OUR FELLOWS
Phd Fellows
Fiona Gambanga is a global public health researcher and professional with over 9 years experience in public health intervention design and implementation, stakeholder engagement, program monitoring and evaluation, project management,operations and implementation research.
She recently supported Rwanda's Health Sector in Digital Health and Climate and Health priorities. She has previous work experience in pediatric health workforce planning (HRH) in Zambia and Malawi and diagnostics operations research experience in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda and Rwanda and other Africa
countries. Her published work is in disease areas including HIV (prevention, treatment, and testing access) COVID-19 (community-based testing and treatment) ,and AMR in health facilities.
She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Bryn Mawr College (cum Laude) and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health focusing on Epidemiology and Public Health Research Methods (Advanced certificate).
Emilia Juceline Eugénio de Carvalho Fumane is a medical doctor with a degree from the Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de Moçambique (ISCTEM) and a Master’s in Public Health from the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM). Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to scientific research and public
health promotion, contributing significantly to the health sector's development in Mozambique.
Currently, she serves as the Head of the Department of Research, Training, and
Health Surveys at the INS Delegation in Maputo City and is a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), where she conducts studies focused on health system improvements and the impact of public policies on population well-being. She is also a member of the National Health Bioethics Committee (CNBS), where she
contributes to the formulation and implementation of ethical guidelines for biomedical research in the country.
Dr. Sombo Fwoloshi is an Infectious Diseases consultant based at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka Zambia. In her new role of lecturer at – University of Zambia, School of Medicine, she coordinates postgraduate training in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Previously she held roles of Chief clinical mentor/ECHO technical lead and subsequently Chief Surveillance officer under the Ministry of Health under the CDC Cooperative agreement. Her areas of research include bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance. She was PI on the Zambia Antibiotic Resistance Interdisciplinary (ZARIA) Study that culminated in the development of evidence-based antibiotic guidelines for 2 hospitals in Zambia (ZARIA). She was the Zambia clinical lead on the 8-country prospective cohort study of mortality from bacterial infections resistant to antibiotics (MBIRA) study.
She is a member of the Antimicrobial Resistance Coordinating Committee (AMRCC) and various (Research& innovation, antimicrobial use antimicrobial stewardship) technical working groups.
JayJay John Karumazondo is a qualitative researcher and academic with a strong
background in research coordination, qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and policy engagement.
As a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe in the Department of Demography Settlement and Development, he taught undergraduate courses on maternal and child health, male reproductive health, global population policies, and demographic techniques.
His research expertise spans diverse thematic areas, including adolescent wellbeing, sexual and reproductive health, community development, and health policy. He has led and contributed to multiple research projects with institutions such as OPHID, ECOZI, UNFPA, and World Vision. In these roles, he has been instrumental in study design, data collection, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and report writing.
Through his involvement with EMPOWA-Zim programme and other initiatives, he has worked closely with policymakers and organizations to bridge the gap between research, policy, and Practice.
Denise Milice holds a degree in General Medicine and a Master's in Public Health. Her professional activities focus on health research and scientific communication. Currently, she leads the Department of Health Communication and Scientific Events at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), where she is responsible for content development, management, and dissemination of scientific materials, organizing events, and providing editorial assistance to
RMCS.
Her research experience includes clinical trials in HIV vaccine and antibody studies, as well as new diagnostics for pediatric TB. Currently, she is investigating access to and quality of TB services, particularly for individuals with TB and type 2 diabetes (T2D). She is also a member of the technical group at the Ministry of Health (MISAU) responsible for implementing a pilot project integrating TB-T2D care in primary
healthcare.
Richard Mwape is a SOFAR PhD fellow in Infectious and Tropical Disease Research, focusing on validating the role of respiratory mucosal biomarkers as a diagnostic tool for respiratory tract infections in children. He obtained his medical degree from Copperbelt University in 2020 and worked as a junior doctor at Nchanga North General Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this time, Richard developed an interest in infectious diseases and was awarded an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to study Infectious Diseases and One Health at three European universities: University of Tours (France), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), and Hannover Medical School (Germany). In 2023, he completed his master’s thesis in the field of infectious disease diagnostics at the Biomerieux-Lyon South University Hospital joint research unit, under the EU-funded DIAMONDS project (Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Illness using RNA Personalised Molecular Signature Diagnosis).
Following this, Richard joined Zambart as a study manager for the TB REACH project in Ndola, where he focused on evaluating novel TB infection diagnostics and integrating active TB case finding alongside multi-disease screening. He is particularly interested in paediatric infectious diseases, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions, and aims to leverage this knowledge to develop novel diagnostics and therapeutics that improve patient care.
Msc Fellows
I’m a biologist at the National Institute of Health in Mozambique, with four years of experience in quality management systems for clinical procedures, biomedical research, and genetic studies. My work has been instrumental in supporting the implementation of genomic surveillance in Mozambique, contributing to advancements in public health and disease monitoring. ​Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Health, I aim to deepen my understanding of public health strategies and interventions.
I am a statistician with a degree from Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Maputo, Mozambique and over six years of experience in data analysis and management within the public health sector. Currently, I serve as the Coordinator of the Data Analysis Sector at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), where I have been working on projects focused on infectious diseases, child health, and vaccination. Additionally, I have advanced complementary training in Biostatistics from the University of Minho, Lisboa Portugal.