Dr. Hassan Mshinda is the former Director General of Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology in Tanzania. He also served as the Director of Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre for over 10 years. Dr Mshinda completed his Master’s of Science in Applied Parasitology and Medical Technology with University of Liverpool and PhD in Epidemiology with University of Basel in Switzerland. He has led several research projects funded by the Multilateral Initiative of Malaria in Africa, the Swiss Agency for development and Cooperation, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Development Research Centre in Canada, the European Union, Ireland Aid, and Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development. Dr. Mshinda has conducted several international and national consultancies assigned by the Department of International Development, Danish Development Agency and World Health Organization Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. In collaboration with other scientist, Dr Mshinda has published more 30 articles in International peer review journals. He is also currently member of the boards of various research and academic institutions in tanzania and abroad.