Tanzania: Former NIMR Director Scoops Prize for Efforts to Control Neglected Diseases

Former director general of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Dr Mwele Malecela, has been awarded the 2017 Kyelem Prize in recognition of her efforts in controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Dr Mwele, who is currently the director in the office of the regional director of World Health Organisation-Africa, has been awarded alongside another prize winner, Prof David Molyneux, from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).

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