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Biography

Yusto Julius Yona is an oncology, bone marrow and infectious diseases pharmaceutical technician currently working in the Oncology and Pharmacy department at the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as Oncology Pharmaceutical Technician. He holds Holding diploma in pharmacy, with outstanding experience serving as a medicines dispenser in specialized and super specialization clinics, including cancer medicines and immune-suppressants, cardiovascular drugs and kidney transplant medicines.
He is a pharmaceutical technician trained for bone marrow transplant where his roles are, forecasting, quantification, ordering and storage of bone medicines and medical supplies. Moreover, reconstitution, administration, side effect monitoring and adverse effect surveillance are the abilities and part of his daily routine. Further, under pharmacist guidance in the Department of oncology, he played a great role in drug reconciliation and therapeutic drug monitoring.
Understanding concepts of biosimilar and biologics as drugs inspector are other area and task as the pharmaceutical technician to advice distributor and procurements officer in purchasing, quality and safety.
He is trained, as a pharmaceutical technician in the hematology units. To attend and advise prescribers, and nurses of best pharmacy, prescribing, and administration practices. In the same line as a heamto-onco pharmaceutical technician, He attended and provided education on the rational use of medicines to hemophilic, hematology malignant, and sickle cell patients at the Benjamin Mkapa hospital. His previous working experiences with Kaitale Pharmacy, in 2021, Dreamland Pharmacy in 2020, and Primrose Pharmacy, in 2021, as a medicines dispenser in community pharmacies. He attained extraordinary experience in pharmaceutical care that qualifies him to deal with different types of clients to their satisfaction.
He is a committed Pharmaceutical personnel, having trained for infectious diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States of America with a better understanding of rational antimicrobial use and infectious prevention control but also, he is also certified by the Pharmacy Council.

Activities

Employment (2)

The Aga Khan Hospital: Upanga, Dar es Salaam, TZ

2023-09-01 to present | Oncology Pharmaceutical Technician (Oncology and Pharmacy Department)
Employment
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The Benjamin Mkapa Hospital: Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania, TZ

2022-02-01 to 2023-08-31 | Oncology, BMT and Infectious Disease Pharmaceutical Technician (Oncology, BMT Pharmacy Department)
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Education and qualifications (5)

St Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Memphis, Tennessee, US

2023-02-18 to present | Infectious Disease alumnus (Department of Global Pediatric Medicine )
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Pharmacy Council : Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania, TZ

2021-09-06 to present | Pharmaceutical Technician (Pharmacy)
Qualification
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Yusto Julius Yona

St Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Memphis, Tennessee, US

2023-02-18 to 2023-03-04 | Infectious Disease (Department of Global Pediatric Medicine )
Education
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St. John’s University of Tanzania: Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania, TZ

2017-05-08 to 2020-02-29 | Pharmacy (Diploma in pharmaceutical Sciences )
Education
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Minaki Boys Secondary School: Pwani, United Republic of Tanzania, TZ

2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | Certificate of Secondary Education (High school)
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Professional activities (7)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Memphis, Tennessee, US

2022-10-04 to present (Global Pediatric Medicine)
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The Fleming Fund: United Kingdom, United Kingdom, GB

2022-04-01 to present (Open University Antimicrobial Stewardship )
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World Health Organization: Geneva, Geneva, CH

2022-03-01 to present | World Health Organization Forum (World Health Organization Education Forum )
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Yusto Julius Yona

National Comprehensive Cancer Network: PA, PA, US

2022-03-01 to present (National comprehensive cancer network )
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Future learning : Camden, London, GB

2022-03-01 to present (Future learning )
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Tanzania Pharmaceutical Association : Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania, TZ

2021-09-01 to present (Tanzania Pharmaceutical Association )
Membership
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The Benjamin Mkapa Hospital: Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania, TZ

2022-03-01 to 2022-06-30 | Drug Inspector (Pharmacy)
Invited position
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Works (5)

Perceptions and satisfaction of oncology pharmacy services among cancer patients and healthcare providers at the central zone hospital's oncology section

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
2025-01-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Kauke Bakari Zimbwe; Yusto Julius Yona; Mkapa Faustine Madebele; Charity Alphonce Chiwambo
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Trends and patterns of antimicrobial consumption at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis

BMJ Open
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Kauke Bakari Zimbwe; Yusto Julius Yona; Charity Alphonce Chiwambo; Alphonce Bilola Chandika; Humphrey Sawira Kiwelu; Moshi Moshi Shabani
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Antimicrobial Use Among Outpatients at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma Central Zone of Tanzania: A Prospective Descriptive Study

Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
2024-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Kauke Bakari Zimbwe; Yusto Julius Yona; Charity Alphonce Chiwambo; Devis Antony Mhagama; Alphonce Bilola Chandika; Humphrey Sawira Kiwelu; Reuben Sunzu Mkala; Omary Salim Kizenga; Mfaume Michael Mleke; Moshi Moshi Shabani
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Surveillance of antibiotics use in inpatients at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania: a point prevalence survey

BMJ Open
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Kauke Bakari Zimbwe; Yusto Julius Yona; Charity Alphonce Chiwambo; Alphonce Bilola Chandika; Humphrey Sawira Kiwelu; Omary Salim Kizenga; Mfaume Michael Mleke; Moshi Moshi Shabani
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Medicine formulary writing for hospitals: A systematic review on development, approval, dissemination, and review

Pharmacy Education
2024-02-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Kauke Bakari Zimbwe; Omary Salim Kizenga; Emiliana Nyafungo Francis; Yusto Julius Yona; Talhiya Abdulhakim Yahya
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