Blandina Theophil Mmbaga

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga
CitizenshipTanzanian
OccupationsResearcher, Academic
TitleProfessor
Academic background
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity of Bergen, Norway
Academic work
DisciplinePaediatric
InstitutionsTumaini University Makumira (KCMUC)

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga is a Tanzanian Pediatrician, researcher and university professor.[1]

Education

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga obtained her medical degree from Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Russia. She went on to get her Masaters in Medicine(MMED) at KCM-College, Tumaini University in Moshi, Tanzania. In 2013, she got her PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Bergen, Norway.[2]

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga has had a career spanning through academics, medical and administrative positions.

  • Director of Research at Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)[3]
  • Paediatrician at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)[2]
  • Associate Professor of Paediatric and Child Health at the KCMC University in Moshi, Tanzania.[4]
  • Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Duke Global Health Institute[4]
  • Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at University College Cork in Ireland[4]
  • Lecturer at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College of the Tumaini University Makumira (KCMUC)

Recognition

In 2023, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga was elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Science.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Prof. Blandina Theophil Mmbaga | The AAS". aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  2. ^ a b "Blandina Mmbaga, MD, MMED, PhD – Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health". hyc.globalhealth.duke.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  3. ^ "Blandina Theophil Mmbaga".
  4. ^ a b c "Professor Blandina Mmbaga". www.kcri.ac.tz. Retrieved 2025-08-13.