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1. PhD., Phytomedicine (2015-2021)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Thesis title: Efficacy and safety of constituents from selected Tanzanian medicinal plants used for managing fungal infections
2. MSc., Natural Products Technology and Value Addition (2011-2013)
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Dissertation title: Quantification of phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of Tamarindus indica L. from selected agroecological zones in Tanzania
3. BSc., Wildlife Management (2008-2011)
Project title: Assessment of Medicinal Use of Wild Animals in Villages Adjacent to Serengeti National Park
Antimicrobial resistance, Infectious Diseases, Traditional Medicine and indigenous Knowledge,
1. Research Investigator, One Health Alumni Tracking Survey – AFROHUN/USAID (2023–2024).
2. Fellowship Awardee, System thinking approaches for rabies prevention and control in Tanzania – AFROHUN/USAID (2023).
3. Consultant, Review and Develop Training Materials on Combating Wildlife Trafficking in Tanzania – Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) USAID in 2023
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Principal Investigator, Community practices on the use of traditional medicine in COVID‑19 management – MUHAS Amne Salim COVID‑19 Grant (2022-2023).
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Consultant, Value Chain Assessment for Wildmeat Trade—TRAFFIC/USAID Wildlife‑TRAPS (2022).
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Consultant, Wildlife Use Patterns Community Surveys – TRAFFIC/USAID Wildlife‑TRAPS (2017–2018).
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Consultant, Awareness surveys on family planning, HIV/AIDS, and water‑borne diseases – WAVUMO/WCST (2011).
1. Gladys R. Mahiti, Hussein Mohamed, Maganga Sambo, Deodatus Kakoko, Juma E. Kimboka, Niwael Mtui-Malamsha, Mourice VN. Mbunde, Athanas A. Ngou, Alphoncina Nanai, Hezron E. Nonga, Jubilate Bernad, Khadija Saidi, Richard Samson, Robinson Mdegela, Folorunso O. Fasina, Japhet Killewo (2025). Barriers to Sustaining Dog Vaccination Campaigns against Rabies: Perspectives from Dog and Cat Owners and Other Stakeholders in Kisarawe District, Tanzania
. Tanzania Medical Journal. 36 (2). 2025. https://doi.org/10.4314/4fz18x24
2. George J, Mbunde MN, Kimaro L, Sam G, Chachage M, Mohamed H, Kakoko DC, Killewo J (2024). Willingness to pay for rabies vaccination services and associated factors among communities in Geita District, Tanzania. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4926351/v1.
3. Mbunde MN, Mwakigonja AR, Innocent E, Mabiki F, Andersson PG. In Vivo Toxicological Study of Polyherbal Antifungal Extracts in Mice. Submitted to Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia in May 2025. RBFA-D-25-00429
4. Mbunde MN, Samwel B, Qwarse M, Otieno JN (2022). The potential of medicinal and food plants used in managing hypertension and diabetes. Special Issue in Tanzania Medical Journal 33(2):76-77. DOI: 10.4314/tmj.v33i2.569.g296
5. Mollel JT, Said JS, Masalu RJ, Hannoun C, Mbunde MN, Nondo RSO, Bergstrom T, Trybala E, (2022). Anti-respiratory syncytial virus and anti-herpes simplex virus activity of six Tanzanian medicinal plants with extended studies of Erythrina abyssinica stem bark. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 292 (2022) 115204. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2022.115204
6. Sambo M, Mahiti G, Mohamed H, Bernad J, Coetzer A, Felix AK, Kakoko D, Kimboka JE, Mtui-Malamsha N, Mbunde MV, Ngou AA, Nanai AM, Nonga HE, Saidi K, Samson R, Sanga V, Mdegela R, Killewo J, Nel LH, Fasina, FO (2022). Rabies intervention in Tanzania: An innovative animal vaccination model to train One Health-focused student workforces to control and eliminate rabies. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2022.115204
7. Mbunde, MNV., Innocent, E., Mabiki, F. Andersson, PG. (2021). In vitro antifungal activity of isolated compounds from Parinari curatellifolia (Chrysobalanaceae) and Terminalia sericea (Combretaceae). International journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 15(1): 367-378. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v15i1.31
8. Mbunde, MNV, Mabiki, F., Innocent, E. Andersson, PG. (2019). Antifungal activity of single and combined extracts of medicinal plants from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2019; 8(1): 181-187.
9. Mbunde, MNV, Innocent, E., Mabiki, F. Andersson, PG. (2017). Ethnobotanical survey and toxicity evaluation of medicinal plants used for fungal remedies in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology. 6(1): 84-96.
