Additional Board Member
Ezekiel Mecha
BSc, MSc, PhD
Global Outreach (in support of Adrienn Salamon and Luk Rombauts)
Nairobi, Kenya
Reproductive Biochemist/Endocrinologist and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi; Coordinator of International Collaborations and Linakges, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Nairobi; University of Nairobi Internationalization committee
Dr. Mecha holds a PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology (Dr. Hum Biol) from Justus- Liebig University, Giessen Germany and has done two Post-Docs from the same institution. Dr Mecha has more than 30 publications in the field of endometriosis and other related reproductive conditions in peer reviewed international journals.
Dr Ezekiel Mecha is the director of Endometriosis East Africa, an organization involved in advocating for Endometriosis awareness campaigns, Progress in understanding the pathogenesis of endometriosis, different diagnostic approaches to endometriosis, treatment options of endometriosis and understanding of the Co-existence of the other uterine disorders (e.g. adenomyosis and uterine fibroids) in East Africa.
Dr. Mecha is among the founding members of Pan- African Society of Endometriosis (PASE) and currently he serves as the board member of PASE. Dr Mecha was instrumental in the formation of PASE whose inaugural congress (1st PASE Conference) took place in Cape Town, South Africa in 2025.
Dr Mecha’s research interests include identification of earlier diagnostic biomarkers of endometriosis, adenomyosis and cancer using metabolomics, proteomic and transcriptomic approaches. His research in endometriosis focusses in understanding the roles of Transforming Growth Factor betas/receptors superfamily molecules in pathogenesis of endometriosis.
Dr. Mecha is an associate editor of the Journal of Reproduction and Fertility since May 2021. Before Joining WES as a Board member in 2023, Dr. Mecha had served as the WES ambassador for two years (2021-2023). Dr Mecha has been involved in organizing a number of workshops and conferences promoting endometriosis awareness and research in Kenya and Africa. In May 2021 and June 2022, Dr. Mecha organized the inaugural 1st and 2nd East African Endometriosis Conference respectively (https://east-african-endometriosis-conference.org/ and https://east-african-endometriosis-conference.org/) which attracted participants and speakers from all over the world in the field of endometriosis whereby a number of topics covering endometriosis awareness, research and treatment were discussed. Dr. Mecha has initiated long term collaborations in endometriosis research with a number of Universities in Europe, USA and UK.
Dr Mecha has a long standing commitment in advancing endometriosis awareness and research in Africa. He has been awarded a number of grants to conduct endometriosis research and awareness campaigns in the Africa. He has also been involved in creating endometriosis awareness in Kenya through organization of meetings with the communities, endometriosis patients, gynaecologists, Kenya ministry of Health and other NGOs involved in endometriosis awareness campaigns in Kenya. He has published a number of articles in the Kenyan daily newspapers and actively given talks on endometriosis awareness in the various TV stations in Kenya. In keeping the Kenyan population to know the current status of research and management of endometriosis globally, Dr. Mecha has been organizing media interviews for WES senior members whereby they are interviewed about their research and this is published in the leading Kenyan Newspapers to reach out to the wider Kenyan population
Dr. Mecha feels that it is extremely important to have global collaborations in endometriosis research especially from the angle of metabolomics, proteomic and transcriptomic approaches. These approaches will be important in the identification of earlier diagnostic markers for endometriosis for effective therapeutic intervention. He is both an endometriosis research scientist and a great advocate for endometriosis research, awareness and better management.
Email: emecha@uonbi.ac.ke