Dr. Abbas Kiwae is a medical doctor, researcher, and project coordinator on the implementing EECC in Tanzania  programme at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science. His work focuses on strengthening health systems and generating evidence to inform healthcare policy and practice in low-resource settings.

Alma Damasy is a project coordinator for the implementing EECC in Tanzania programme at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania. She has experience in health systems innovations, implementation science, and qualitative research.

Dr Anab Issa is a medical doctor and global health researcher with a background in health systems strengthening and Essential Emergency and Critical Care  implementation in Tanzania. She holds an MPhil in Population Health Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Dr. Aneth Kaliza is medical doctor, health systems researcher at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, and coordinator of EECC Global Tanzania, with over five years of experience in implementation research and capacity-building programs in global health.

Dr. Anna Hvarfner is a medical doctor and PhD student at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania. She has worked on in global Essential Emergency and Critical Care research and training for more than 10 years and is researching the bottlenecks to EECC provision

Dr Augustina Clara Alexander is a civil and water resources engineer from Tanzania. Her research focuses on the areas of water supply and treatment, hydrological modeling, climate change and land-use impact assessment, and water resources evaluation and management. Augustina is part of Unlocking Resilient Benefits from African water resources (RESBEN), a project looking for a holistic understanding of processes and relationships of factors involved in sustainable water resource management and development while focusing on a novel research theory, methodologies and practice.

Elibariki Godfrey Mkumbo is a Social Science Researcher at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, previously with Ifakara Health Institute, bringing 17 years of experience in maternal and newborn health, quality improvement, community interventions, and critical care research. He coordinates the community critical care research and CRISP group at MUHAS, and has a special interest in how behaviour change and mindsets shape healthcare provision and access.

Dr. Godfrey Barabona is an experienced health systems and infectious disease researcher and clinician. He holds a PhD from Kumamoto University, Japan, and a Doctor of Medicine from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania. He serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Kumamoto University and as an Adjunct Lecturer at MUHAS. Dr. Barabona leads research projects in Tanzania, dedicated to building evidence and implementing Essential Emergency and Critical Care.

Hilda Mushi is a Principal Nursing Officer in the Department of Curative Services at the Ministry of Health, Tanzania. She has extensive experience in strengthening nursing services, health systems, and the delivery of quality healthcare. In her role, she contributes to the development and implementation of national policies and strategies to improve the quality of healthcare and patient outcomes across Tanzania.

Dr. Karima Khalid is a Lecturer and Senior Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute in Tanzania. She is a leading critical care expert with over 15 years of experience in clinical care, health systems research, policy engagement, and capacity building, and is actively involved in several WHO and global critical care initiatives.

Dr. Pius Kagoma is the Coordinator for Clinical Services in the Division of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition Services at the Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PMORALG), Tanzania. He is a senior public health specialist with experience in health systems, healthcare management, and leadership. Dr. Kagoma’s research focuses on strengthening the use of high-quality evidence to inform decision-making in the public health system.

Dr. Rafael Shayo is a medical doctor and project coordinator on the implementing EECC in Tanzania programme at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. He has over five years of experience coordinating quality improvement programmes and multi-country clinical data management.

Dr. Sabra Nazir Husseinis a medical doctor, anaesthesia resident, and project coordinator on the implementing EECC in Tanzania programme at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS).

Dr. Tim Baker is an Associate Professor, Critical Care Physician, and Anesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience in global critical care research, clinical practice, and health systems strengthening. His work focuses on developing and scaling health system innovations, particularly Essential Emergency and Critical Care, to improve outcomes for critically ill patients. Dr. Baker leads international collaborative research and capacity-building programmes, has positions at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and has worked with WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, and EECC Global.

Upendo Bandeke is a community member and patient researcher in the EECC community engagement and involvement group ‘CRISP’ – Critically Ill Survivors, Patients and Relatives – which brings together people with lived experience of critical illness. Upendo cared for her brother who became critically ill during several admissions to hospital in Tanzania. Upendo provides firsthand insights about how the health system cares for critically ill patients and the priorities for patients, relatives and the community.