Emmanuel James Magembe
Dar es Salaam
Summary
A licensed Medical Laboratory Scientist with over 10 years of experience in clinical laboratory practice, specializing in disease detection, prevention, and antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
Skilled in implementing ISO 15189 standards, leading quality management systems, and mentoring healthcare professionals.
Expertise includes diagnosing bacterial infections, managing emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks, and conducting impactful research.
Holds a Master’s Degree in Global Health Security and collaborating with international organizations like WHO, ASM, and Africa CDC to strengthen laboratory systems and public health responses. Recognized for coordinating national AMR surveillance programs, driving capacity-building initiatives, and advancing global health security through innovative solutions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
TRAINING COORDINATOR
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY
05.2025 - Current
- Conduct training needs assessments to identify capacity gaps in laboratory staff.
- Develop, adapt, and update training curricula, SOPs, and reference materials.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement training sessions, workshops, and mentorship programs.
- Engage subject matter experts and resource persons to ensure quality training delivery.
- Provide mentorship and coaching to strengthen laboratory staff competencies.
- Monitor and evaluate training effectiveness through assessments and feedback tools.
- Document and maintain training records, databases, and prepare reports for stakeholders.
- Ensure trainings comply with national guidelines, Biosafety standards, and accreditation requirements.
- Collaborate with government agencies, partners, and donors in harmonizing training activities.
- Promote innovative learning methods, including e-learning and blended training approaches.
HEAD OF MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY
08.2019 - 09.2023
- Provide expert guidance and technical support on laboratory testing techniques and Quality Management Systems as a head of the National Public Health Laboratory bacteriology section
- Confirm disease outbreaks and identify unusual or novel resistant pathogens before reporting to relevant national authorities
- Actively engage in External Quality Assurance (EQA) and Proficiency Testing (PT) programs through recognized international schemes
- Participate in the National Antimicrobial Resistance Multisectoral Coordinating Committee (MCC) and Human Health Technical Working Group quarterly meeting to standardize and verify antimicrobial resistance surveillance activities
- Prepare and distribute EQA/PT materials to Zonal and Regional Referral Hospitals, ensuring quality assurance through feedback loops
- Conducting and supporting research studies on infectious diseases in partnership with research institutions and disseminating findings to national and international stakeholders
- Perform laboratory testing for emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks, such as SARS-CoV-2, using various molecular platforms
- Maintain a national biobank repository for infectious pathogens associated with emerging and re-emerging diseases, including SARS-CoV-2, Cholera, and AMR isolates
- Provide technical assistance to enhance AMR detection and surveillance activities across nine surveillance sites for health in Tanzania, including monitoring antibiotic resistance patterns and management practices
- Support developing, reviewing, and implementing national action plans for AMR, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and national, regional, and local policies
- Conduct assessments, supportive supervision, and mentorship on AMR detection and surveillance capacity in collaboration with the public and private sectors
- Facilitate AMR data collection and analysis for dissemination at MCC, implementing partners, and reporting to global systems (WHO GLASS)
- Work with Implementing partners at the regional and country levels and other stakeholders to develop a cohesive approach to implementing AMR-related projects
- Participate in regular AMR data review meetings with surveillance sites at Regional and Zonal Laboratories to maintain high standards of accuracy and reliability for effective AMR activity implementation
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST
BUGANDO MEDICAL CENTRE
11.2014 - 08.2019
- Ensuring adequate adherence to pre-analytical procedures for bacteriological specimen management
- Processing of bacteriological specimens using appropriate laboratory practices and standard operating procedures with adequate documentation
- Reporting and interpreting bacteriological findings/results to the clinician, with subsequent treatment options from antibiotic sensitivity testing
- We also provide Clinical reports (every quarter) of routinely identified Antimicrobial-resistant strains to clinicians and nurses
- Carrying out EQA samples from Proficiency testing/EQA providers (Thistle QA, WHO/NICD) with subsequent route cause analysis for unsatisfactory performance, i.e., below 80%
- Interpretations of Antimicrobial sensitivity test results and reporting of all antimicrobial resistance cases to clinicians on a timely basis
- Analyzing Quality Indicator data like EQA performance, quarterly culture quality indicators, and Turnaround Time (TAT) with respective report writing, including recommendations
- Developing Verification of methods reports and Standard Operational Procedures for the Microbiology department
- Maintenance of Quality Management Standard ISO 15189 in the Microbiology department from the SADCAS body of accreditation
Education
MASTER’S DEGREE - GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY
YONSEI UNIVERSITY
12-2024
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - HEALTH LABORATORY SCIENCE
KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
07-2013
Skills
- Exceptional organizational, leadership, and coordination skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities and adept information processing for tackling challenges
- Proven ability to collaborate with healthcare providers and diverse team members
- Proficient in data collection, analysis, and reporting
- Experienced in conducting training and capacity-building initiatives for skill development
- Excellent presentation and public speaking skills
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
ARCHIVEMENTS
- Admitted to the roster of the African Volunteers Health Corps Rapid Responder-Microbiologist/Medical laboratory expert Program at Africa CDC.
- Participated in the two-year Fleming Fund Human Health Laboratory Fellowship program to build capacity and professional development in antimicrobial resistance leadership.
- Coordinating the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance program on 17 Surveillance sites covering Zonal and Regional Referral Hospitals in Tanzania
- Worked with the PATH Infectious Disease Detection Surveillance (IDDS) five-year project to establish four sentinel sites that implement the National Action Plan for AMR in Tanzania.
- Participated in a Joint Project for Tanzania Fleming Fund Fellows for the Pilot study on the Resistance of E. coli and K.pneumoniae to 3rd, 4th generation Cephalosporin and Fluoroquinolones among Patients attending Tertiary Hospital with symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection.
- Participated in piloting surveillance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) that cause urinary tract infection (UTI) in the communities of the East and Southern Africa Regions.
- Participated in a Research project titled “Utility of dipstick urinalysis in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections among outpatients in Mwanza and Dar es Salaam regions in Tanzania.”
- Participated in the Project “One-Health Approaches to Transboundary Disease Surveillance and Molecular Epidemiologic Analysis of Brucellosis in Tanzania and Rwanda
- Currently working on the Publication for the master's thesis on “Antimicrobial Resistance of the WHO Priority Bacterial Pathogens in Tanzania: National Surveillance System from 2021 to 2023”
Professional referees
- Dr. Nyambura Moremi, Laboratory Director, National Public Health Laboratory-MoH, P.O.Box 9083, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, (+255) 222126390, (+255) 713098555, nyamburasogone@gmail.com
- Dr. Mtebe Majigo, Senior Lecturer, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Local Consultant of America Society for Microbiology, MCC-TWG Human Health Chairperson, +255754265561, mmajigo@gmail.com
- Bachana A.Rubegwa (BVM, Msc OH Analy.Epid), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)- Focal Point- Zanzibar, Bachana.Rubegwa@fao.org, +255 769 337 332, +255 622 466 945
Activities attended
- August 5-August 9, 2024: Attended Medical and Humanitarian Emergencies Course at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
- 29th August – 2nd September 2022: Facilitated WHO Regional Workshop on Capacity strengthening for cholera readiness, focusing on “Sample collection and transport”.
- 7th February 2022 – 25th March 2022: Participated in the Dr. Lee Jong-Wook Fellowship Program. Training Course for Infectious Disease Specialists) In Seoul, South Korea
- 13-17 September 2021: Training on Advanced Statistics and WHONET Training for Fleming Fund Fellowship Program, Facilitated by Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) In Arusha, Tanzania
- 6-8 Sept 2021: Training on Development of Policy Briefs for Fleming Fund Fellowship Program on Antimicrobial Resistance Facilitated by React Africa and ASLM In Nairobi, Kenya
- 03rd – 14th May 2021: Mentorship Program Attachment at NICD Laboratory on Proficiency Testing in South Africa, Supported by ASLM Through the Fleming Fund Fellowship Scheme
- 22nd – 26th February 2021: Participated in Online Training for External Quality Assurance and Risk Assessment, Supported by ASM
- 19th-23rd October 2020: Participated in Tot Training for Laboratory Equipment Management Module (LEMM), Supported by MOHCDGEC Through NACP In Morogoro
- 21st -25th September 2020: Participated in TOT Training for POC Site Auditors, Supported by NACP And THPS In Mbeya
- 2nd-15th September 2020: Conducted WHONET And AMR Data Management Supportive Supervision for Fleming Fund-ASM Supported AMR Surveillance Sites in Tanzania
- 10th -14th August 2020: Participated in The Development of a National Essential Medicine List Using the WHO Aware Guideline, Supported by MOHCDGEC
- 20th -31st July 2020: Conducted an Amr Surveillance Mentorship Program For USAID-IDDS Funded Amr Surveillance Sites of Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Dodoma, Morogoro RRH, Temeke RRH, and Kigoma RRH
- 29th June – 10th July 2020: Participated in developing the National Public Health Laboratory Establishment and Sustainability, supported by MOHCDGEC in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
- 13th – 23rd March 2020: Participated in National Training Workshop on Strengthening Case-Based Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis (PBM) And Enhanced Meningitis Surveillance in Tanzania, Supported by WHO in Mwanza
- February 24-28,2020: Participated in The Development of SOPS And Job Aids for the AMR Surveillance Program in Tanzania, Supported By USAID-Funded IDDS Project, Morogoro, Tanzania
- 6 Week Online Course: The Role of Diagnostics in The Antimicrobial Resistance Response by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- 16-20 December 2019: Workshop on Essential Competencies for Effective AMR/AMU Leaders Conducted by DATOS And ASLM, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
- 21st -23rd October 2019: WHO Training Workshop on Shipping of Infectious Substances
- 7th -11th October 2019: Workshop on Applied Risk Assessment
- 10 – 12 September 2019: ECHO Immersion Training, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- April 30-May 2, 2019: Amr Surveillance Data Reporting and Management Workshop in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- June 24th – July 7th, 2018: Phage Laboratory Training Program at Pwani University In Kilifi, Kenya
- August 2017: 2 Days Genexpert Tot Training Course on Xpert HVL-1 Viral Load Assay
- 7-12 September 2015: Training As “Super User” For Western Lake Region, Mwanza, Tanzania for Genexpert Technology
- 14th May, 10th August, 9th November 2015: Strengthening TB Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation Tanzania Workshops (“Sandwich Workshop”)
- September 14-18, 2015: Basic Microbiology Workshop Conducted by American Society for Microbiology (ASM) At NHLQATC, Dar Es Salaam.
- March 2015: GeneXpert Training 5 Days, Cepheid, France, Online Seminar
- July 2014: Disa* Lab Registration Training Course
Timeline
TRAINING COORDINATOR
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY
05.2025 - Current
HEAD OF MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY
08.2019 - 09.2023
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST
BUGANDO MEDICAL CENTRE
11.2014 - 08.2019
MASTER’S DEGREE - GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY
YONSEI UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - HEALTH LABORATORY SCIENCE
KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
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