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What roles did Mwele Ntuli Malecela hold, and when?

Mwele Ntuli Malecela

Tanzanian medical scientist who led Tanzania's lymphatic filariasis elimination programme, headed the National Institute for Medical Research, and directed WHO's neglected tropical diseases department until her death in 2022.

Latest source 14 Feb 2022Updated 27 Oct 20265 sources

FormerNow

5 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 2018 – 2022
    Director Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization Former

    Led WHO's NTD department in Geneva (LSHTM dates appointment to October 2018; year-level precision used).1 2

  2. 2017 – 2018
    Director, Office of the Regional Director WHO Regional Office for Africa Former

    Senior post at WHO AFRO, her first WHO role (TDR dates her joining WHO to April 2017).1 2

  3. 2010 – 2017
    Director General National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Former

    First woman to head NIMR; end year inferred from move to WHO in 2017.1 2

  4. 2000
    Founding Director National Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme, Tanzania Former

    Directed the national programme from its launch.1 2

  5. Director of Research Coordination and Promotion National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Former

    Earlier NIMR post.2

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryRemembering Dr Mwele MalecelaWHO TDR · 14 Feb 2022
  2. PrimaryDr Mwele Ntuli MalecelaLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · 14 Feb 2022

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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