Zimbabwean Marjorie Mupandare takes over as WHO representative in São Tomé and Príncipe
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rádio Somos Todos Primos
Zimbabwean public health specialist Marjorie Mupandare has taken up her post as the World Health Organization’s representative in São Tomé and Príncipe after presenting her credentials to Minister Ilza Amado Vaz. She has previously worked in several countries, including Sudan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, according to Rádio Somos Todos Primos.
Zimbabwean Marjorie Mupandare has taken up her post as the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in São Tomé and Príncipe after presenting her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities, Ilza Amado Vaz, Rádio Somos Todos Primos reports. Mupandare has more than 20 years of experience in public health, humanitarian coordination and health emergency response.
Before her appointment, she was regional incident manager for the humanitarian response in Sudan, at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. From 2015 to 2021, she worked in Guinea-Bissau on preparedness and responses to Ebola, Zika and Covid-19 outbreaks, as well as epidemiological surveillance and health emergency management.
In Mozambique, Mupandare headed the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and coordinated the response to the crisis in Cabo Delgado province. She was also country director for Skillshare International in Mozambique. She holds a doctorate in public health from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and is expected to work with the São Toméan government, UN agencies, development partners, civil society and communities on national health priorities.
