Highlights:

Skills:microbiology, entomology, quality assuarance, animal health, laboratory management systems, team player

Head Public Health 03/2013 - current
Shumba Group and Coopers, Harare, Zimbabwe, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: Agriculture
Tafadzwa Mamvura is a unique professional with a wealth of experience and skills. With a BSc in Environmental Health (Solusi University) and an MSc in Medical Microbiology (University of Zimbabwe), I have honed my expertise through various roles. These include working for Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health in the Environmental Health Department from 2005-2006 and at the University of Zimbabwe (WHO-accredited laboratory) from 2009-2013 as an assistant lecturer and clinical microbiologist.
. I am with Shumba Group and Coopers Zimbabwe, leading their Public Health, Hygiene, Pest Control, Grain, and Crop Protection department. My diverse experience includes animal health, migratory pest and control, phytosanitary, food security and grain storage management, biosecurity, entomology, fumigation, animal and human anatomy and physiology, infection control, meat inspection, and hygiene. I have also made significant contributions to the field through my publications in Virology and my involvement in publications on food safety and security, Polio, Measles, Rubella surveillance, and immunization.--
Clinical Microbiologist 09/2011 - 03/2013
University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: Health
· Prepared reagents and controls for microbiological tests. · Maintained laboratory equipment clean and functional. · Carried all tasks related to clinical sample testing (blood, urine, stool, sputum), including sample receipt, log-in, sample preparation and testing, recording test results, and disposing of samples.
· Organized stock and maintained inventory; ordered stock as needed. · Adhered to WHO and CDC safety standards and helped improve laboratory safety practices whenever possible. · Performed procedures related to analytical testing of patient samples under limited supervision. Tests are conducted manually or on automated equipment. · Assisted in the maintenance of the workstation. Perform the required daily and weekly routine preventative maintenance on equipment according to the established protocol and document these results. · Read and understood relevant procedure and policy manuals. · Performed all quality control procedures and basic troubleshooting whenever results were beyond allowable limits according to established protocol. Report unresolved problems to the supervising technologist.--
District Environmental Health 01/2005 - 12/2005
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, , Zimbabwe
Industry: Health
· Formulated district environmental health quarterly plans. · Conducted surveys and research on public health with NGOs in the district on WASH. · Carried meat inspection and hygiene. · Monitored and evaluated environmental health activities in the district. · Analyzed, interpreted, and disseminated environmental health information in the district.
· Formulated district environmental health quarterly plans. · Conducted surveys and research on public health with NGOs in the district on WASH. · Carried meat inspection and hygiene. · Monitored and evaluated environmental health activities in the district. · Analyzed, interpreted, and disseminated environmental health information in the district.--

Solusi University 02/2002 - 10/2006
Bulawayo, , Zimbabwe
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Environmental Health
BSc Environmental Health

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