Management Team

Dr. Ntuli Angyelile Kapologwe is the Director General of the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), a regional intergovernmental organization composed of nine member states committed to advancing health development across the region. With over two decades of experience in health systems management, policy, financing, and public health, Dr. Kapologwe is a highly accomplished leader and health strategist.

He holds a Medical Doctor (MD) degree from the University of Dar es Salaam, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Tumaini University, and a PhD in Public Health from the University of Dodoma. His international credentials include an MBA in International Health Management from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Leadership from Aalto University (Finland) and the Uongozi Institute (Tanzania), and a certificate in Public Health Leadership from the University of Washington (USA).

Before his appointment to ECSA-HC, Dr. Kapologwe served in various senior leadership roles in Tanzania’s health sector, including Director of Preventive Health Services at the Ministry of Health and Director of Health, Social Welfare, and Nutrition Services at the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG). His achievements include leading national reforms in primary healthcare, pioneering the nationally scaled m-mama emergency transport program, and coordinating Tanzania’s COVID-19 and Marburg virus response efforts.

Dr. Kapologwe represents ECSA-HC and the region in global health diplomacy, contributing to high-level engagements at the World Health Assembly (WHA), United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), African Union, and SADC. He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and co-edited two influential books on primary healthcare. His commitment to health equity and system strengthening has earned him wide recognition, including the establishment of the Ntuli A. Kapologwe Primary Health Care Award and being named among the 100 Tanzanian Change Makers by Serengeti Bytes Magazine.

At the helm of ECSA-HC, Dr. Kapologwe provides strategic leadership for regional collaboration and innovation in health. He continues to advance the organization’s mission of strengthening health systems, promoting evidence-based policies, and enhancing regional integration to improve health outcomes in the 9 member states: Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Mr. Sibusiso Sibandze is the Director of Operations and Institutional Development, responsible for ensuring that operational systems at ECSA-HC enable departments to function effectively and efficiently in compliance with the tenets of good corporate governance.

He provides the necessary operational support for the implementation of the organization’s annual work plans and strategic plan towards achieving annual work targets. Mr. Sibandze holds a Master of Science in Economics and Health Economics from the University of Sheffield, U.K., and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (majoring in Economics and Statistics) from the University of Eswatini. He has over 15 years of experience in Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Planning, Economics, Research, Health Systems and Services Development, and Project Planning and Implementation.

Mr. Sibandze has also undertaken several consultancies with Government, UN Agencies, and NGOs in the areas of costing, strategic planning, policy analysis, governance, and program/project evaluation.

Dr Martin Matu is a Laboratory and a public health professional with wealth of experience in management of health programs, diagnostics strengthening, disease surveillance and outbreaks management, training and capacity building, quality systems and systems strengthening spanning over 20 years.

Dr Matu holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Public Health, Masters in Business Administration (MBA), and Master of Science degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology and basic training in Medical Laboratory Sciences. He is currently the Director of Programs and the Project Coordinator of two World Bank funded Projects, the Southern Africa TB and Health Systems Support (SATBHSS) Project and the Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness (SPP) for Eastern and Southern Africa Project based at the East Central & Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) that serves as the Regional Coordinating Organization (RCO) for the Bank projects.

He previously coordinated a 10-year regional World Bank operation, the East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking project (EAPHLN) Project that ended in 2020 and a Regional Project for Cancer Registries project for East Africa. In his role, Dr Matu is responsible for providing oversight to the various technical clusters in the organization and coordinating the the regional implementation of the said Bank projects whose focus is to strengthen systems for public health, diagnostic, disease surveillance & outbreak management, training and capacity building, TB, and occupational lung diseases management, and facilitating knowledge exchange among the regional experts involved in the various projects. Dr Matu previously held senior positions at the Amref Health Africa, the University of Nairobi, and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). He has successfully supervised over 50 MBA students from ESAMI and authored several publications in peer reviewed journals.

She is the Director of Finance overseeing the functioning of the Finance Department at the ECSA-HC. Ms. Njuba is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK, and holds a Masters of Business Administration with a Specialty in Strategic Planning from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University UK.

Ms. Njuba joined the team at ECSA with a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years in development finance, Public financial management, Auditing, and risk management, working with the World Bank, the European Union and the African Union. She has also worked in various countries such as Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania. She supports the efforts of the organization to mobilize resources and efficient use of these resources. She provides strategic direction and leadership to the finance team and is responsible for the preparation of institutional budgets, execution and reporting.

She ensures that the organization effectively and efficiently utilizes its resources, and at all times maintains a sound financial management system. She provides leadership on the implementation of financial policies and procedures of the organization.