Tanzania Research Team

Professor William Matuja

Lead Researcher - Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Professor William Matuja is an Adult Neurologist and Chair of Tanzanian Epilepsy Association. He has been supporting the Mahenge Epilepsy clinic for the last 30 years, and has been involved in the research in this region.

Dr Mohamed Mnacho

Lead Clinician - Muhimbili National Hospital

Dr Mohammed Mnacho is an Adult Neurologist at the Muhimbili National Hospital.

Dr Dan Bhwana

Researcher - Tanga Medical Research Centre

Dr. Dan Bhwana is a Physician who runs an epilepsy clinic in Mahenge. He is also a researcher at Tanga Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga.

Isolide Massawe

Researcher - Tanga Medical Research Centre

Ms Isolide Massawe (BA, MPH) is a Social Scientist with 10 years working experience as a sociologist at the Tanga Research Centre. Isolide has participated in conducting a number of research activities including malaria, HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases and epilepsy. She has co-authored one book and nine 9 peer reviewed publications.

Dr Bruno Mmbando

Researcher - Tanga Medical Research Centre

Dr. Bruno Mmbando (PhD) is a Principal Research Scientist at the National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanzania. Dr Mmbando has worked on different disease conditions including malaria, sickle cell, onchocerciasis and epilepsy. He is a principal investigator in a study evaluating multi-disciplinary approaches to control onchocerciasis associated epilepsy in the Mahenge area.

Tanzania Research Team

Professor William Matuja

Dr Mohamed Mnacho

Dr Dan Bhwana

Isolide Massawe

Dr Bruno Mmbando

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