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Dkt. Zainab Chaula
NAME: Dr. Zainab Abdi Seraphin Chaula
SEX: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 th January, 1966
NATIONALITY: Tanzanian
MARITAL STATUS: Married with three children
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 973, Dodoma Tanzania
PHONE: +255755331706 , 0736331706
EMAIL: zainab.chaula@jamii.go.tz
LANGUAGE SPOKEN/WRITTEN: Fluent in English, Swahili
PRESENT OCCUPATION: Permanent Secretary –Ministry of Community Development,
Gender, Women and Special Groups.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND:
PRIMARY EDUCATION: 1974-1980
Mnazi Mmoja Primary School, Dar es Salaam
SECONDARY EDUCATION: 1981-1984
O level - Kinondoni Secondary School, Dar es Salaam
SECONDARY EDUCATION: 1985-1987:
A level - Mwenge Secondary School, Singida
OPERATIONAL SERVICE: 1987-1988
20 years of Arusha Declaration
RUVU JESHI LA KUJENGA TAIFA, Dar es Salaam
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: 1988-1994
Degree Doctor of Medicine, Muhimbili University College of
Health Science, Dar es Salaam
NATIONAL & INTERNAL COURSE: April-June, 2002
Certificate on District Health Care Management Royal
Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
12 th October-13 th November,2010
Certificate in Haemodialysis at the Shonan Kamakura General
Hospital,Tokyo-Nishi Tokushukai Hospital, Tokyo City, Japan.
2010-2014
Various National short courses and training to update the
knowledge and skills
MASTER DEGREE 2003-2008
KCM College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Internship: 1994-1995
Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam
General Practioner: 1995-2003 Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Dodoma
Medical Resident: 2003-2008
Medical Department Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre,
Moshi.
10-28 th March, 2009 External rotation at Agakhan Hospital
Dar es salaam on Hemodialysis
Specialist Physician: 2008 to 2016
Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Dodoma
Working at Bunge Dispensary as Physician for Members of
Parliaments, their families and staff during parliamentary
sessions.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2008-2016
Teaching undergraduate MD students in basic and clinical
sciences BSc students in Nursing, Physiotherapy and
laboratory Science; Diploma students in Physiotherapy and
Occupational Therapy, Assistant Medical officers at
Kilimanjaro Medical Centre , Moshi
2008 to 2016
Part time assistant Lecturer at ST,.John’s University of
Tanzania School of Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences,
Dodoma.
Facilitator in various training program on HIV and AIDS
Interventions organized by MoHSW/NACP
ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Head of Medical Department- Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Dodoma –
2008-2015
Intern Coordinator at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital
2008-2015
Medical Officer In-charge Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital June, 2015-to
September, 2016
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Responsible for Health at President’s Office
Regional Administration and Local Government September, 2016 to 14 th
January, 2019
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender,
Elderly and Children 14 th January, 2019 to September, 2021
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication and
Information Children from September, 2021 to January, 2022
Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Community Development, Gender,
Women and Special Groups January 2022 to date.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Chaula Z. S, Zhang Yong Stevens – Johnsonsyndrome caused by fansidar Tanzania
Journal of Clinical Medicine, June, 2001.
Chaula Z. Magniture and Risk Factors of Uncontrolled diabetes Mellitus at Diabetes
Clinic, KCMC Dissertation, 2007
Simple survey and various Quality improvement activities at Dodoma Regional Hospital
including Strengthening the Health System for HIV Patients through Quality
Improvement in Dodoma Region October 2009 – 2016
Principal investigator in the study of AMANI “combination antiretroviral strategies for
the treatment of pregnant HIV infected women and prevention of perinatal HIV
transmission in the urban and rural areas of Dodoma”-Tanzania study period May,
2010-May, 2014.
Post-caesarean section surgical site infections at a Tanzanian tertiary hospital: a
prospective observational study, Journal of hospital Infection, 2016