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ProfessorEvarist Kizito Njelesani

Professor of Internal Medicine and Deputy Vice Chancellor

Lusaka Apex Medical University

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  • Professor of Internal Medicine and Deputy Vice Chancellor
    Lusaka Apex Medical University

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Internal Medicine and Deputy Vice Chancellor
    Lusaka Apex Medical University, Internal Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia1 Mar 2013 - present
  • Director
    Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, ZambiaJan 1981 - Mar 1984

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • President
    East Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP), Internal Medicine, Kampala, UgandaJul 2016 - Sep 2019
  • WHO REpresentative
    World Health Organization African Region, WR's Office, Free Town, Lagos/Abuja, Harare, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and ZimbabweJan 1992 - Jun 2007
  • Permanent Secretary and Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health
    Government of the Republic of Zambia, PS's Office, Lusaka, ZambiaMar 1984 - Dec 1991
  • Founding Chairman
    Zambia National Health Research Authority, Lusaka, ZambiaJul 2015 - Jun 2018
  • Founding President
    Zambia College of Physicians (ZACOPH), Lusaka, ZambiaMar 2009 - Mar 2011

DEGREES

  • Bachellor of Medicine and Surgery
    University of Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaMar 1966 - Jan 1973
  • Member, Royal College of Physicians UK (MRCP UK)
    Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, ScotlandJan 1976 - Nov 1977

WHO REGION

  • WHO African Region

COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY

  • Zambia