In 2022, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in public health.