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Karim Premji Manji is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied
Sciences (MUHAS), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College in India, a Master of Medicine in Pediatrics and Child Health from the University of Dar es Salaam, and a Master of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health. He also completed a fellowship in Neonatal Medicine at Hammersmith Hospital, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London. His academic career at Muhimbili spans almost four decades, with previous appointments including Deputy Registrar and
Dean of the School of Medicine. His clinical and research work focuses on newborn health, child nutrition, neurodevelopment, and pediatric HIV. He has contributed to World Health Organization expert groups on care for preterm and low-birth-weight infants and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of African Neonatology. His contributions have been recognized through fellowships of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Alumni Merit
Award at the Harvard and Life-time achievement award of the American Society of Nutrition.
Nationally, he is recognised and was awarded as a health scientist by the Ministry of Education and Science and Technology in Tanzania.
Teaching: Authored 3 books in 2026
1. Manji K. Neonatal Medicine for Medical Students: A case-based textbook. Springer Nature, Switzerland, 2026.ISBN 9783032265531
2. Manji K .A narrative Atlas of newborn. 2026 ISBN 97899879252 6 1
3. Guidelines for Interns, registrars , residents and fellows in the neonatal Unit. ISBN 97899879252 7 8
Research;
As shown below.
Clinical Service :
Neonatologist
1. Neonatal Essential Strategic Technologies (NEST): Improving Infrastructure and Capacity Building of Neonatal Units in Tanzania. IHI/CIFF/Rice University/MUHAS. October 2019- 2022. Ongoing Phase 2 from 2022 to 2026
2. NUTRIMAM: Nutritional Intervention among Moderately Malnourished Children below 24 months. Enrollment is ongoing. Expected to continue until 2026
3. Mechanistic Study. A sub-study on Body composition and Microbiomes in NUTRIMAM. Ongoing.
4. Neo-Zinc: RCT. NIH-funded: Recruitment began in December 2024. Paused due to NIH funding issues in May 2025 and restarted in October 2025. Ongoing
5. Tool CAP and IMCI-PLUS ( Lung Ultrasound and CRP ) in identifying pneumonia in children below 5 years. Began recruiting in June 2025 and progressing well.
6. Knowledge Transfer Hub: An Implementation Science program for the findings in maternal and Child health. BMFG-funded. Initial stages. March 2026
7. Probiotic Supplementation to Prevent Infant Infections in Tanzania. MUHAS Gates-funded. Initial stages, October 2026: Nahya S, Manji K et al.
1.Naburi H, Salim N, Mussa F, Assenga E, Kisenge R, Kija E, Moshiro R, Mkony M, Abdallah Y, Tooke L, Krüger C, Frey M, Chami N, Chirande L, Nkya D, Charles M, Nordberg V, Kjellberg M, Massawe A, Furia F, Manji K, Züchner A. Developing pediatric subspecialty training in resource-limited settings; the first neonatology subspecialty program in Tanzania. BMC Med Educ. 2026 May 14;26(1):962. doi: 10.1186/s12909-026-09035-8. PMID: 42129796; PMCID: PMC13262487.
2. Meier MS, Sewe MO, Manji KP, Sidat M, Kwaro D, Andrews C, Chandna J, Nguyen Thanh L and KC A (2026) Ecological association between non-optimal ambient temperature and childhood developmental delay—a multi-country study. Front. Clim. 8:1820809. doi: 10.3389
3. Manyiri MW, Loss G, Martin-Herz SP, Sumari D, Gutapaka N, Athuman T, Simando S, Jebiwott S, Wu X, Manji K, Olotu A, Hsiang MS, Fink G. Socioeconomic disparities in children's neurodevelopment before and during primary education: Evidence from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. PLoS One. 2026 Jul 27;21(7):e0354139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.
4. Chaki S, Sarkar A, Mclarty R, Baabde R, Chipongo H, Assenga E, Manji K. A Huge Intra-Abdominal Mesenteric Cyst in a Child Mimicking Ascites: A Case Report. Clin Case Rep. 2026 Jul 10;14(7):e73133. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.73133. PMID: 42434532; PMCID: PMC13351924.
5. Chilipweli PM. Nyanza EC, Ngowi AV, Manji K. First-trimester maternal erythrocyte
acetylcholinesterase activity and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 months among children of smallholder horticultural growers in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania BMC Pediatrics October 2026 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-07698-2
