Happy Raphael MKALI
Ms Happy Raphael MKALI
country: Tanzania
diplomas
- BSc. Biotechnology and laboratory sciences
- MSc. Molecular Biology
biography
Happy Mkali holds a bachelor's degree in biotechnology and laboratory sciences from Sokoine University of Agriculture (Morogoro, Tanzania) and a master's degree in molecular biology from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium), which she earned in 2016. She continued her work with the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) in Tanzania on a global surveillance project for emerging zoonotic viruses and the DYNAMIC project evaluating digital clinical decision support tools.
In 2020, she joined the Ph.D. program in biomedical sciences (Global Health track) at the University of Geneva under the supervision of Professor Isabella Eckerle and Professor Valérie D'Acremont. Her doctoral project focuses on intelligent surveillance and early detection of epidemics based on an electronic clinical decision support algorithm used for the management of sick children in Tanzania.
why is this phd important for me (my career, my organization or country)?
This PhD is important for my career growth and country as it aligns well with the current global need to strengthen surveillance systems and response to public health threats. Completing my PhD may be an opportunity for my country to transform its public health and surveillance systems into efficient healthcare systems with a near-to-/real-time capacity to respond to outbreaks.
why did i choose this phd program?
The Global Health PhD program aligned well with my research topic and allowed me to conduct my research feasibly between Switzerland and Tanzania where the project is implemented.