[3][4] Nyaoke, a public health specialist, together with Dr. Roselyne Okello, a radiologist, Dr. Nida Okumu, an infectious diseases specialist and Dr. Achieng Aling, an obstetrician and gynecologist, founded Hema Foundation, a Nairobi-based non-government organisation, in 2015.
Hema focuses on inner city girls aged 17 years and younger, screening for diseases, treating illnesses, encouraging schooling and STEM subject choices; as well as offering guidance, mentoring and counselling.
[5] Borna Nyaoke was born (1987) in Kenya and She attended Kenyan schools for her elementary and secondary education.
As of June 2020, she had published the findings of her research in peer-reviewed publications, including the ones listed in this reference.
[6] Nyaoke argues that Kenyans used to live longer, before they started consuming highly processed foods and maintaining sedentary lifestyles.