Dr. Sylvia Chila - Simwanza is the Assistant Director for Community Health at the Ministry of Health in Zambia. She is a pioneer of health reforms in the country including community involvement in safe motherhood programmes, Tuberculosis and HIV Management spanning over 20 years of rich experience in the region particularly Zambia and Botswana. Previously, Dr. Chila worked at the Malaria Centre as the Malaria Specialist from 2018 – 2019. She also served as the National TB and Leprosy Manager for the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health between 2014 and 2017. A Doctor of Medicine by profession from the Institute of Medical Sciences in Santiago de Cuba (1990).