Dr Frederick Murunga Wekesah is a chronic disease epidemiologist who researches child and adolescent mental health at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC - https://aphrc.org/person/frederick-murunga-wekesah/), in Nairobi, Kenya. Frederick has extensive research experience from the conceptualization of research projects to evaluation and publishing, designing, and implementing scoping and systematic reviews, clinical trials, implementation research, and surveys. He applies mixed research methods to evaluate and implement public health interventions. He is a co-investigator on various research projects and has authored scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals.