Dr. Willy Luxford Mbawala
Executive SecretaryA public health specialist with over 17 years of experience. Mbawala’s experience includes providing technical leadership, strategic direction and oversight in TB programming, TB/HIV, Childhood TB, DR TB and Community TB Care. Mbawala worked for the USAID Eradicate TB Project led by PATH in Zambia as a consultant, and USAID Challenge TB project in Tanzania under KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation as a Deputy Country Representative, Technical Services and Deputy Director.
Mbawala has a wealth of experience in working with the ministry of health, local government, and other implementing partners in the TB programming, Malaria, Filariasis and RMNCH. Mbawala holds a master’s degree in public health from University of Liverpool (UK, 2018) and an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Medicine from Bugando Medical College, Tanzania (1993) and received several TB related training courses in Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Africa. Mbawala envisions a prolific movement in community engagement, research and empowerment in TB, HIV and pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response.
Contribution into implementation science for programmatic tuberculosis care and prevention include
1. Meckie Achayo, Alistair Elias, Azizi Khamisi, Dickens Bwana, Willy Mbawala
Barriers to TB services: experiences from mining communities in Tanzania
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2024:21(15).29 Apr 2024.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2024.21.15.2346
2. Hassan Mbega, W. Mbawala, Edgar Luhanga – Current use of motorcycle for sputum specimen transportation in Tanzania – Symposium on “Boats, drones and motorcycles optimizing specimen referral networks”. The World Union conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 27 – 30 October 2018.
3. W. Mbawala, Miriam Urasa, John Minde.
Systematic TB screening among HCWs in Tanzania: implication for policy. Short Oral Presentation, The 48th The World Union Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico, 11-14 Oct. 2017.
4. W. Mbawala, Zahra Mkomwa, Said Egwaga, J Lyimo, Lisa Chen, R. Kisonga. Implementation of Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in low resource setting – Tanzania experience. Poster, Keystone Symposia TB Resistance and persistence, Kampala, May 12–13, 2012.
5. W. Mbawala, Zahra Mkomwa, Said Egwaga, Z. Kitembe, JFA Mugyabuso. Community’s role in improving TB case detection - experience from an USG supported project in Tanzania. Poster, Africa Region International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Abuja, March 3-5, 2011.
6. W. Mbawala, Dr. Zahra Mkomwa G. Munuo, M. Nyamkara. Challenges in TB/HIV integration - experience from an USG supported project in Tanzania. Poster, Africa Region International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Abuja, March 3-5, 2011.