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Mercy Nabwire is a committed labor rights and health rights activist and practitioner who holds significant positions within the labor movement in Africa. Currently she serves as the National Treasurer of the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union (KMPDU) and as Secretary of the East Africa Health Sector Unions Network (EAHSUN).With a diverse educational background, Mercy is pursuing ongoing studies at the University of Turin in Italy and a Masters of Professional Studies degree in Labor and Global Workers' Rights at Penn State University. Mercy is a distinguished alumna of the Solidarity Center’s Global Labor Leadership Initiative (GLLI) and  the GLU  ENGAGE Program at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Throughout her career, Mercy has contributed to research and consultancy projects, focusing on issues such as; strengthening of health systems in resource-poor settings, labor and employment , climate change and just transition, organizing informal workers in Kenya’s health sector and operational research in healthcare settings, focused on addressing social determinants of health for underserved populations.