Upendo Mwingira is a leading expert in health systems and neglected tropical diseases. At RTI International, she serves as technical director of USAID’s Act to End NTDs | East program, a global flagship initiative to support governments in ending NTDs. A medical doctor by training, Mwingira has dedicated her career in public health to NTD research and implementation. Previously, she served in Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, where she led the national NTD control program.