Blandina Theophil Mmbaga

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga is a Tanzanian Pediatrician, researcher and university professor.

Education

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga obtained her medical degree from Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Russia. She went on to get her Masaters in Medicine(MMED) at KCM-College, Tumaini University in Moshi, Tanzania. In 2013, she got her PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Bergen, Norway.

Career

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga has had a career spanning through academics, medical and administrative positions.

• Director of Research at Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)
• Paediatrician at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)
• Associate Professor of Paediatric and Child Health at the KCMC University in Moshi, Tanzania.
• Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Duke Global Health Institute
• Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at University College Cork in Ireland
• Lecturer at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College of the Tumaini University Makumira (KCMUC)

Recognition

In 2023, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga was elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Science.

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