Lameck Luwanda Email & Phone Number

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Tanzania

-Coordinating and managing a team of 34 people that includes community healthcare workers, IT, researchers, etc.-Preparing and managing annual budgets of about CHF 400000. -With the team, I have developed and adapted the electronic point of care test algorithms (ePOCT+). -Engaging effectively with three Council Health Management Teams to enhance the implementation of the project.-Trained more than 70 healthcare and community health workers on the use of ePOCT+ tool. -Leading the team in monitoring and supervising 30 health facilities. -Preparing quarterly and annual project reports. -Implemented the study pilot with three folds reduction in unnecessary antibiotic prescription-Organized 10 meetings with national and international stakeholders

Dar Es Salaam

-Coordinated and managed a team of 8 people-Managed a budget of more than CHF 300,000 -Published one scientific article as a first author on the implementation of HIV policies in Tanzania and Malawi

Ifakara, Morogoro

-Collected quantitative data on HIV policy implementation across four districts in Morogoro region (Ifakara TC, Mlimba, Malinyi DC, and Ulanga DC) for SHAPE project.-Carried out in-depth interviews on HIV policy implementation with the selected members of the Council Health Management Team.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Ifakara, Tanzania

- Managed a team of 5 people (A psychologist, 2 nurses, and 2 clinicians) and reduced HIV transmission from mother to child down to 2% in Saint Francis Referral Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.-Treated HIV infected mothers and children (and fathers)-Co-designed a program for training Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV to PMTCT service providers of the Kilombero district -Published two first author scientific articles and co-authored more than 10 others-Provided health education through local radio two times a year-Organized scientific journal clubs at the Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara every week for two years with 100% participation of all researchers

Mbulu, Manyara, Tanzania

-Treated OPD and IPD patients in pediatrics, obs and gyn ward, internal medicine, and surgical ward.-Collaborated with pediatricians to provide special care for children with hydrocephalous.

Santiago De Cuba, Cuba

-Treated OPD and IPD patients in pediatrics, obs and gyn ward, internal medicine, and surgical ward.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Life Sciences

I am currently analyzing data to understand the effectiveness of an electronic CDSA (e-POCT+) in enhancing the quality of healthcare.

Education record

Master'S Degree, International Public Health/International Health

Activities and Societies: Presented at the House of Commons on the burden of AMR and the role the UK can play to reduce and mitigate its.

Doctor Of Medicine - Md, Medicine, Hons

-Involved in research, sports, and politics -Lectured Anatomy and later Morphophysiology to first and second-year medical students.