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Prof. Enica Richard is a Tanzanian medical academic, researcher and Otorhinolaryngologist (ENT specialist) at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). She is based in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, with academic and research interests particularly in hearing health, audiology, speech disorders and ENT diseases.
She currently serves as Ag Principal of the College of Medicine at MUHAS, providing academic and administrative leadership in medical education, research and clinical training. She has contributed to numerous research publications, including studies on hearing loss, otology, head and neck diseases, and ENT conditions.
Prof. Richard is also involved in medical education and international academic collaborations, including initiatives aimed at strengthening medical training and curriculum development in Tanzania. She serves as a member of the leadership team of the Association of Medical Schools in Africa (AMSA).
Her research is broadly grouped into five major themes:
Hearing & Audiology | HIV and Hearing Health | Paediatric ENT & Speech Disorders | Rhinology/Head & Neck Diseases | Medical Education & Rehabilitation
This combination of clinical ENT practice, hearing-health research, multidisciplinary collaboration and medical education gives her research a strong focus on addressing ENT and hearing-health challenges in Tanzania and other resource-limited settings.
Other activities include leading funded projects which include Hearing and HIV (NIH),Hear Africa connect (GIZand Germany Lower Saxony) and AFROREHAB2030 (ERASMUS CBHE).
1. Kambhampaty AK, Niemczak CE, Hill RA, et al., including Enica R. Massawe. (2026). Central auditory tests reveal deficits in HIV treatment. Frontiers in Public Health. Published 20 May 2026. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1751685. Prof. Massawe is listed as a co-author, reflecting her continuing research collaboration in HIV, hearing and central auditory function.
2. Massawe ER, Mlanzi AH. (2024). Prevalence of hoarseness of voice and associated symptoms among primary school teachers in Ilala Municipal, Tanzania. East African Journal of Public Health, 16(1), 1–7. The study found a 42.9% prevalence of hoarseness among the 268 teachers studied.
3. Massawe ER, Mongi B, Kishevo P, Pallangyo P. Sensorineural Hearing Loss among Hypertensive Patients Attending Cardiac Institute in Tanzania: A Cross-sectional Study. This work examines the relationship between hypertension and sensorineural hearing loss.
4. Massawe ER, Rahib JS. (2023). Prevalence of Age-Related Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Related Factors in Elderly Patients Attending Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 76, 788–793.
5. She is also a co-author on a 2026 head-and-neck cancer study: Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus and Associated Risk Factors Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer in a National Referral Center in Tanzania, published in JCO Global Oncology in March 2026
