Andrew Mgaya

Short presentation

Academic degree:

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Medicine (MMed-OBGY), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Professional Work:

Clinician Researcher/Obstetrician Gynaecologist at Muhimbili National referral Hospital, Tanzania

Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Area of Interest:

Clinical Audit and Interventional Research in Maternal and Sexual Reproductive Health.

Role of Enviromental solutions in Health Care.

Keywords

• maternal health
• adaptation and resilience to climate change
• clinical audit
• interventional research
• digital health technologygy

Biography

I am a clinician-researcher committed to improving healthcare standards and advancing maternal, sexual, and reproductive health through global collaboration, shared learning, and evidence-based solutions, particularly in resource-constrained settings such as Tanzania. I play multiple roles as a senior obstetrician and gynaecologist in Tanzania’s national referral and leading university teaching hospital, a clinical senior lecturer, and a researcher affiliated with Uppsala University.

At health facility level, my research focuses on interventional studies, including clinical audit-feedback and designing complex interventions to continuously assess needs and improve healthcare services using locally feasible methods. My research interests is to use routinely collected health data to drive quality improvement initiatives, develop and validate predictive models for maternal and newborn near-miss events and mortality, and adaptation of E-Health solutions to strengthen health systems, and enhance responsiveness to the needs of healthcare providers, patients, and communities.

In global health, my research focuses on generating evidence to guide the implementation of effective public health interventions, with particular emphasis on safe childbirth, maternal and newborn health, pelvic floor disorders, and urogynecological care. I am also interested in exploring the potential of nature-based environmental solutions to improve health outcomes, while strengthening resilience to climate change and global warming, particularly in resource-constrained settings. countries.

These communities are of particular interest due to their high burden of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality, limited access to reproductive healthcare, and growing challenges in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases.

Therefore, I advocate approaches that engage healthcare providers and communities in identifying priorities and co-creating practical, locally relevant solutions.