Meet Our Team
Our Professionals
Dedicated to excellence in every project, our team collaborates to achieve great results.
Our team has specialists in implementation science, population studies, antimicrobial resistance, one health, systems thinking, transdisciplinary methodology, data science, mathematical modelling epidemiology and biostatistics and psychology.
Dr. George Bwire
Project Coordinator (HIVDR)
George Bwire holds a Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) and a PhD in Clinical and Epidemiological Virology from KU Leuven in Belgium. He is a faculty member at MUHAS in Tanzania, where he is involved in teaching, research, and consultancy in global health, infectious diseases, and health systems.
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Luco Mwelange
Projects Coordinator
Patrick Kazonda
Data Manager
Prof. Japhet Killewo
Project Investigator
Japhet Killewo (JK) is a professor emeritus at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania where he has been teaching epidemiology. He does research in communicable and non-communicable diseases. Read More
Ally Mangara
Field Manager
Egdius Kamugisha
Field Supervisor
Rebecca Beldon Chaula
Assistant Data Manager (DUCS)
Ms. Rebecca Beldon Chaula received her Master of Science in Data Science and BSc. in computer science and statistics from the University of Dar es Salaam. Ms. Rebecca Beldon Chaula is an ICT officer specialized in Data Science working at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.
Dr. Germana Leyna
Co - Project Investigator
As the Co – Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the Dar es Salaam Urban Cohort Study (DUCS), I am pleased to share with you the remarkable initiatives and opportunities stemming from our endeavor in this uniquely placed platform.
Heavenlight Paul
Assistant Epidemiologist
Halima Ally
Field Supervisor