George Kiwango

Experience

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  US Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2016

  Medical Doctor

  I was responsible for conducting and facilitating data collection for the Walter reed HIV program in southern highlands. It included visits to health facilities and assessment of health service delivery using a structured tool. Accomplishment includes increasing the number of health facilities covered and assessed from 50% to 75% of all supported sites.

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  Muhimbili University of Health and Allied sciences

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  I was part of the research team, which conducted a survey of emergency obstetric and neonatal care services in Zanzibar. In this project, we were responsible for assessing emergency obstetric and neonatal health care service in Zanzibar and provide recommendations for areas of improvement to stakeholders that included the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and UNFPA. As part of the team, I was involved in tool development, training research assistants, supervising fieldwork, presenting in meetings with the stakeholders, and writing the final report.Accomplishment includes a report submitted to the MoH of Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and UNFPA and two published articles in peer-reviewed journals. Show less I was a research study coordinator for a study determining the association between indoor air pollution levels, mainly from charcoal cooking stoves and respiratory effects among women and children. In this study, I led a team of 5 research assistants, including two technicians who were responsible for collecting the spirometer readings and the indoor air pollution levelsAchievements include gathering complete information for 68 families located in two different districts/zones in 13 weeks. Also, we disseminated the information among relevant stakeholders in the country and in the neighbouring country of Rwanda, whom we collaborated with Show less

  • Scientific Researcher

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Research Study Coordinator

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
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  Muhimbili University of Health and Allied sciences

  Dec 2020 - now

  Assistant Lecturer

  I am accountable for teaching population health courses to a class of 700+ students, manage departmental research activities including assisting with proposal development, review and data analyses and a pivotal member to the University Continuing Education.Successes include a successful revision of the existing University curriculum to a harmonized curriculum used in training medical and nursing students. We also manage to conduct one research project assessing the effects of alcohol on road traffic injuries and have two more ongoing 1. Assessing the role of adiposity in wound healing among patients with diabetic foot ulcer 2. Determining the amount of trans fat in the commonly consumed food products in Tanzania’s most populous city of Dar es Salaam Show less

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  Karolinska Institutet

  Mar 2022 - now

  Researcher