Eunice Mutune

Kenyan social entrepreneur transforming rural healthcare access through mobile clinics

Eunice Mutune is the founder of Health on Wheels, a groundbreaking initiative that operates mobile medical clinics serving remote communities in Kenya. Starting in 2021 with a single converted school bus, her organization now operates a fleet of 14 vehicles providing free healthcare services to over 200,000 people annually.

Mutune's approach combines traditional medicine with modern technology, using telemedicine platforms to connect rural patients with urban specialists. Her clinics provide maternal health services, chronic disease management, and dental care - services previously unavailable in 70% of the regions they serve. In partnership with UNICEF, Health on Wheels introduced Kenya's first mobile vaccination units, helping achieve 92% polio vaccination rates in previously underserved areas.

A former nurse, Mutune developed a community health worker training program that has certified over 1,500 local residents. Her 2023 impact report shows a 60% reduction in maternal mortality rates in serviced regions. The organization's innovation was recognized with the Global Health Pioneer Award at the 2024 World Health Summit.

Mutune also launched the 'Girls' Health Academy', providing menstrual hygiene education to 50,000+ schoolgirls. Her partnership with Kenya's Ministry of Health expanded services to nomadic communities through solar-powered mobile units. A documentary about her work, Wheels of Hope, premiered at the 2024 Nairobi International Film Festival and is distributed via Health on Wheels' YouTube channel.

In 2025, Mutune announced a $5M expansion plan to launch mobile clinics in Tanzania and Uganda. Her vision of 'healthcare without borders' has inspired similar programs in Rwanda and Ethiopia. The World Economic Forum named her a Young Global Leader in 2023, and her TEDx talk 'Mobile Medicine for All' has been translated into 12 languages.