Ntuli A. Kapologwe

Ntuli Kapologwe is a highly accomplished professional with extensive expertise in health systems management, reproductive health, health financing, public, and international health. He earned his medical doctorate degree from the University of Dar Es Salaam, followed by a master's degree in public health from Tumaini University in Tanzania.  Kapologwe furthered his education with executive training at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, where he earned an MBA in international health management. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in strategic leadership from Aalto University in Finland and the Uongozi Institute in Tanzania.  
 
In 2020, he completed a doctor of philosophy degree focusing on implementation research on health system performance at the University of Dodoma. He also completed the international program for a public health leadership ertificate in 2023 at the University of Washington. 
 
Kapologwe has more than 19 years of professional experience, including as director of preventive health at the Ministry of Health and director of health, social welfare, and nutrition services at the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government in Tanzania. 
 
Throughout his career, Kapologwe has held important positions such as district medical officer and regional medical officer in Tanzania. From January 2017 to October 2025, he served as the director of health, social welfare, and nutrition services at the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government authorities and director of preventive health services at the Ministry of Health. In 2025, he was appointed director general of the East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), an organization spanning 26 African countries. 
 
Kapologwe's achievements include overseeing the building of more than 3,800 primary health facilities, the m-mama program that has facilitated a total of 123, 484 emergency interventions, leading to the preservation of 6,074 lives. He also played a crucial role in establishing coordinated community health worker programs in Tanzania, aiming to employ 137,294 people.