Announcing the Opening of the Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme for Women in NTDs скачать в хорошем качестве

Announcing the Opening of the Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme for Women in NTDs

The opening of applications for the Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme for Women in NTDs was announced during the ASTMH 2022 Annual Meeting by Dr. Matshidiso Moeti Regional Director of the WHO Regional Office for Africa. Application will open in December 2022. The mentorship program will provide African women with leadership training skills as well as travel and networking opportunities to become leaders and champions of the efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases. The mentorship is in honor of the late Dr. Mwele Malecela, who was one of Africa’s most highly respected female scientists and public health leaders. Dr. Malecela served as Director of the Office of the Regional Director for Africa in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo and then as Director of WHO Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases Control at WHO’s Headquarters in Geneva.