Episode 3

S7E3 - Engaging with East African governments to address NCD care

In this weeks episode we have a conversation with Professor Sayoki Mfinanga, Director and Chief Research Scientist for NIMR Muhimbili Cenre, Honorary Professor of Global Health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, and Adjunct Professor at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha. Professor Sayoki shares key learning about: 

  •  engaging with East African governments to address NCD care 
  • expert patients who have suggested new ways of working that have challenged professionals to rethink their knowledge base 
  • the importance of strengthening primary health care.   

Professor Sayoki Mfinanga

Director and Chief Research Scientist, National Institute of Medical Research, Muhimbili Cenre Tanzania 

Professor Mfinanga is the Director and Chief Research Scientist for NIMR Muhimbili Cenre, Honorary Professor of Global Health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Honorary Lecturer at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, and Adjunct Professor at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania. He is leading several scientific research networks in Africa. He is Deputy Director-of Respond Africa, as well as Deputy Director for Afrique one ASPIRE consortium, and Coordinator of TB node of excellence in East Africa under East Africa Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR2). 

https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/people/dr-sayoki-mfinanga  

https://inteafrica.org/ 

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Connecting Citizens to Science
A Global Health and Development Podcast

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Kim Ozano

Connecting Citizens to Science is hosted by Dr Kim Ozano and produced by The Stop, Collaborate and Listen Agency. The podcast examines complex health and development challenges worldwide, drawing on Kim’s background in participatory research and health systems.

Through open conversation, it brings together research, practice and lived experience, amplifying the voices of those most affected and exploring how inequities are understood and addressed in real-world settings. Episodes feature community members, health workers, researchers and implementers working on the front lines of change.

Each episode is led by an expert guest co-host who brings subject expertise and contextual insight, while Kim frames the discussion and connects themes across the series.