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Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV, Public Health, Research, Health Economics, Digital Health
Zambia

Biography

A Health and Development Expert with more than 20 years cumulative experience leading teams (local and international) in health systems strengthening, monitoring, evaluation and learning, health research, health care financing and capacity building in international health and development programming across Africa. Experienced in strategy development, planning, program implementation and managing performance. Successfully managed national and international programs, has excellent communication and writing skills and able to manage multidisciplinary teams. This includes experience working with health and development partnerships in Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Botswana, Rwanda and a 16-year tenure with the Ministry of Health in Zambia. She also has specific experience leading assessments/reviews of programs in regional economic communities or regional intergovernmental bodies such as SADC, EAC, ECSA HC, NEPAD AU including serving as a country team lead for various assignments across Africa. This has resulted in program expansion, timely delivery of results and maintaining networks across Africa and other continents in various sectors. She has demonstrable ability to work both remotely and in person with coordination of global or national teams. Has significant experience in formulating recommendations for various audiences (policy, technical or community). She holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Public Health as well as a Master of Public Health (Health Economics) degree. First author and co-author on more than 70 peer-reviewed articles on health systems, health security, malaria, national health research systems, reproductive health, health policy, health economics, health care financing, priority setting, malaria, tuberculosis, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, with a special focus on low/middle income countries. Currently, she is supporting assessment of a digital health ecosystem in a low-income country in the SADC region with a view to provide recommendations to guide scale up and systems strengthening efforts.

Activities

Employment (6)

International Consultant: Lusaka, ZM

2019-02 to present | Public Health and Research Consultant
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community: Arusha, TZ

2017-01-29 to 2019-01-30 | Senior Public Health Specialist
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Ministry of Health: Lusaka, Lusaka, ZM

2008 to 2017 | Principal Surveillance & Research Officer
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National Malaria Control Centre: Lusaka, ZM

2004 to 2008 | Principal Operational Research Officer
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National Malaria Control Centre: Lusaka, ZM

2002 to 2004 | Scientific & Communications Officer
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National Malaria Control Centre: Lusaka, ZM

2001 to 2002 | Research Assistant
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Camerino: Camerino, IT

2008 to 2011 | PhD
Education
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University of Cape Town: Cape Town, ZA

2005 to 2006 | MPH Health Economics
Education
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University of Zambia: Lusaka, Lusaka, ZM

2001 | BSc
Education
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Funding (3)

Effect of ICT devices on community health services in Zambia

2012-10 to 2013-10 | Grant
Grand Challenges Canada, GIF, icddr,b (Toronto, Calgary and Dhaka, CA)
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0135-01

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Home management of malaria

2008 to 2010 | Grant
WHO/UNDP/WORLD BANK/TDR (Geneva, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: A70170
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Developing a national health research system: Participatory approaches to legislative, institutional and networking dimensions in Zambia. Health Research Policy and Systems

Grant
IDRC/Health Research Capacity Strengthening Learning Grant (University of Western Cape, ZA)
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Works (50 of 60)

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Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision for Quality Malaria Service Delivery: A Qualitative Evaluation in 11 Sub-Saharan African Countries

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2024-03-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0002-9637
Part of ISSN: 1476-1645
Contributors: Robin Altaras; Matt Worges; Sabrina La Torre; Bala M. Audu; Grace Mwangi; Albert Zeh-Meka; Paul Yikpotey; Irenee Domkam Kammogne; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata; Caroline Vanderick et al.
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata
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A 10-year Review of TB Notifications and Mortality Trends Using a Joint Point Analysis in Zambia - a High TB burden country

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Patrick Lungu; Clara Kasapo; Reford Mihova; Rhehab Chimzizi; Lyapa Sikazwe; Isaac Banda; Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata; Nathan Kapata; Alimuddin Zumla et al.
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Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Pascalina Chanda-Kapata; Francine Ntoumi; Nathan Kapata; Patrick Lungu; Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga; Jeremiah Chakaya; John Tembo; Cordelia Himwaze; Rashid Ansumana; Danny Asogun et al.
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World TB Day 2022: Revamping and Reshaping Global TB Control Programs by Advancing Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Eskild Petersen; Seif Al-Abri; Jeremiah Chakaya; Delia Goletti; Liubov Parolina; Christian Wejse; Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga; Sulien Al Khalili; Dorothy Yeboah-Manu; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata et al.
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Asserting public health interest in acting on commercial determinants of health in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from a discourse analysis

BMJ Global Health
2022-07 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2059-7908
Contributors: RENE LOEWENSON; Susan Godt; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata
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Minimizing the impact of the triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and HIV on health services in sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Jean B. Nachega; Nathan Kapata; Nadia A. Sam-Agudu; Eric H. Decloedt; Patrick D.M.C. Katoto; Tumaini Nagu; Peter Mwaba; Dorothy Yeboah-Manu; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata; Francine Ntoumi et al.
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First COVID-19 Case in Zambia – Comparative phylogenomic analyses of SARS-CoV-2 detected in African countries

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Edgar Simulundu; Francis Mupeta; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata; Ngonda Saasa; Katendi Changula; Walter Muleya; Simbarashe Chitanga; Miniva Mwanza; Paul Simusika; Herman Chambaro et al.
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The quest for a framework for sustainable and institutionalised priority-setting for health research in a low-resource setting: the case of Zambia. Health Research Policy and Systems.

2018 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Wash-resistance of pirimiphos-methyl insecticide treatments of window screens and eave baffles for killing indoor-feeding malaria vector mosquitoes: an experimental hut trial, South East of Zambia

Malaria Journal
2018 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Tuberculosis in Students at The University of Zambia - Trends Over A Seven Year Period (2008-2014)

Acta Scientific Medical Sciences
2018-06-12 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Automatic versus human reading of chest X-rays in the Zambia National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey.

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2017 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Zambia: a cohort analysis

Infection
2017 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

The prevalence of HIV among adults with pulmonary TB at a population level in Zambia

BMC Infect Dis
2017 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Tuberculosis among older adults in Zambia: burden and characteristics among a neglected group.

BMC Public Health
2017 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Behaviours of Drivers on Zambian Roads: A Cross Sectional Study

Austin J Public Health Epidemiol
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Effectiveness of 4% chlorhexidine umbilical cord care on neonatal mortality in Southern Province, Zambia (ZamCAT): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Lancet Global Health
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Health research priority setting in Zambia: a stock taking of approaches conducted from 1998 to 2015.

Health Research Policy and Systems
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Health Seeking Behaviour among Individuals with Presumptive Tuberculosis in Zambia.

PloS ONE
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata
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Measuring the impact of non-monetary incentives on facility delivery in rural Zambia: A clustered randomized controlled trial

Trop Med Int Health.
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

The adult prevalence of HIV in Zambia:results from a population based mobile testing survey conducted in 2013–2014

.AIDS Res Ther
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

The effect of household poverty on tuberculosis

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

The prevalence and socio-economic determinants of HIV among teenagers aged 15-18 years who were participating in a mobile testing population based survey in 2013-2014 in Zambia.

BMC Public Health
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

The Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Zambia: Results from the First National TB Prevalence Survey, 2013–2014

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Tuberculosis in the mines of Zambia: A case for intervention.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2016 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

A Cluster Randomised Trial on the Impact of Integrating Infant HIV Diagnosis with the Expanded Programme on Immunization and HIV Testing Rates in Rural Health Facilities in Southern Zambia.

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Decliners of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: Characteristics of participants who refused HIV testing in a population survey in Zambia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2015 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Epidemiology and Factors Associated with Road Traffic Crashes in Zambia

J Epid Prev Med
2015 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Genomic research in Zambia: confronting the ethics, policy and regulatory frontiers in the 21st Century

Health Res Policy Syst
2015 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Zambia: prevalence, clinical, radiological and microbiological characteristics

BMC Infect Dis
2015 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

A retrospective evaluation of the quality of malaria case management at twelve health facilities in four districts in Zambia

Asian Pac J Trop Biomed
2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C153

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine on treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum mono-infection in an area of high malaria transmission in Zambia

Malaria Journal
2014-11-17 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1475-2875-13-430

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Field evaluation of KO-Tab 1-2-3® long lasting insecticidal net performance in Milenge, Zambia

J. Biomedical Science and Engineering
2013 | Journal article
DOI:

10.4236/jbise.2013.67A1002

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

The social determinants of tuberculosis and their association with TB/HIV co-infection in Lusaka, Zambia

Medical Journal of Zambia
2013 | Journal article
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Multidrug-resistant TB in Zambia: review of national data from 2000 to 2011

2013-07-11 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/tmi.12183

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Trends in childhood tuberculosis in Zambia: a situation analysis

J Trop Pediatr
2013-04 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/tropej/fms065

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Review of the malaria epidemiology and trends in Zambia

Asian Pac J Trop Biomed
2013-02 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60030-1

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Developing a national health research system: participatory approaches to legislative, institutional and networking dimensions in Zambia

Health Res Policy Syst
2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1478-4505-10-17

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Impact assessment of malaria vector control using routine surveillance data in Zambia: implications for monitoring and evaluation.

Malaria Journal
2012-12 | Journal article
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10.1186/1475-2875-11-437

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Leprosy trends in Zambia 1991-2009

Trop Med Int Health
2012-10 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03050.x

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Scale-up of TB and HIV programme collaborative activities in Zambia - a 10-year review

Trop Med Int Health
2012-04-05 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02981.x

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Trends of Zambia's tuberculosis burden over the past two decades

Trop Med Intl Health
2011-07-29 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02849.

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Community case management of malaria using ACT and RDT in two districts in Zambia: achieving high adherence to test results using community health workers

Malaria Journal
2011-06-09 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1475-2875-10-158

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Relative costs and effectiveness of treating uncomplicated malaria in two rural districts in Zambia: implications for nationwide scale-up of home-based management

Malaria Journal
2011-06-09 | Journal article
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10.1186/1475-2875-10-159

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Impact of the large-scale deployment of artemether/lumefantrine on the malaria disease burden in Africa: case studies of South Africa, Zambia and Ethiopia

Malaria Journal
2009-10-12 | Journal article
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10.1186/1475-2875-8-S1-S8

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Multiple origins and regional dispersal of resistant dhps in African Plasmodium falciparum malaria

PLoS Med
2009-04-14 | Journal article
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10.1371/journal.pmed.1000055

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the available strategies for diagnosing malaria in outpatient clinics in Zambia

Cost Eff Resour Alloc
2009-04-08 | Journal article
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10.1186/1478-7547-7-5

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Early results of integrated malaria control and implications for the management of fever in under-five children at a peripheral health facility: a case study of Chongwe rural health centre in Zambia

Malaria Journal
2009-03-17 | Journal article
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10.1186/1475-2875-8-49

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

Removal of user fees at Primary Health Care facilities in Zambia: A study of effects on utilisation and quality of care

EQUINET Discussion Paper series 57
2008 | Other
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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

From chloroquine to artemether-lumefantrine: the process of drug policy change in Zambia

Malaria journal
2008-01-29 | Journal article
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10.1186/1475-2875-7-25.

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Pascalina Chanda-Kapata

A cost-effectiveness analysis of artemether lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Zambia.

Malaria Journal
2007 | Journal article
PMID:

17313682

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Peer review (4 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Health research policy and systems (2)
Review activity for Infection. (2)