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PAMVERC

OUR TEAM

PAMVERC MANAGEMENT
Management and Master Schedule meetings are held monthly to discuss and give direction on operational issues of the program. There are also quarterly financial meetings where revenue and expenditure of different projects are discussed and decisions are made.

PAMVERC STAFF
Staff are categorized as follows:
Senior staff
Testing Facility Managers, Study Directors, Project Managers, Quality Assurance Manager, Department Supervisors, Accountants and Administrators.

Laboratory and Field staffs
Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Insectary technicians, ITF Technicians, Animal Technicians and Field Technicians

Supporting staff
Data clerk, Drivers, Office attendants, Gardeners and Field workers

PAMVERC ORGANOGRAM-MOSHI SITE



PAMVERC Staffs
PAMVERC STAFF


Prof. Franklin Mosha
Test Facility Manager
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Franklin Mosha is a Professor of parasitology and medical entomology at KCMUCo band also the Moshi PAMVERC site project Investigator(PI) as well as Insecticide Test Facility Manager . During his 38 years of research career, he has been involved in malaria and filariasis vector control research and also malaria clinical trials in Tanzania (with NIMR, TPRI, KCMUCo), mosquito ecological studies in Kenya (with ICIPE) and also onchocersiasis vector control studies in Mali (with OCP-WHO). To date he has 112 publications in peer-review journals. Administratively, he has been the Director of The Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Director of The Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute and Director for Research & Consultancies at KCMUCo. Read More about Prof F. Mosha   ||   CV attachment


Prof.Johnson Matowo
Study Director
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Prof. Johnson Matowo is a Medical Entomologist and Senior Lecturer in Medical Parasitology and Entomology, based at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) of the Tumaini University Makumira. His main research interest is the understanding of the Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vectors. He primarily works on Anopheles gambiae s.l and Anopheles funestus, the major malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Johnson Matowo has published several papers in International peer-reviewed Journals including the papers that describe Biochemical and Genetic Basis of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles arabiensis in north eastern Tanzania.   CV attachment


Dr. Robert Kaaya
Study Director
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Dr. Robert Diotrephes Kaaya Is a Research Scientist and Research Quality Assurance Manager atKilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) under The Pan African Malaria Vector Research Consortium (PAMVERC)Moshi Tanzania. His expertise lies in molecular and immunological Laboratory techniques. He has been involved in phase three clinical trials in malaria and arbovirus research particularly in evaluating the effectiveness of novel and traditional insecticides in the of control malaria in rural Tanzania as well as understanding the magnitude of Dengue and Chikungunya virus infections in Tanzania.
He is a member of the malaria molecular epidemiology team which isworking on the surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum molecular markers for Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) drug resistance in Tanzania. Robert has been involved in collaborations with scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Ottawa Canada, Centre for Medical Parasitology (CMP) Denmark and Building Stronger Universities (BSU).


Dr. Salum Azizi
Study Director
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Dr. Salum Azizi is a research scientist at the KCMUCo-PAMVERC where he has been a Project Manager since 2017. He is a PhD fellow at the KCMUCo, and has completed his MSc. at Witwatersrand University (South Africa) and his undergraduate studies at University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). His research interests lie in the area of malaria vector biology and control, ranging from theory to design to implementation of mosquito control tools. He has more than 12 years working experience on malaria research. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines of medical entomology, particularly vector control and insecticide evaluation.

Salum has served on international conferences and workshops, insecticide evaluation procedure review and chairperson for PAMVERC training committees and served as the Nominated Representative for KCMUCo-PAMVERC to SANAS. He has published on malaria vector control, mosquito biology and quality control.


Dr. Jackline Martin
Study Director
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Dr. Jackline is Public health entomologist with seven years’ experience in vector control. Currently working with Pan African Malaria Research Consortium in evaluation of next generation bed nets distributed January 2019 in North West Tanzania. Furthermore, she is assessing the efficacy of these nets in experimental hut trials and the laboratory and the susceptibility and resistance intensity of wild and colony mosquitoes to different public health insecticides.
Previous experienced in longitudinal monitoring of Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), quality control and study of mosquito behaviour using tracking system at National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza center.
She obtained her MSc in medical entomology and parasitology from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University college, before she had Bachelor degree in Biology obtained from the University of Dodoma. Jackline is a prospective PhD student in infectious disease department at LSHTM, expecting to start on September 2020.


Prof. Nancy Matowo
Study Director
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Prof. Nancy Matowo is a medical entomologist working primarily on large scale vector control programmes.


Benson Mawa
Project Manager
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Benson Mawa is a Scientist working at the KCMUCo-PAMVERC Project. He has a background in malaria vector control studies and holds a Bachelor degree in Science from the Open University of Tanzania. Currently, Benson serves as a project manager.
He began his career 2010 since then he has participated in different Malaria control programs(--------------). He has experience on Field and laboratory entomology techniques for medical important mosquitoes.


Boniface Shirima
Project Manager
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Boniface Aloyce Shirima is a Biotechnologist and a laboratory Scientist at KCMUCo-PAMVERC.
He has a Bachelor degree in Biotechnology and Laboratory Science from Sokoine University of Agriculture(SUA). Currently Boniface serves as Project Manager,
He began his career 2017 since then he has participated in various research activities as Molecular Lab supervisor, his expertise lies in molecular and immunological Laboratory techniques which includes ELISA (Circumsporozoite ELISA and Blood Meal ELISA) Conventional PCR, Real-Time PCR, and Real-time qPCR for detection of elevation and expression level of CYPs Genes in Mosquitoes.


Lilian Mollel
Accountant
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CPA(T) Lillian F. Mollel, is a project accountant, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance.
She began her carreer in research 2010, since then as a an organised, focused Accounting and Finance specialist brings 10 years plus of leadership, program management and technical experience in leading large-scale complex project in Accounting and Finance in both the public and private sectors in Tanzania.
Curently Lillian Mollel serves as Head of Account and finance department at KCMUCo-PAMVERC, also she was serving as Finance Assistant for United Nations Children Emergency (UNICEF) Tanzania based at Refugees program Sub officein Northwest Tanzania and Finance Intern with Rural Financial Services Programme (RFSP) an International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) funded project. Mrs Lillian F. Mollel is active member of National Board of Accountant and Auditors Tanzania (NBAA).


Fridah Temba
Research Administrator
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Fridah Gunibert Temba is a Research Administrator,hold diploma in business administration from ..................college. she began her career 2012 since then she participate in different activities experience on administraring project activities.over years she presided some project worked with the Joint Malaria Program &The Kilimanjaro Reproductive Health Program (both under the KCMC Hospital) for 8year, from 2005-2012.


Mohamed Laizer
Assistant
Accountant/Administrator
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CPA Mohamed Laizer is a Assistant Accountant/ Administrator,He holds a Bachelor degree and Diploma in Accounts and Finance, he is registered under the Tanzania National Board of Accountant and Auditors. He has a good experience in Human Capital Management, Auditing, Accounting and Finance.


Agness Msapalla
ITF supervisor
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Agness S. Msapalla is a Health and Safety Officer and Also Laboratory Technician in Insecticide Testing Facility at Kilimanjaro Medical University Collage – PAMVERC Project. I have a good experience in Malaria Vector Control Studies for 11 years from 2009 to date. From 2009-2013 I worked as a laboratory technician at (ATRC) Africa technical Research Centre. 2014 to date have been involved with Malaria Vector Control ACTIVITIES with Pan Africa


Godwin Sumari
Insectary Supervisor
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Mr Godwin Sumari is an assistannt research scientist at KCMUCo-PAMVERC project, he has background in wildlife science and entomology, He holds a Bachelor degree in wildlife science and conservation from University of Dar-es-salaam, currently Godwin Sumari serves as Insectary and Animal house supervisor in the project.
He began his career in insectary in 2015, since then he has participated in defferent research activities, he has experience on Small animals(Laboratory animals) breeding, Mosquito rearing, data creation and management, ArcGIS for Maping the selected area for visualize and analyze large amounts of spatial information in a dynamic, digital environment.


Emmanuel Mwambungu
Archivist & Deputy Field Supervisor
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Holder of Diploma in Health Laboratory Science with background of field entomology studies. He has also experience in Phase I as well as Phase II studies for more than ten years. He has been working as PAMVERC Archivist since 2018


Naomi Lyimo
Data Clerk
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Naomi Lyimo is a Data Clerk in the Department of Information Technology and Data Management of the KCMUCo-PAMVERC Test Facility. She also serves as store keeper for the KCMUCo-PAMVERC. She obtained Diploma in Cooperative Management and Accounting from Moshi Cooperative University. She has been involved in different research activities since 2015 including monitoring, evaluation, quality control, data management and interpretation for different diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, cardiovascular and TB. Naomi Lyimo has been managing data using different databases including CTC2 database, DACC, Ms Excel and Ms Access. She plans to develop her career in research.


Baltazari Manunda
Field Supervisor
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Baltazari Gaspali Manunda is a Field Technician and Deputy supervisor of the Pasua field station.


Amandus J. Kassambili
IT & Data Manager
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Amandus Joram Kassambili is a Supervisor of the Department of Information Technology and Data Management (ITDM) at KCMUCo – PAMVERC Project. He has very impressive background in IT and holds a Practical oriented Diploma in Information Technology from Tumaini University-SMMUCo. Currently Amandus serves as IT & Data Manager.
Amandus began his career in reasearch since 2020 as a Deputy IT and Data Manager at KCMUCo-PAMVERC Projects, since then He has participated in different research activities and publication with the project. He has extensive experience on Data Management ranging from logical & physical database design and creation using MySQL, ORACLE, Ms Access, OpenData Kit(ODK) and KoboToolBox Data Collector, Website Design and development using HTML, CSS, jQuery, wordPress Elementor, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator and FileZilla, Programming using Database (MySQL and ORACLE), PHP, JAVA & JAVASCRIPT, Python,jQuery and VP-EXPERT, Data Management and Analysis using different softwares including STATA and SPSS, He is a desingner and developer of KCMUCo-PAMVERC website and aslo He has designed a very intensive system that manage all research raw data forms(printing, return in and out) to ensure all record are preserved as required, also He has developed another intensive NACOPHA Data System for managing all data of peaple living with HIV/AIDS.
Overall Amandus is a IT Specialist, Technological innovator, Data Analyst, Programmer & Website designer and System analyst.


Kisengwa Ezekia
Deputy ITF Supervisor
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Kisengwa Ezekia is a Laboratory technician at KCMUCo - PAMVERC Moshi since Dec 2008, He is well trained and more experienced working in insectary, ITF and Field Facilities, he also worked as Insectary Supervisor for some years and now he is a Deputy ITF Supervisor.


Oliva Moshi
Quality Assurance Manager
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Oliva Isaya Moshi is a Deputy Molecular laboratory supervisor and also a member of health and safety committee at KCMUCo-PAMVERC. She has wide experience in medical laboratoy for over 6 years, her experience lies in molecular and Immunological Assays for mosquitoes and Dry Blood Spots (DBS) samples. She has been involved in Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) and Long Lasting Nets (LLN) studies where she does characterization of mosquitoes species , mutations, metabolic resistance and immunological Assays for different studies including Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)International.


Esther Michael
Lab Technician
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Esther Michael is a Laboratory Technician and she has a Diploma in Health Laboratory Sciences, Currently she is working with PAMVERC as a Field technician, Performing mosquito rearing.


Williamson Kileo
ITF Technician
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Williamson Kileo is a ITF Technician, he works with PAMVERC as technician for testing mosquitoes with different insecticides in the ITF


Hosiana Mo
Insectary Technician
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Hosiana Jacob Mo holds a Diploma in Laboratory Health Science from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College of Tumaini University Makumira. She works with PAMVERC as an insectary technician, her main duty being mosquitoes rearing. She is currently registered with the Kenya Methodist University where she is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Pure Science and Applied Biology.


Steven Jonas
Lab Technician
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Stevene Crene Jonas is a Medical laboratory Technologist acting as a Molecular laboratory Technician at PAMVERC project under Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College. He has experience in performing different laboratory Assays including PCR, Elisa(circumsporozoite Elisa)


Felista Edward
Insectary Technician
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Felista Fidelis Edward is a Insectary Technician, and deputy Health and Safety officer, at KCMUCo-PAMVERC, she has experience in Mosquito rearing such as Mulaba -kis, Culex muheza selected, Anopheles gambiae, and aedese Egypt, conduction of risk assessment annaually in the project to ensure health and safety procedure are followed properly in the workplace.


Neema Kaaya
Deputy ITDM
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Neema Kaaya is a deputy suprvisor of the department of Information Technology and Data Management.


Saraphia Mwacha
Insectary Technician
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Saraphia Alex Mwacha holds a Diploma in Medical Laboratory and Health Science from KCMUCo a constituent college of Tumaini University Makumira, She works with PAMVERC as Insectary Technician and her main duty is mosquitoes rearing in Insectary deparment


Iptisam Masoud
Deputy Insectary Supervisor
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Iptisam Ally Masoud is a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT), acting as a Insectary Technician at the PAMVERC project under Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College. She has a good experience in Molecular Biology Laboratory Procedures including mosquitoes processing, DNA and RNA extractions, , PCR, ELISA and Reporting of the laboratory results.


Silvia Mwacha
ITF Technician
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Silvia Simoni Mwacha holds a Diploma in Medical Laboratory and Health Science from KCMUCo a constituent college of Tumaini University Makumira, She works with PAMVERC as Laboratory Technician and her main duty is testing mosquitoes with different insecticides in the ITF


Bakari Muhudhari
Animal Technician
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Bakari Muhudhari is an Animal technician at KCMUCo-PAMVERC who care animals(Guinea Pigs) in giving them feeding and sedating them for Mosquitoes blood-feeding, changing bed, and recording environmental conditions in animal house.


Patrick Ulomi
Lab Technician
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Patrick Ulomi is a Medical laboratory Technologist acting as a Molecular laboratory Technician at PAMVERC project under Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College. He has experience in performing different laboratory Assays including PCR, Elisa(circumsporozoite Elisa)


Samwel Moshiro
Field Technician
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Samwel Moshiro is a Field Technician at Handeni field station and he has experience in mosquito rearing, animal sedation and Phase I net Washing


Pauli Soka
Field Technician
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Pauli Soka is a Field Technician at Harusini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing, animal sedation and Phase I net Washing


James Mpuya
Field Technician
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James David Mpuya is a Field Techinician at Harusini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing, animal sedation and Phase I net Washing


Winfrida Deus
Animal Technician
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Winfrida Deus is an Animal technician at KCMUCo-PAMVERC who care animals(Guinea Pigs) in giving them feeding and sedating them for Mosquitoes blood-feeding, changing bed, and recording environmental conditions in animal house.


Amani Temba
Field Technician
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Amani Temba is a Field Technician at Harusini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing and animal sedation


Wambura Matiku
Field Technician
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Wambura Matiku is a Field Technician at Harusini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing and animal sedation


Victoria Marcel
Animal Technician
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Victoria Marcel is an Animal technician at KCMUCo-PAMVERC who care animals(Guinea Pigs) in giving them feeding and sedating them for Mosquitoes blood-feeding, changing bed, and recording environmental conditions in animal house.


Oscar Sizya
Molecular Lab Supervisor
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Oscar Sizya is a Field Technician at Mabogini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing, animal sedation


Petronia Silayo
Field Technician
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Petronia Silayo is a Field Technician at Harusini Filed station and she has experience in mosquito rearing and animal sedation


Evodi Tilya
Field Techician
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Evodi Emmauel Tilya is a Field Technician at Harusini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing, animal sedation and Phase I net Washing


Andrew Mengi
Field Techician
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Endrew Mengi is a Field Technician at Harusini Filed station and he has experience in mosquito rearing and animal sedation

Capacity building
  • Specific SOPs on training policy
  • Policy to ensure that all staff positions have training
  • External mandatory training for some job positions in which pathways necessitate external mandatory training
  • Internal mandatory trainings on specific SOPs assessed either by Theory or Practical Exams
PAMVERC supports postgraduate training by providing dissertation research facilities and supervision. To date, 19 MSc and 12 PhD (registered at either KCMUCo or LSHTM) students have been directly supported

Previous PhDs candidates directly attached to PAMVERC for their dissertation research
SN Full Name PhD Descriptions Training institution/Year of completion
1 Bilalli Kabula Diversity of malaria vectors and their insecticide resistance profile in Tanzania KCMUCo/2014
2 Johnson Matowo Characterization of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato, the principal malaria vectors in Northern TanzaniaKCMUCo/2014
3 Jovin Kitau Differential responses of anopheles malaria vectors to insecticide- and repellent-treated fabrics and surfaces.KCMUCo/2015
4 Richard Oxborough Laboratory and experimental hut evaluation of mosquito net and indoor residual spray (IRS) insecticides for improved malaria control LSHTM/2015
5 Basiliana Emidi Population dynamics, behavioral patterns and insecticidal effects of human-biting mosquitoes in Muheza, TanzaniaKCMUCo/2017
6 Robert Kaaya The influence of Plasmodium falciparum histidine rich protein-2gene polymorphisms and Sub-microscopic parasitaemia on mRDT performance in heterogeneous transmission settings towards Malaria pre-elimination in Tanzania.KCMUCo/2023


Current PhD candidates attached to KCMUCo-PAMVERC
SN Full Name PhD Descriptions Training institution /Year of registration
1 Janneke Snetselaar Evaluating the efficacy of insecticides with a novel mode of action against pyrethroid-susceptible and resistant vectors of malaria in Tanzania LSHTM
2 Jacklin Martin Efficacy and durability (insecticidal and physical) of next generationinsecticide treated bed nets against pyrethroid resistant malaria vectors LSHTM/2021
3 Salum Aziz Efficacy of new Vector control toolsKCMUCo/2021
4 Jubilet Benard Malaria vectors LarvicidingKCMUCo/2023
5 Peter Gitanya Evaluation of mosquito netsKCMUCo/2023
6 Eliudi Lukole Malaria Community and Epidemiological studiesLSHTM/2021


Current MSc candidates directly attached to PAMVERC
SN Full Name MSc Descriptions Training institution/Year of completion
1 Benson Mawa Diversity of malaria vectors and their insecticide resistance profile in Tanzania OUT/2024
2 Boniface Shirima Medical Microbiology Immunology with Molecular BiologyKCMUCo/2024
3 Godwin Sumari Project ManagementMKU/2024


Previous Bachelor attached to KCMUCo-PAMVERC
SN Full Name Descriptions Training institution /Year of registration
1 Neema Peter Kaaya Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and ManagementCU Uganda/2023


Current BSc attached to KCMUCo-PAMVERC
SN Full Name Descriptions Training institution /Year of registration
1 Hosiana J. Mo Applied BiologyKEMU/2020
2 Oscar Sizya BiologyOUT/2021
3 Steven Crene BiologyOUT/2022
4 Amandus Joram Information and Communicaton TechnologyOUT/2023
7 Agness Msapalla Environmental ScienceOUT/2024
5 Wambura Matiku Public HealthCU Uganda/2023
6 Oliva Moshi Medical LaboratoryMKU/2023
7 Iptsum Masoud General ScienceOUT/2024
8 Ester M. Mlenga General ScienceOUT/2024
9 Silvia Mwacha Medical LaboratoryMKU/2023
10 Saraphia Mwacha Medical LaboratoryMKU/2023
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