Saidi Mpendu

Medical Doctor and Public Health Specialist with more than 15 years' experience in program management and leadership; Provision of health services and clinical care. Excellent knowledge and skills in capacity building, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment and very good experience in health research ethics review and clinical trial monitoring. Knowledgeable and experienced in managing PEPFAR funded projects including Cooperative Agreement (CoAg).Very good team leader with diverse experience in leadership as previously was the national director for National Muslim Council of Tanzania HIV/AIDS program. Thereafter, became a director of programs of Balm In Gilead Inc in Tanzania and later became a Country Director of Balm In Gilead in Tanzania to lead PEPFAR - CDC cooperate agreements which includes CoAg for Capacity Building & Technical Assistance for Tanzania Interfaith Partnership which is a consortium of Christians and Muslims faith communities. A consultant for FHI 360 in Tanzania of Faith and Community leaders Engagement under faith and community initiative (FCI) which is PEPFAR HIV/AIDS initiative. Demonstrated diverse experience in program management and organization leadership which includes leading an international health development projects and National FBOs (Christian and Muslims) implementing Public Health projects and HIV/AIDS and TB. A member of different technical and Scientific committees in Tanzania and in Africa that includes National Health Research Ethics Review Committee and Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Ethics Review committee and National reviewer of Biomedical and Clinical trial protocols in Tanzania. Member of International Steering Committee for International Conference for AIDS and STIs in Sub Saharan Africa (ICASA) which is under the Society of AIDS in Africa (SAA) and member of scientific subcommittee and an abstract Reviewer of ICASA conference. Highly motivated and successful team leader who is able to define organization direction, achieving organization objectives and set goals and targets. Possessing excellent communication skills and able to establish sustainable and good relationships with Government Authorities, Implementing Partners and Local Organizations