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Dr. Luco Patson Mwelange is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania. He is an Environmental and Occupational Health specialist with over ten years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and public health capacity building.
He holds a PhD in Occupational Health (2025) from MUHAS in collaboration with University of Bergen, Norway. MSc in Environmental and Occupational Health (2019), and a BSc in Environmental Health Sciences (2013) from MUHAS.
His expertise includes occupational and environmental health, WASH, climate change and health implementation science, health risk assessment, monitoring and evaluation. He is Co-Principal Investigator of the SBE-CISS-RM project, Assistant Coordinator of the Global Health Programme with the Karolinska Institute, and Managing Editor of the East African Journal of Public Health.
Dr. Luco Patson Mwelange's research focuses on generating evidence to improve environmental and occupational health and strengthen public health systems in Tanzania and other low- and middle-income countries.
His primary research interests include occupational health and safety, environmental health, climate change and health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and implementation research.
1. The Village Model for the Management of Snakebite Envenoming in Rural Settings: A Co-creation Model in Mkinga District, Tanzania (SBE-CISS-RM)
Duration: 2025 to 2027
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
2. Documentation of the Three-Star Approach in Schools and WASH FIT in Health Care Facilities in Tanzania (UNICEF)
Duration: 2026
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
3. Implementation Research on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV Services among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Songwe Region
Duration: 2026
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
4. Citywide Survey of Baseline WASH Conditions at Public Schools in Tanzania
Duration: 2025
Role: National Local Expert
5. Development of National Guidelines for Provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services During Emergencies
Duration: 2024
Role: Team Member
Review of the Health National Adaptation Plan to Climate Change
Duration: 2025
Role: Team Member
6. Development of National WASH Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities and Transport Hubs to Address WASH Issues in the Context of Climate Change
Duration: 2024
Role: Team Member
7. Organic Waste Diversion Business Model Development and Implementation Roadmap in Dar es Salaam City
Duration: 2024
Role: National Local Expert
8. National Environmental Health, Hygiene, and Sanitation Strategy
Duration: 2020
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
1. Mwelange LP, Mamuya SH, Nyarubeli IP, Sakwari G, Bråtveit M, Moen BE. Occupational exposure to respirable dust among ceramic tiles industry workers in Tanzania. Discover Public Health. 2025.
2. Mwera IC, Sichalwe MM, Mamuya SH, Mwelange LP. Work-related injuries and occupational safety practices among sugar factory workers in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. SAGE Open Medicine. 2025.
3. Mwelange LP, Nyarubeli IP, Sakwari G, Mamuya SH, Moen BE. Occupations and Risk of Head and Neck Cancers: A Case-Control Study in Tanzania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025.
4. Mwelange LP, Mamuya SH, Nyarubeli IP, Bråtveit M, Moen BE. Carcinogenic chemicals used in selected industries and agriculture sectors in Tanzania: A descriptive study. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health. 2025.
5. Bachwenkizi J, Mohamed H, Funsan P,Mwelange LP et al.,. Access to water sources and intimate partner violence against women in 26 Sub-Saharan African countries. Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances. 2023
