Prof nkandu luo biography of mahatma gandhi

Professor Nkandu Luo is a versatile, internationally acclaimed and well-respected leader, academician, researcher, publisher, statesperson with extensive experience engaging with world leaders and opinion drivers in health, research and development sectors. She has over forty years of high-level practical involvement in academic, political and public service in Zambia, within Africa and beyond.

She has excellent communication and presentational skills and can communicate to all fora. As an Immunologist, was presented with a patient suffering from Tuberculosis to analyse this patients immunological status and upon testing for HIV, the first ever case of HIV was identified and reported to the Ministry of Health in Zambia.

Nkandu Phoebe Luo (born 21 December ) is a Zambian microbiologist and politician who was a vice presidential candidate for the Patriotic Front in the August election.

Meaning, she was amongst the first four doctors who identified the first case of HIV in Zambia. As an immediate response to the HIV epidemic, put in place a Short-Term Plan STP , by setting up 33 blood screening centres through Zambia to ensure that all blood being transfused to patients was safe. To further reduce HIV transmission, was also responsible for organising the separation of blood Transfusion from laboratory services by setting up the National Blood Transfusion Services.

This involved construction of National blood transfusion centres across the country, organising blood collection, training of staff and blood testing for infections that are transmitted through blood transfusion such as HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B. To ensure Laboratory services, were identified as important components of healthcare delivery, initiated the development of a laboratory Policy, establishment of a training centre for Biomedical Scientists in Ndola at the Ndola Central Hospital and initiated laboratory week aimed at sensitizing community on the importance of laboratory diagnosis of diseases.

This programme is now a regular event. This is now a national programme being implemented in all hospitals throughout Zambia. As a response to reports of emerging cancer cases, a Radioimmunoassay Laboratory, was established, as part of the diagnostic services, at the University teaching Hospital and organised the training of an oncologist in preparation for the setting up of the cancer centre at the University Hospital and raised the first ever resources for the design and plans of this Cancer centre.

She became a professor in microbiology and immunology at the University of Zambia in and worked as Head of Pathology and Microbiology at the University Teaching Missing: mahatma gandhi.

This centre has now transformed into a cancer hospital that is not only serving Zambia but other countries in the region. High prevalence rates of HIV were also being reported in special groups such as sex workers, drug users etc. The aims and objectives were to transform and promote safe sex among sex workers in Zambia though training and empowerment activities.

This programme is a success story today. Working with traditional leaders in Zambia a campaign against child marriage in Zambia and beyond was launched.