Dr. Mackfallen Anasel has been a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Health Systems Management at Mzumbe University, Tanzania for more than fifteen (15) years. He holds a Diploma in Clinical Medicine from Mtwara Clinical Training Centre; a Bachelor‘s degree in Public Administration-Health Systems Management from Mzumbe University; a Master of Science in Population Studies from Groningen University, the Netherlands and a PhD in Demography – Family Planning Programme Implementation from Groningen University, the Netherlands. He teaches Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodology for both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in the areas of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); Introduction to Biostatistics; Research Methods in Health Systems Management; Public Policy Research and Analysis; and M&E and Health Information Systems (including DHIS2, FFARS and HRHIS/TIIS). He is also one of the prominent facilitators in the Centre of Excellence’s short courses. in several short courses organized by the Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation. His research interests included M&E, policy implementation and analysis, and reproductive and child health. He has authored and co-authored more than 20 articles in internationally accredited journals; his Google citation index.

He has been the senior technical lead for the project that aims to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and Public Health Institutions (PHIs) toward Sustained Health Systems Strengthening in Tanzania funded by CDC under PEPFAR. He served in the same position for the project that aimed at Supporting the Government of Tanzania to Strengthen the Leadership and Management System as a subgrantee from the Benjamin Mkapa Foundation. He was the Project Coordinator for the Data Use Partnership project – a collaboration under the Capacity Building Consortium (CBC). Currently, he is serving as Principal Investigator (PI) – for the five-year project called Making Women’s Options for HIV Prevention in Tanzania Accessible and Joining the Implementation Science Capacity Building (MWOTAJI). The is implemented by five institutions that include University; University of California, San Francisco; University of California Berkeley; Health for a Prosperous Nation and the National AIDS Control Program. The project is Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health. He is also the Co-PI of the NISHATI project that aims at building capacities in water, renewable energy, and agriculture to enhance local resilience to climate change in Africa project, partnering with eight institutions, University of Rome, Mzumbe University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Gulu University, Kabale University, University of Technology & Arts Byumba and Catholic University of Rwanda. The project is funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme (ERASMUS+).