Adelheid Onyango is the director of the universal health coverage/ healthier populations cluster at the World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa. She leads AFRO’s work with countries in addressing determinants of health through multisectoral action to promote well-being and health, reduce risk factors, and create healthy settings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from Kenyatta University in Nairobi and a master’s and doctorate in Nutrition from McGill University in Canada. Her career spans academia, research, and public health policy and programming.