Dr. Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho is a Tanzanian-born paediatrician and public health leader who until December 31, 2015, served as World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases based in Geneva, Switzerland. From 2016 to 2019, she served as board chair of . Before joining WHO in 1999, Mpanju-Shumbusho was Director General of The East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) formerly known as the Commonwealth Regional Health Community for East, Central and Southern Africa (CRHC-ECSA). Mpanju-Shumbusho is a co-founder, board member, and volunteer for the not-for-profit organization Adventures in Health, Education, and Agricultural Development (AHEAD Inc), which was founded in 1981 to provide hands-on,
Dr. Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho is a Tanzanian-born paediatrician and public health leader who until December 31, 2015, served as World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases based in Geneva, Switzerland. From 2016 to 2019, she served as board chair of . Before joining WHO in 1999, Mpanju-Shumbusho was Director General of The East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) formerly known as the Commonwealth Regional Health Community for East, Central and Southern Africa (CRHC-ECSA). Mpanju-Shumbusho is a co-founder, board member, and volunteer for the not-for-profit organization Adventures in Health, Education, and Agricultural Development (AHEAD Inc), which was founded in 1981 to provide hands-on, people-to-people assistance to underserved communities in Africa and inner-city United States. She was also co-founder of the Medical Women Association of Tanzania and served as Treasurer and executive committee member of the Medical Association of Tanzania. In 2019, she was awarded the Multisector Partnership Honour by Malaria No More as one of the top Women Leading the Fight Against Malaria. Mpanju-Shumbusho is married with two adult children. (en)
Dr. Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho is a Tanzanian-born paediatrician and public health leader who until December 31, 2015, served as World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases based in Geneva, Switzerland. From 2016 to 2019, she served as board chair of . Before joining WHO in 1999, Mpanju-Shumbusho was Director General of The East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) formerly known as the Commonwealth Regional Health Community for East, Central and Southern Africa (CRHC-ECSA). Mpanju-Shumbusho is a co-founder, board member, and volunteer for the not-for-profit organization Adventures in Health, Education, and Agricultural Development (AHEAD Inc), which was founded in 1981 to provide hands-on, (en)
