Godfrey Kacholi

Date of Birth: 1st February, 1981
Nationality: Tanzanian
Marital status: Married
Language: English and Swahili (fluent)
Permanent Address: P.o. Box 02, Mzumbe.
Morogoro, Tanzania
Mobile: +255 716 301686
Email:gkacholi@gmail.com  
Skype: godfrey.kacholi

2013- 2014 Master of Science in International Health Institute of Public Health University of Heidelberg, Germany.
2010-2012 Master of Arts in Health Policy and Management School of Public Health and Social Sciences Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania.
2010-2011 Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis International Institute of Social Studies and REPOA/ESRF, Tanzania.
2004-2007 Bachelor of Public Administration in Health Services Management Department of Health Services Management Mzumbe University, Tanzania.

2017 to date Lecturer:

-Mzumbe University- Tanzania Department of Health Systems Management School of Public Administration and Management.

2012 to 2017 Assistant Lecturer:

-Mzumbe University- Tanzania Department of Health Systems Management School of Public Administration and Management.

2010 to 2011 Tutorial Assistant:

Mzumbe University- Tanzania Department of Health Systems Management School of Public Administration and Management.

Jan 2009 to 2010 Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for Global Fund (OVC) program CARE International in Tanzania.
Jan 2008 to Dec 2008 HIV & AIDS Mainstreaming Officer CARE United Kingdom Funded Program CARE International in Tanzania.
June -Dec 2007 Health Equity/Safe Motherhood Project Officer Irish AID funded program CARE International in Tanzania.

Jan 2015 to 2017 Head-Department of Research, Publications& Promotions Centre for Policy and Leadership

School of Public Administration and Management Mzumbe University.

June 2012 to June 2013 Examination Coordinator School of Public Administration and Management Mzumbe University.
2011 to 2013: Class Supervisor Department of Health Systems Management School of Public Administration and Management Mzumbe University.

  • The Use of Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality and Programme Improvement in the Health Sector (28th February – 4th March)

Facilitator: University of California San Francisco, Mzumbe University and Ministry of Health and Social

Welfare

  • Improving the Quality of Healthcare Services in Resource Poor Settings (February 2014)

Facilitator: University of Heidelberg, Germany

  • Proposal Writing as a Consultancy Skill (April 2014)

Facilitator: University of Heidelberg, Germany

  • Germany Language, Culture and Civilization (July- Sept 2013)

Facilitator: Goethe Institute- Mannheim, Germany

  • Documentation of Success Stories for Health Interventions (May 2010)

Facilitator: Pact Tanzania

  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of Global Fund (Orphan and Vulnerable Children) Program (March 2009)

Facilitator: AMREF Tanzania

  • Budget Analysis for Health Sector: Revenues and Expenditures in Tanzania (Sept 2008)

Facilitator: Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA)

  • Designing, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) of Health Programs (June 2008)

Facilitator: CARE International in Tanzania

  • Global Fund Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of HIV/AIDS Programs Improve Performance (May 2008)

Facilitator: Pact Tanzania

  • Policy and Poverty Analysis with a focus on the linkages between Policy, Population and Poverty Issues (April 2008)

Facilitator: Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA)

  • Capacity Building to Mainstream HIV& HIV in Education Sector in Africa (Feb 2008)

Facilitator: CARE United Kingdom

  • Jan 2009: Youth Reproductive Health
  • Jan 2009: Population, Health and Environmental Basics
  • Jan 2009: Maternal Survival – Programming Issues
  • Oct 2008: Mother-to- Child Transmission of HIV
  • Jan 2008: Fostering Change in Health Services
  • Jan 2008: HIV Basics (Part 1)
  • Jan 2008: Monitoring and Evaluation

NB: These online courses were offered by the Global Health Centre in collaboration with USAID and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

  • Evaluation of Staggered Semester-Mzumbe University 2016-2017 (Team Member)
  • Coordinating for the Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference on Systemic Entrepreneurship- The Role of Universities. Organized in collaboration between Mzumbe University and the Association of African Universities- Arusha, Tanzania (Sept 2015).
  • Documentation of Success Stories of the NURU (Global Fund Round 3 for Year 2) Service and Social Support for the Chronically Ill in Iringa Region. The project implemented by CARE International in Tanzania (March 2010).
  • Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey among Staff and families of CARE International in Tanzania). The project implemented by CARE International in Tanzania (April 2009).
  • The Evaluation of ART Adherence Measurement Tool in Tanzania Health Care System. The evaluation conducted by National AIDS Control Programme in collaboration with Muhimbili University Collage of Health Sciences, AIDS Relief and WHO (February 2007).

  • Development of National NIMART Costed Implementation Plan 2018 -2023, Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly & Children and UNICEF (Division of Nursing and Midwifery Services)- Role played: Assistant Consultant.
  • Training of Regional Mentor Organizations (RMO)/grantees on  Results-Based Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Commissioned by Legal Services Facility, March, 2018: Role played: Facilitator.
  • Review of the Immunization Equity Micro-planning Tool and Facilitate 28 Council supported by UNICEF to Develop Council Immunization Equity Micro-plans, Commissioned by UNICEF, Role Played: Consultant (July-Nov, 2017).
  • Finalization of the Nurses and Midwives Retention Guideline in Tanzania. Client Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly & Children and American International Health Alliance (AIHA). Role played: Lead Facilitator (2016).
  • Updating and Reviewing National Immunization Policy Guideline. Client: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly & Children and UNICEF. Role played: Co- Consultant (2016).
  • Development of Facilitators Guide for the Hospital Management Training for Regional Referral Hospitals in Tanzania. Client: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Role played: Co-consultant (2015).
  • Training on the Implementation of Quality Management System for Improving Performance in Dodoma Municipality. Client: Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government. Role played: Consultant (2011).
  • Preparation of Training Modules on Human Resources for Health Information Systems (HRHIS) and Training Institution Information Systems (TIIS)- Client- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Japanese International Cooperation Agency (2011).
  • Resource Person: Training on Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Interventions. Client: Mkuranga District Council– Health Department (2010).

  • Team Member—Curriculum development for Master of Science in Health Monitoring and Evaluation programme, Mzumbe University, 2012-2013.
  • Team Member—Curriculum development for Human Resources for Health Information Systems (HRHIS) and Training Institution Information Systems (TIIS) for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania, 2012-2013.
  • Team Member—Curriculum development Human Resources Management short course for Hombolo Training Institute, Dodoma, Tanzania, 2012.
  • Team Member—Curriculum development Diploma in Human Resources Management for Mzumbe University, Tanzania, 2011-2012.
  • District Facilitator- Improving Quality of Care, Support, and Protection for Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 2009 to date.
  • National Facilitator- Improving Quality of Care, Support, and Protection for Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 2010 to date.
  • National Facilitator- Quality Agreement Talk (QAT), the programme Supporting Decentralization and Local Governance in Tanzania, GIZ /Prime Minister’s Office– Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), 2012 to date.

Book(s)

Godfrey Kacholi (2014), Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges in Accessing Healthcare among Most Vulnerable Children in Morogoro Municipal, Tanzania: Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP), ISBN-13: 978-3-659-15148-4, ISBN.https://www.lappublishing.com/catalog/details//store/ru/book/978-3-659-15148-4/most-vulnerable-children-in-tanzania

Journal Papers

  • Godfrey Kacholi (2016), Towards Global Efforts on Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases: Are there any Signs of Evidence?, GENERAL EDUCATION JOURNAL; Vol. 6; 1ssue 1; June, 2016; Published By Mount Meru University Research Unit: mmu.ac.tz/uploads/2016_research5.pdf
  • Happy Yusuph and Godfrey Kacholi (2015), Self-Medication with Anti-Malarial Drugs in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study, Journal of Policy and Leadership, 4, Issues No. 2. ISSN 1821-8318, 46-60
  • Paul Amani and Godfrey Kacholi (2015), Defining New Roles for Senior Citizens: The Case of Tanzania, Journal of Policy and Leadership, Vol. 4, Issues No. 2. ISSN 1821-8318, 134-149
  • Godfrey Kacholi (2015), What Drives a Successful Identification of Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania? Experiences from Morogoro Rural District, Journal of Policy and Leadership, 4, Issues No. 1. ISSN 1821-8318, 24-38
  • Paul Amani and Godfrey Kacholi (2015), Civil Service Reform in the Tanzanian Health Sector: For Better or Worse?, Journal of Policy and Leadership, Vol. 4, Issues No. 1. ISSN 1821-8318, 118-133

Awards

  • Best Employee of the Year (2015) in the School of Public Administration and Management, Mzumbe University.
  • UNDP Scholarship to pursue Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis for Socio-Economic Development offered in collaboration between International Institute of Social Studies- The Netherlands and Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA)- Tanzania, July 2010 to August 2011.
  • NOMA Scholarship to pursue MA in Health Policy and Management at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania, October 2010 to Sept 2012.
  • DAAD Scholarship to pursue MSc in International Health at Heidelberg University, Germany, July 2013-Sept 2014