Born in 1972, Zambezi District, Zambia, I obtained my Diploma in Clinical Medical Sciences in 1996, from Chainama College of Health Sciences. I then studied BA Adult Education at the University of Zambia, where I obtained a degree in 2007 and proceeded to do my Masters of Public Health/International Course in Health Development (MPH/ICHD) from VU Amsterdam/Royal Tropical Institute and graduated with a MPH/ICHD in 2015.
I worked as a Clinical Officer General in Mufumbwe District, North western Province, Zambia for 12 years, then promoted to Senior Health Promotion Officer for North western Province for 8 years before joining the National Malaria Elimination Programme in 2016. I currently work as Principal SBCC Officer, at the NMEC, Lusaka, Zambia
Ernest Kakoma
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