Biography

Pereira Zindoga is a pulmonologist with a master's degree in infectious diseases and over 15 years of experience working on TB in Mozambique. He has worked at all levels of the health system, from treatment care at peripheral health facilities to the central level as a Senior Advisor for the National Tuberculosis Program and Projects Manager at USAID-Mozambique. He joined USAID on April 12, 2021, as a Project Management Specialist (Infectious Diseases). In this role, he provides technical and programmatic leadership for activities related to the implementation of USAID/Mozambique’s TB, TB/HIV, the GHSA, and the NTD portfolios.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Impact of person-centred care on treatment outcomes in drug-resistant TB: A case study from Mozambique a low-middle-income country

A case study from Mozambique demonstrated that a person-centered care approach significantly improved treatment outcomes and reduced mortality rates in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients, highlighting its potential for widespread implementation in low-resource settings.

Source: Conference 2024