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Bruno is a Professor and Senior Consultant at the School of Public Health and Social Sciences is a trained medical doctor (UDSM), with MSc and PhD in Global Health (University of Tokyo). He also serving as the Deputy Vice Chancellor-Research and Consultancy at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS); managing the research, consultancy, innovation; and a contact person for research collaborations and grants for the University. He is also a Visiting Professor and Liaison Professor at Kumamoto University, Japan; and an Honorary Senior Fellow at the Department of Oncology, Oxford University, United Kingdom. Professor Sunguya is an International Scholar at the Center of Global Health, University of Pennsylvania. The father of four girls is an avid marathon runner, a mentor to many young scientists, and the recipient of the National Health Scientist Award 2026.
Bruno's research and consultancy interests span from Public Health Nutrition and Nutritional Epidemiology; Infectious diseases especially HIV and Tuberculosis; Nutritionally-related Non-Communicable Diseases; and Health system strengthening
1. The East African Research Management Hub and Spoke Learning Network (EARN): Northwestern University.
2. Strengthening HPV vaccination and Adolescent health Research Program (SHARP) in Tanzania: Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI).
3. EU HORIZON 2020 Promoting co-designed sustainable health interventions with young changemakers for reduced risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in urban Burkina Faso, Kenya and Tanzania. HORIZON-HLTH-2023-DISEASE-03. Grant No. 101137359. Changemaker. 2023-2027.
4. Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) STOP NCDs: Scaling up evidence-based health system interventions Through the use of sustainable healthcare financing and digital technOlogy Platforms to improve Non-Communicable Disease prevention and control in Tanzania 2023-2027 (Project ID: LC15)
5. USG, DoD, WRAIR (2022-2028) Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) at DoD/WRAIR-supported facilities through funding from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Tanzania: W81XWH22P0049: PI
6. EPRENUT (2022-2026): Enhanced partnership for research capacity of next generation of nutrition researchers in Norway, Tanzania, and DR-Congo (EPRENUT). NORPART-2021/10434.
7. ENGAGE: Educating and Developing Bioethicists in Tanzania Fogarty NIH Grant: 1D43TW011809 – 2021-2026.
8. GROWNUT -2. NORHED II 2021-2026 (The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development).
9. Nutrition Investment Case (NIC-U) for Undernutrition and Overweight among Children for the United Republic of Tanzania and Zanzibar- UNICEF. June 2025-June 2026
10. National Lead, Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria CG8 – UNICEF
11. UNAIDS, Global Fund for AIDS TB and Malaria. NACOPHA. Stigma index among PLHIV in Tanzania. September 2023 - (paused in 2024 and resuming in June 2026) -December 2026
1. Nyongole O, Munishi C, Kimu N, Shirima GV, Sangeda RZ, Mseti M, Lugina E, Kiwara F, Sirili N, Chacha F, Nicholaus B, Mruma H, Frumence G, Simba D, Urassa D, Sunguya B. Quality of services and patient reported outcomes for prostate cancer in Tanzania: the role of patients' satisfaction from a cross-sectional study. BMC Urol. 2026 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s12894-026-02231-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42393670.
2. Porter Erlank C, Kikula A, Ngowi J, Muhumba T, Mvunabandi S, Mbuguni Z, Naphtali G, Mtumbuka E, Ruhago G, Sunguya B, Pembe AB. "I just love it - I know there is something which has not given me worry when I am with my partner": acceptability of hormonal intrauterine device among clients in two districts in Tanzania. Glob Health Action. 2026 Dec;19(1):2688015. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2688015. Epub 2026 Jul 2. PMID: 42391042.
3. Machaku D, Sunguya B, Bukusi E, Waddell R, Ulrich CM. What do Tanzanian Research Ethics Committees prioritise? A quantitative analysis of reviewer comments using Emanuel's framework. BMC Med Ethics. 2026 Jun 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-026-01528-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42316173.
4. Lyatuu GW, Larsson EC, Siril H, Mbunda T, Urrio RF, Machumi L, Machang'u D, Unkels R, Mauka WI, Mahande MJ, Simba B, Festo C, Mganga A, Mfaume RS, Laizer S, Rutatinisibwa H, Kibao A, Muhode P, Njau P, Maokola W, Rwebembera A, Msangi M, Nyamhagatta MA, Sunguya BF, Naburi H, Ekström AM, Kågesten AE. ENding HIV transmission to infants by Generating Evidence to optimise prevention and care for pregnant and postpartum Adolescent Girls and young women with HIV in Tanzania (ENGAGE): study protocol for a mixed-methods research project. BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 18;16(6):e115312. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115312. PMID: 42315270.
5. Nyagabona SK, Paciorek A, Pallangyo A, Pallangyo CK, Jackie Wang CC, Kahesa C, Zhang L, Van Loon K, Sunguya B, Mmbaga EJ. Baseline clinical and laboratory profiles at breast cancer diagnosis in Tanzania: differences by HIV status. Breast. 2026 May 12;88:104797. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2026.104797. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42127480.
