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Mr. Benedicto Mgala is an Assistant Lecturer and Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist in the Department of Clinical Nursing at MUHAS. He holds a BSc. in Nursing (2019) and an MSc. in Cardiovascular Nursing (2025), both from MUHAS. He previously worked as a Nursing Officer in the Emergency Department at Saifee Hospital, Tanzania, gaining experience in emergency and critical care. He also contributed to a study by the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre evaluating a new Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food among children under five. Since joining academia in 2022, he has taught undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students, supervised clinical training and research, and facilitated professional short courses. He is a licensed Advanced Nursing Practitioner registered with the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council, with interests in cardiovascular nursing education, clinical practice, research, and health-system strengthening.
Non-communicable diseases (Cardiovascular Diseases, Renal disorders, DM), Emergency and Critical Nursing, Nutrition, Health Promotion
1. Day-to-day Experiences and Challenges of Long-term Warfarin Use among Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves at a National Cardiac Institute in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355506
2. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Cardiac Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-125419
3. Facilitators and Barriers to Lifestyle Modification Practices among Cardiovascular Patients Attending Cardiac Clinic at a Referral Hospital in Northern Tanzania (Submitted to PLOS Global Public Health - Accepted for publication)
