Management Team

Dr. Ntuli Angelique 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 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health from the University of Dodoma. He also holds an MBA in International Health Management from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), and advanced leadership certifications from Aalto University (Finland), Uongozi Institute (Tanzania), and the University of Washington (USA).

Before joining ECSA-HC, Dr. Kapologwe served in numerous high-level technical and policy positions within Tanzania’s health sector, including Director of Preventive Health Services, Director of Health and Nutrition Services at the President’s Office (PO-RALG), and Regional Medical Officer. He has played a key role in shaping and implementing national strategies such as the Primary Health Care Development Roadmap and the m-mama emergency transport referral system.

At the regional level, Dr. Kapologwe has been instrumental in advancing public health security, including leading responses to disease outbreaks and contributing to the development of the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). He has actively engaged in global forums such as the World Health Assembly, UNGA, SADC, EAC, and the Intergovernmental Negotiation Body for the Pandemic Treaty.

Dr. Kapologwe is also a respected academic and thought leader, having authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles and co-edited two influential books on primary health care. His impact has been recognized nationally and internationally — notably through the establishment of the Ntuli A. Kapologwe Primary Health Care Award and being named one of the 100 Tanzanian Change Makers by Serengeti Bytes Magazine.

Under his leadership, ECSA-HC continues to play a vital role in driving regional health policy, innovation, and integration — strengthening health systems to achieve sustainable health outcomes for the people of East, Central and Southern Africa.

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.