Plenary Speakers

Rudzani Muloiwa, MB ChB, FCPaed (SA),MSc.(LSHTM) PhD, is Professor and HOD in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, where he is also co-director of the Vaccines for Africa Initiative. He is also head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. Rudzani earned his MB ChB degree from the University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal) in Durban, South Africa, completed a fellowship in paediatrics with the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, and an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, before earning his PhD from the University of Cape Town. His clinical interests include infectious diseases, particularly vaccine-preventable diseases.

Rudzani is director of One to One Africa, a child well-being advocacy organization as well as serving on the Board of Students For Better Future (SBF) . A founding member of the International Bordetella Society, he is a member of the National Advisory Group on Immunization (NAGI), the South African National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) that advises the country’s minister of health on all aspects related to public immunization. He is also a member of the South African HIV Clinicians Society and a former member of its working group that authored guidelines for vaccinating HIV-infected individuals, and he has taken part in the national effort to publicize the value of vaccinating this high-risk group. In addition, he is a member of Vaccine Safety Net, established by the World Health Organization to provide reliable information on vaccine safety.

Rudzani has served as the travelling secretary for CMF South Africa as well as ICMDA’s area student rep for Southern Africa.

Dr. Fastone M. Goma is Professor of Physiology and Cardiovascular Health. He obtained the MB ChB from University of Zambia in 1988, MSc from University College London
(1994) and PhD from University of Leeds (1998). He is Member of National Academy of Medicine, USA Class of 2015 and admitted as Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2023. He is alumnus of the Christian Medical Fellowship (since 1983) that nurtured him through Medical School and has greatly contributed to his personal and professional growth through the years. He practices primary care medicine in the private sector with significant interest in St John's Medical Centre, Lusaka.

National Coordinator, Healthcare Christian Fellowship Zambia
Dr. Getrude Tshuma, a seasoned Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, has provided quality and compassionate healthcare for over 30 years, guided by the principles of Jesus Christ. She serves on various boards, including African Enterprise, Evangelical University, Jesus Cares Ministry, and Healthcare Christian Fellowship Zambia. She played a key role in establishing Hope Radio (now UBUMI Radio), a health-focused radio station, and has held leadership positions in the Zambia Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians and the National MAZ-ZAGO Alliance MPDSR Committee. She has also drafted the Care of Carers policy under the Zambia Medical Association and has been involved in philanthropic efforts, including donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, she served as the Head of the Obstetrics Department at Women and Newborn Hospital, University Teaching Hospitals.