Twelfth EDCTP Forum

15–20 Jun 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda

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Alan Mtenga

Research Assistant

Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

MOSHI, Tanzania, United Republic Of

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Alan is young researcher with five years experience in the filed of implementation research. he holds a MSc. Public Health Research.

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Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

Research institute

Moshi, Tanzania, United Republic Of

The Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI) is an academic centre for evidence- based health interventions. KCRI conducts Clinical Trials, surveillance studies, qualitative studies, experimental studies, zoonoses studies and others. KCRI provides research training and necessary research infrastructure and logistics for KCRI, KCMC Hospital or KCMC University investigators, and the collaborating partners. KCRI hosts both investigator-initiated single site studies in addition of being a member of multiple consortia. KCRI also has expertise in zoonoses disease and emerging and emerging infectious disease with a good laboratory capacity established. The institute has a state of art biotechnology laboratory with capacity for molecular diagnosis of different infectious disease, genomic and bioinformatics capacity as well as biorepositary for sample storage.
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About me

Alan Elias Mtenga is a dedicated research scientist with 5 years of experience in the field of social science research. He holds a Master of Science in Public Health Research from The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and has developed strong expertise in implementation research and Health system.

He has served as a study coordinator and research assistant in different clinical trials under Kilimanjaro clinical research institute such East Africa Point of care viral load Monitoring (EAPoC-VL), Remind KID and Remind TB study.

His research interests and skills include implementation science around digital health interventions. He has been trained in advanced qualitative analysis methods. His work has contributed to peer-reviewed publications on acceptability of digital adherence tools and implementation challenges of digital intervention.

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