The United Republic of Tanzania Health System Strengthening Resource Center Health System Strengthening Resource Center

Dr. James Tumaini Kengia

Team leader

Dr James Tumaini Kengia works at the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (Po-RALG) as a Coordinator for Regional Health Management Teams, Health System Strenghthening Resource Centre, Emergency Medical Services and Research & Publication.

 He is an experienced Public Health Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health system. He has a Medical background (Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree), with also an MBA for Medical Doctors (Health Care Management) from University of Applied Science Neu-Ulm, Germany, and a PhD in Public Health Leadership major in Health Care Economics from Tokyo Medical and Dental University-Japan. 

He has also worked as a member of Regional Referral Hospital Management Team, Regional Health Management Team, Ag. Regional Medical Officer for Mwanza region and Principal Investigator/Director  for Mwanza HIV/AIDS services improvement  project (MHASI). While working in Regional Referral Hospital Management Team (RRHMT),Regional Health Managent Team (RHMT) and Po-RALG, he has been involved in Planning, Coordination, Supportive supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation of health and social welfare services.

Dr Ezekiel Mpuya

Management Support Officer (MSO)

Dr Ezekiel Mpuya works at the resource center as a management support and a liaison officer (MSO) between the Government and HPSS project. In Collaboration with the Resource Centre management team (secretariat), he is responsible for facilitating planning and coordination of activities related to health systems strengthening conducted through the resource Centre. He works with HPSS team in collaboration with PORALG, MOHCDGEC, and other partners through various working sessions facilitating experience and information sharing, bringing convergence of innovations for subsequent national roll out.

He is a public health specialist and a medical doctor who has long working experience as a Regional Medical Officer (1999 to 2015) and District Medical Officer (1987- 1999). After his retirement from public service he joined HPSS project as management support officer to the resource Centre. He has good experience in working with stake holders and development partner organizations engaged in health systems improvement programs and projects.

Professionally he holds a master’s degree in public health management and Doctor of Medicine. He has attended many other managerial courses such as Strategic planning and programs assessment, Population programs, Decentralized Public Health service management; Health systems and quality improvement management; Leadership ethics and change management just to mention a few.

Through the resource Centre more collaboration arrangements are envisaged for conducting joint technical working group sessions, researches and trainings which aims at health system strengthening.