OpenAnesthesia Global Health Equity Section Editor Dr. Sam Percy interviews Dr. Mwemezi Kaino about his experience providing anesthesia services in Tanzania and Kenya and building anesthesia and surgical capacity across the world.


Dr. Kaino is a consultant anesthesiologist and current chair of critical care medicine at CURE International Children’s Hospital in Kenya. He is the former chair of anesthesia and intensive care at Kilamanjaro Christian Medical University.


Dr. Kaino has decades of experience working in Tanzania and Kenya and shares his stories and wisdom highlighting how perseverance, relationships and ingenuity have shaped his career.