Dr Wilbert Bunini Manyilizu

Address: Mzumbe University P.O Box 101, Mzumbe, Morogoro. Email: wbmanyilizu@mzumbe.ac.tz or wmanyilizu@gmail.com
Citizenship: Tanzanian
Born : 16/11/1966
Mobile contact: +255767567914
Summary of key : Doctor of Medicine (MD); Master of Public Health (MPH); Master of Business
Qualifications and competences: Administration (MBA-Corporate Management) and PhD Epidemiology (human toxicology).
I am competent in: 1. Strategically managing (planning, implementing, supervising, controlling, monitoring and evaluating) health service/care systems and business corporate/ institutions.

2. Teaching/training and counseling and guiding people and institutions on business and academic aspects.

3. Monitoring and evaluation of health operations/projects and programs in health systems (including hands on data management and data analysis, data analysis output interpretation).

4. Research on public health issues including epidemiological and toxicological aspects for public health safety.

5. Managing patients as a general practitioner.

6. And more.

Time range Level (certificate) reached Institution
2015-2018 PhD Epidemiology (human toxicology) Norwegian University of Life Sciences
2006-2008 MBA-Master of Business Administration (corporate management) Mzumbe University
2002-2003 MPH-Master of Public Health University of Dar Es Salaam
1992-1997 MD-Doctor of Medicine University of Dar Es Salaam
1988-1991 Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Pugu High School
1984-1988 Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education Mwanza Secondary School

Time range Level (certificate) reached Institution
2003    Sept –December Management Certificate (Best MPH student offer)

Eschborn GTZ Head Quarters In Germany.

1998-1999 Medical Doctor Internship Certificate Muhimbili National Hospital.
2006 District Health Management (MOHSW And GTZ) Bugando Consultant Hospital Mwanza.
2006 Teaching Methodology, Learner Centred Approach Tanzania Training Centre For International Health & Swiss Tropical Institute.
2006 (Three months) Teaching Methodology Certificate Of Ministry Of Health Primary Health Care Institute, Iringa.
2004 Joint Proposal Preparation On Intervention Trials. Accra Ghana.
2004 Proposing And Reporting On Intervention Trials AMANET, Arusha
2004 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) AMANET Bagamoyo
2001 (March to May) Emergency Medicine and Child Health Zams Hospital, Tirol, Austria
2000 From Managing Diseases To Managing Health Systems, A Certificate Advanced Course Swiss Tropical Institute

2007- Todate Director Of Health And Clinical Services,  Clinical/Medical Practitioner and Senior Lecturer Mzumbe University
2005-2007 Director/Principal Tanzania Training Centre For International Health, Ifakara
2000 – 2004 St Francis Designated District Hospital As A Clinician Ifakara Consultant Hospital
1999-2000 General Clinical Practitioner Tumaini Hospital, Dar Es Salaam

2004 Projects “Reaching The Poor With VCT And TOIs” Integrated In IHI-DSS As A Principle Investigator Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Ifakara
2000 -2005 -More Than 4 Years As A Clinical Research Collaborator/Scientist Of IHI Located In The Same Campus With The Hospital.

-Inpatient (Clinical) Disease Surveillance System (CSS) In Paediatrics

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Ifakara

2000-2018 Teaching and Supervising Adult Learners, Data management and Analysis, Health Monitoring and Evaluation and Health psychology) Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH), Ifakara and Mzumbe University
2000-2018 Managing Clinical Cases and Head of departments (Paed and OBsGynae etc Ifakara Consultant Hospital
2000-2018 Management Of Health Systems Including Human Resource Management, Finances And Management Ifakara and Mzumbe University Campuses
2006-2012 Establishing and Controlling Systems, Business Administration At KingCollins Education Centre KingCollins Schools, Ifakara
2005-2012 Working With Multicultural Professionals And Non Professionals TTCIH, IHI And Mzumbe University
2010 Curriculum Development, Particularly Competence Based Curriculum Ministry of Health and NACTE
2005-2007 Managing Change As A Director Public Private Partnership Of (MOHSW, Swiss Tropical Institute And Novartis Foundation For Sustainable Development), From COTC to TTCIH, Ifakara (See www.healthtrainingifakara.org) TTCIH, Ifakara
2002 and 2007 MPH And MBA Research Works respectively. Kibaha and Mvomero Districts.
2003 Consultancy as a professional option online course by inWent Germany, Bonn

Member Tanzania Public Health Association (TPHA)
Editorial member (TPHA)
Board member Journal of East African Journal of Applied Health Monitoring and Evaluation (EAJAHME)

2003 DS Tarimo & Manyilizu WB (2006). “Clients’ perceptions on the new treatment policy for uncomplicated childhood malaria in Kibaha district” 2003 East African Journal of Public Health – Vol. 3, No. 1
2007 Boniphace Idindili, Honarati Masanja, Honorathy Urassa, Manyilizu WB, Paul van Jaarsveld, John J Aponte, Elizeus Kahigwa, Hassan Mshinda, David Ross, David M Schellenberg (2007). Randomized controlled safety and efficacy trial of 2 vitamin A supplementation schedules in Tanzanian infants. Am J Clin Nutr; 85(5):1312-9
2015 Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH, Kazwala R, Müller M, Lyche JL, Skjerve E. 2015. Self-reported Health Effects among Short and Long-term Pesticide Sprayers in Arusha, Northern Tanzania: A cross Sectional Study. Occup Med Health Aff 3: 223. doi:10.4172/2329-6879.1000223
2016 Müller MHB, Polder A, Brynhildsrud OB, Lie E, Løken KB, Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH, Mokiti F, Murtadha M, Nonga HE, Skaare JU, Lyche JL. Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in Northern Tanzania. Environ Int 2016. 89-90:38-47
2016 Manyilizu WB, Mdegela HR, Kazwala R, Nonga H, Muller MH, Lie E, Skjerve E and Lyche JL. Association of Long-Term Pesticide Exposure and Biologic Parameters in Female Farm Workers in Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study. Toxics 2016, 4, 25; doi: 10.3390/toxics4040025
2016 Müller MHB, Polder A, Brynildsrud OB, Karimi M, Lie E, Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH, Mokiti F, Murtadha M, Nonga HE, Skaare JU, Lyche JL (2016). Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in Northern Tanzania. Environmental Research.
2017 Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH, Helleve A, Skjerve E, Kazwala R, Nonga H, Muller MHB, Lie E and Lyche JL.
Self-Reported Symptoms and Pesticide Use among Farm Workers in Arusha, Northern Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study
Toxics 2017, 5, 24; doi: 10.3390/toxics5040024 available online www.mdpi.com/journal/toxics
2017 Müller MH, Polder A, Brynildsrud OB, Karimi M, Lie E, Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH5, Mokiti F, Murtadha M, Nonga HE, Skaare JU, Lyche JL.
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in Northern Tanzania (2017). Environ Res. 2017 Apr; 154:425-434. doi: 10.1016/j. Epub 2017 Feb 11
Submitted 2018 Müller MHB, Polder A, Brynildsrud OB, Karimi M, Lie E, Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH4, Mokiti F, Murtadha M, Nonga HE, Skaare JU, Lyche JL (2016). Assessment of prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Northern Tanzania and the distribution of POPs between breast milk, maternal blood, placenta and cord blood.
2016: Online Müller MHB, Polder A, Behnisch P, Lie E, Felzel E, Manyilizu WB, Mdegela RH, Mokiti F, Murtadha M, Nonga HE, Skaare JU, Solhaug A, Lyche JL (2016). Human monitoring in Tanzania: Assessing exposure to dioxin-like compounds in Tanzanian mothers using DR CALUX®

2008 A Way Towards Becoming A Researcher: Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Techniques Handbook for Research Beginners and Students in Higher Learning Institutions, Publisher, Mzumbe University.
2012 The Art of Research Report Writing: An introduction to beginners, Publisher, Mzumbe University.
2014 Ishi Bila Maradhi, Publisher, Ufunuo Publishing House, Tanzania.
2018 Submitted Step by step practical data management and analysis in health sector: Quantitative approach, Publisher, Mzumbe University.

Several, (some) including: Presentation in Berlin and Bonn Germany (2003): (data management and presenting-Tanzania perspective)Health worker motivation in Africa: the role of non-financial incentives and human resource management tools Published by Inke Mathauer1Email author and Ingo Imhoff (Human Resources for Health20064:24 https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-4-24)

Undergraduate 80 research reports
Graduate 24 research reports

  1. Manyilizu WB, S Mtenga , R Nathan, B Idindili, O Mukasa and H Masanja (2006). Reaching the most poor with HIV voluntary counselling and testing and treatment of infections: An incidence Research in rural Kilombero district, Tanzania. http://www.ihrdc.org/information/ongoing_projects01.html
  2. Manyilizu WB (2009-2010). P3P Round I Champion project on HIV and AIDS intervention at workplace: Men as Champion agent in prevention efforts. Funded by USAID=40 Tshs million. Unpublished reports.
  3. Manyilizu WB (2009-2010). Survey for Situational Analysis on HIV and AIDS for HLIs a case of Mzumbe University campuses and the Surrounding: Development of workplace HIV policy, HIV intervention Strategy for the University and a costed action plan. Funded by TACAIDS= Tshs 35 million. Unpublished reports (highlighted MU newsletter, issue No 9 of Jan-June, 2010).
  4. Manyilizu WB (2010). Survey on Situational Analysis of HIV in selected Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania for East African Universities in Basin of Lake Victoria as an investigator at Mzumbe University, Principal Investigators from UDSM. Funded by African Association of Universities (AAU).
  5. Manyilizu WB (2009-2017). Care and Treatment Services for HIV and AIDS a case of Mzumbe ward: Intervention package for the public. Funded by USAID=91 and 92 tshs million for 2009 and 2010 years, then 2012-2016, and transformed into USAID Boresha Afya ongoing project.
  6. Manyilizu WB and I. Makombe (2012). Baseline Survey on Sexual Harassment at Mzumbe University for Joint Anti Sexual Harassment and HIV policy development. Funded by African Association of Universities.