Senior Lecturer in Public Health
I am a Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), and member of Fuse – The NIHR Centre For Translational Research in Public Health in the North East of England.
I joined the University of Sunderland in 2022 having worked for the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) as a Clinical Lecturer and Clinical Research Associate in Reproductive Health. At LSTM, in addition to teaching I provided technical assistance to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia.
Prior to working at LSTM, I trained and worked as a Medical Doctor and an Obstetrician/Gynaecologist in Tanzania providing maternity care at Muhimbili National Hospital, and as a Lecturer at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Dar es Salaam. I also worked for Jhpiego – a USAID funded organization, to update the HIV/AIDS curriculum for medical schools in Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Teaching and supervision
I lecture on BSc (Hons) Public Health Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship and MSc Public Health.
I am a supervisor for MSc and research degree students.
Research interests for potential research students
- Public health – sexual and reproductive health
- Global health – health systems
- Medical education
Research
- Reproductive health
- Health systems strengthening in low resource settings
- Medical education
Publications
Article
Mdegela, Mselenge, Madaj, Barbara, Vermand, Ndemetria, Mvula, Chimwemwe Joe and O'Hare, Joseph Paul (2023) Using the socio-ecological model to appraise perspectives on health workforce retention and intention to leave in Malawi and Tanzania: a qualitative longitudinal study. Rural and remote health, 23 (1). ISSN 1445-6354
Mdegela, Mselenge, Chimwemwe Joe, Mvula, Ndemetria, Vermand, Madaj, Barbara and O'Hare, Joseph Paul (2022) Why measure the retention of health workers within borders? Lessons learned from the ETATMBA program in measuring health workforce retention in Malawi and Tanzania. Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 10 (1). ISSN 2281-7824
Madaj, Barbara, Gopalakrishnan, Somasundari, Quach, Alexandre, Filiaci, Simone, Traore, Adama, Bakusa, Dankom, Mdegela, Mselenge, Yousofza, Abdul Wali, Rahmanzai, Ahmed Javed, Kodindo, Grace, Gami, Jean-Pierre, Rostand, Njiki Dounou, Kessely, Hamit, Addo, Stephen Ayisi, Abbey, Mercy, Sapali, Mary, Omar, Ali, Ernest, Alex, Mtandu, Rugola, Agossou, Abram, Ketoh, Guillaume K., Furtado, Nicholas, Mangiaterra, Viviana and van den Broek, Nynke (2022) Where is the ‘C’ in antenatal care and postnatal care: A multi-country survey of availability of antenatal and postnatal care in low-and middle-income settings. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129 (9). pp. 1546-1557.
Ameh, Charles, Mdegela, Mselenge, White, Sarah and van den Broek, Nynke (2019) The effectiveness of training in emergency obstetric care: a systematic literature review. Health Policy and Planning, 34 (4). pp. 257-270. ISSN 1460-2237
Ameh, Charles, White, Sarah, Dickinson, Fiona, Mdegela, Mselenge, Madaj, Barbara and van den Broek, Nynke (2018) Retention of knowledge and skills after Emergency Obstetric Care training: A multi-country longitudinal study. PLOS ONE, 13 (10). e0203606-e0203606. ISSN 1932-6203
Allott, Helen, Smith, Helen, Kana, Terry, Mdegela, Mselenge, Bar-Zeev, Sarah and Ameh, Charles (2017) Possible Reasons for Limited Effectiveness of a Skills and Drills Intervention to Improve Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care LETTER TO THE EDITOR. GLOBAL HEALTH: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 5 (1). pp. 175-176.
Ameh, Charles, Kerr, Robert, Madaj, Barabara, Mdegela, Mselenge, Kana, Terry, Jones, Susan, Lambert, Jaki, Dickinson, Fiona, White, Sarah and van den Broek, Nynke (2016) Knowledge and Skills of Healthcare Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia before and after Competency-Based Training in Emergency Obstetric and Early Newborn Care. PLOS ONE, 11 (12). e0167270-e0167270. ISSN 1932-6203
Aminu, Mamuda, Unkels, Regine, Mdegela, Mselenge, Utz, Bettina, Adaji, Sunday and van den Broek, Nynke (2014) Causes of and factors associated with stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 121 (s4). pp. 141-153. ISSN 1471-0528
Mlay, Rose, Mtawa, Agnes, Mdegela, Mselenge, Nduasinde, Jasper, Rugamira, Mackrine and Mfalila, Lena (2013) Dissemination of the safe motherhood advocacy package in Tanzania. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2 (1). pp. 18-22. ISSN 2052-4293
Mdegela, Mselenge H., Muganyizi, Projestine S., Pembe, Andrea B., Simba, Daudi O. and van Roosmalen, Jos (2012) How rational are indications for emergency caesarean section in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania? Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 14 (4). pp. 236-242. ISSN 1821-6404
Mdegela, Mselenge and Ameh, Charles (2011) Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) and post-partum hemorrhage: a prospective intervention study in Tanzania LETTER TO THE EDITOR. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 91 (2). p. 274.
Lonkhuijzen, Luc Van, Ameh, Charles, Mdegela, Mselenge, Hulsbergen, Myrrith H, Stekelenburg, Jelle and van den Broek, Nynke (2008) Life Saving Skills: Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care training in Tanzania. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie (NTOG), 121 (1). pp. 159-161.
Reports, briefing/ working papers
Ameh, Charles, Allott, Helen, Nabwera, Helen, Mdegela, Mselenge, Kana, Terry and van den Broek, Nynke (2020) Emergency Obstetric Care and Newborn Care Training for Skilled Health Personnel. A Manual for Facilitators. Manual. Emergency Obstetric Care and Quality of Care Unit, Liverpool, UK.
Ameh, Charles, Allott, Helen, Nabwera, Helen, Mdegela, Mselenge, Kana, Terry and van den Broek, Nynke (2020) Emergency Obstetric Care and Newborn Care Training for Skilled Health Personnel. A Manual for Participants. Manual. Emergency Obstetric Care and Quality of Care Unit, Liverpool, UK.
Mdegela, Mselenge, Nshoma, Rose and Bujari, Peter (2017) The effect of nutrition supplementation on treatment outcomes among clients on ARVs in Rungwe district (South west Tanzania). Project Report. Tanzania Development Trust, Dar es Salaam.
Ameh, Charles, Mdegela, Mselenge and Gopalakrishnan, Somla (2017) National Assessment of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Namibia. Project Report. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)
Chandrakant, Ruparelia, Mabuga, Lemmy, Mdegela, Mselenge, Hendler, Natalie, O'Bryan, Molly and Lewison, Dana (2009) Core Competencies for Medical Officers for Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services in Tanzania. UNSPECIFIED. USAID.
Conference or Workshop Item
Mdegela, Mselenge (2023) Development of Scalable, Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Screening for Undiagnosed Systemic Mastocytosis: PREDICT-SM. In: AAAAI Annual Meeting, 2023, 24-27th Feb 2023, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Mdegela, Mselenge (2022) AZURE: A Phase 1/2 Study of BLU-263 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Azacitidine in Patients With Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis. In: 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, 10-13 Dec 2022, New Orleans, LA, USA..
Mdegela, Mselenge (2022) A phase 1/2 study of BLU-451, a central nervous system (CNS) penetrant, small molecule inhibitor of EGFR, in incurable advanced cancers with EGFR exon 20 insertion (ex20ins) mutations. In: American Association of Clinical Oncology, 03-07 Apr 2022.
Mdegela, Mselenge (2022) BLU-222, an investigational, potent, and selective CDK2 inhibitor, demonstrated robust antitumor activity in CCNE1-amplified ovarian cancer models. In: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 08-13th Apr 2022, New Orleans.
Mdegela, Mselenge (2022) Emerging evidence of activity of BLU-945 in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC utilizing circulating tumor DNA in the phase 1/2 SYMPHONY study. In: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 08-13th Apr 2022, New Orleans.
Ameh, Charles, DAquino, Luigi, Jobin, Denis, Dickinson, Fiona, Mdegela, Mselenge, Mohammed, Hauwa, White, Sarah and Madaj, Barbara (2018) Impact Evaluation of Nigeria maternal, Newborn and Child Health Weeks. In: HSR2018 - Fifth Symposium on Health Systems Research, 8th to 12th October, 2018, Liverpool, UK. (Unpublished)
Mdegela, Mselenge and Chalupowski, Malgorzata (2018) Teaching Quality Management in Resource Limited Settings. In: Polish Academy of Sciences. Quality Improvement in Healthcare Workshop, 9th to 10th April, 2018, Paris, France. (Unpublished)
Mdegela, Mselenge and Mgawadere, Florence (2017) Building the Confidence and Competency of Midwives in Nigeria Through Capacity Building. In: 31st International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress, 18th to 22nd June, 2017, Toronto, Canada. (Unpublished)
Mdegela, Mselenge, Charles, Ameh, Adaji, Sunday and van den Broek, Nynke (2013) Life Saving Skills and Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Training Package and Quality Improvement in Maternal and Newborn Health Package. In: 1st Africa Regional FIGO Conference of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2nd to 5th October, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Unpublished)
Mdegela, Mselenge, O-Hare, Paul Joseph and van den Broek, Nynke (2012) Evaluating the Benefit of Training Non-Physician Clinicians for Maternal and Newborn Care. In: 'Making It Happen' Program Conference, 12th to 15th December, 2012, Liverpool, UK. (Unpublished)
Thesis
Mdegela, Mselenge (2021) Factors Affecting Health Workforce Retention Following an In-service Training Programme in Malawi and Tanzania. Masters thesis, University of Liverpool.
- Reproductive health
- Human resources for health
- Medical education