Appointed as Director ZNPHI in 2017 to lead the Public Health Agenda in Zambia focusing on Public Health Security, disease intelligence, prevention and response to public health threats in the country and support the same agenda in the Southern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (RCC) for the Africa CDC in the capacity of interim coordinator of the RCC and Vice Chairperson of the Advisory & Technical Council. Lead the development of the 2017-21 Zambia National Health Strategic Plan and health chapter in the 7th National Development Plan for Zambia. Successfully coordinated the multisectoral response and mitigation of the 2017/18 cholera outbreak in Zambia while supporting similar outbreaks in the RCC.
Prior to this appointment: Senior lecturer and Head public health unit 2012-2016; Director of Public Health and Research at Ministry of Health 2003 -2011.
At regional level he has served as Chair and member of the Programme Subcommittee for WHO African Region, while globally he has served as Member of the Steering Committee and Advisor to the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Development WHO–Headquarters.
