Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela CV and History,CV ya Mwele Malecela, Umri wa Mwele Malecela;- Mwele Ntuli Malecela (March 26, 1963 – February 10, 2022) was a senior United Nations civil servant and the director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela CV, History, Age[ Umri], and career
In 2017, she joined WHO’s Regional Office for Africa in April 2017 as the Director in the Office of the Regional Director (RD) responsible for providing policy, managerial and diplomatic advice to the RD, coordinating and facilitating the plan of work for all units under the RD’s Office Cluster, and monitoring the implementation of policy decisions of WHO governing bodies.
She also provided support to the RD on strategic directions of WHO’s work in the region. In October 2018 the Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, appointed her Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, based at the Organization’s headquarters in Geneva.
Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela Scientific and international career
Following her graduating in Zoology at the University of Dar es Salaam,[1] she joined the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in 1987, where she worked at the Amani Center to conduct research on lymphatic filariasis. Following this, she continued her education at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where she completed her MSc (1990) and Ph.D. (1995).
She continued her research at NIMR thereafter and became Director of Research Coordination and Promotion (DRCP) in 1998 before moving on to become the Director of the Lymphatic Filariasis program in 2000, which is now functional in 53 districts (population: 13 million people).
In 2010 she was appointed NIMR’s Director-General and was the first woman to hold this position. In June 2015, she went on sabbatical to pursue her political aspirations.
Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela Death
World Health Organisation’s director of the Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) , Dr Mwele Ntuli Malecela has died.
Dr Mwele who was 58 at the time of her death, announced in 2019 that she was diagnosed with cancer.
Born in 1963, Dr Mwele was one of the world’s most respected scientists and researchers, stemming from her extensive educational background and career in the field of science.
She graduated in Zoology at the University of Dar es Salaam, and went on to join the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in 1987, where she worked at the Amani Center to conduct research on lymphatic filariasis. Read More