Affiliations and Achievements:
The applicant has held senior regional, hospital, humanitarian, and entrepreneurial roles that demonstrate sustained leadership in health systems strengthening, governance, and financial management across Uganda and Tanzania.
As Regional Coordinator for the GIZ/Tanzania German Programme to Support Health (TGPSH) in Mtwara Region (2015–2019), he coordinated regional implementation of Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Community Health Fund/Social Health Protection (CHF/SHP), Quality Improvement, and Health Governance pillars in alignment with national priorities. He oversaw HR, finance, logistics, donor reporting, and compliance. His leadership contributed to a four-fold increase in health insurance coverage, scaling CHF enrolment from 13% in 2016 to 56% in 2018. He strengthened strategic purchasing, district health financing, and council-level accountability systems, and supported digitalization of planning, budgeting, expenditure, and reporting, significantly improving financial transparency and fund tracking. Essential medicine availability improved from 65% to 96% by 2019, and all district hospitals were equipped with modern medical store shelving. Under his coordination, 100% maternal death audits were conducted, neonatal care units were established in all district hospitals including the regional referral hospital, and hospital quality ratings improved, with three hospitals attaining 3-star and one achieving 4-star status. He also introduced community scorecards and strengthened social accountability mechanisms, enhancing community participation in health facility operations.
Earlier, as Technical Adviser – Management and Administration at St. Francis Referral Hospital, Ifakara (2014–2015) under a VSO and Ministry of Health placement, he strengthened governance through updated policies in administration, procurement, finance, and supplies management. He achieved 100% procurement compliance, reduced supply stock-outs by 35%, digitized HMIS and Point-of-Service systems—doubling daily revenue—and improved patient satisfaction from 43% to 76%. He also developed internal control systems, HRH frameworks, strategic plans, and reinforced performance monitoring and data-driven decision-making, including strengthening the staff savings and credit scheme.
From 2010 to 2014, as Hospital Administrator and Financial Management Adviser at St. Walburg’s Regional Referral Hospital, Lindi, he led implementation of a five-year strategic plan that established a nursing school, ICU and NICU, and a drug revolving fund pharmacy. He oversaw infrastructure development including staff housing renovations, nursing school improvements, and drainage construction. He created and operationalized an internal controls manual, established a staff SACCO with 265 members and a TZS 378.6M portfolio, strengthened public–private partnerships, and improved supply chain efficiency, reducing drug stock-outs and ensuring continuity of essential services.
Earlier in his career, as Admin–Finance Manager/Accountant with the Danish Refugee Council and Danish Assistance to Self-Reliance in West Nile, Uganda (2004–2007), he strengthened governance and financial controls for humanitarian and development programs, managed donor compliance, procurement, payroll, audits, and ensured transparent reporting across multi-grant environments.
In parallel, he demonstrated strong entrepreneurial capacity as Founder and Manager of EASMI/MSM Campus Enterprise (2007–2011) in Kampala and Arusha, establishing a multi-service ICT and business enterprise that generated sustainable income and enabled him to self-finance and complete an Executive MBA, while building practical skills in financial management, customer service, and operations.
Collectively, these affiliations and achievements reflect a consistent record of impact in health financing reform, institutional strengthening, accountability, and sustainable organizational development.