Penulis: Albino Kalolo

Dr Albino Kalolo is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Public Health at St Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences in Ifakara, Tanzania. He is currently involved in training medical students and other trainees in Epidemiology, Community Medicine and Research Methodology. His research work broadly encompasses developing people-centred social health protection initiatives, applying ecological approaches in health promotion, decolonizing global health partnerships, translating research evidence to policy and practice, use of digital solutions to improve the quality of health care providers and developing and evaluating health system strengthening interventions in the context of poor resource settings. In his research work, he applies implementation science research methodologies embracing participatory (mixed) methods. In the course of training and work, he has received several awards that strengthened his capacity in research and enhanced scientific productivity. Before joining the university, he served for six years in the Tanzanian district health system at the capacity of medical officer in charge of a district hospital and a District Medical Officer. He holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Dar es Salaam, a Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and a Ph D in Public Health at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Between 2019 to 2021, he joined the Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Program with the Health for a Prosperous Nation (HPON) and the University of California Berkeley.