Top Tanzanian scientist Malecela dies aged 58

Tanzanian scientist Mwele Ntuli Malecela.

Tanzanian scientist Mwele Ntuli Malecela dies on February 10, 2022. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

Top Tanzanian scientist Mwele Ntuli Malecela died Thursday at the age of 58.

Dr Malecela was a senior United Nations civil servant and, until her death, the director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.