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Dr. Rashidi Heri Kiangi is a Registered Nurse and Lecturer, Department of Nursing Education and Management, School of Nursing, MUHAS, with over 26 years’ experience in NGOs, private sector, and higher education. Since 2003 he has contributed to teaching, research, mentorship, and academic leadership.
He teaches clinical nutrition, community health nursing, nursing research, teaching and learning in clinical practice, leadership and management, and evidence-based healthcare, and supervises undergraduate and master’s research.
He holds BSc Nursing (University of Dar es Salaam), MSc Human Nutrition (SUA), and PhD Reproductive and Child Health (MUHAS). His research interests include reproductive and child health, nutrition and dietetics, noncommunicable diseases, nursing education, and health systems research.
Dr. Heri Kiangi research focuses on generating evidence to improve health outcomes and healthcare service delivery in Tanzania and similar settings. His major areas of research interest include:
• Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)
• Antenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care quality improvement
• Maternal health education and health communication
• Nutrition and dietetics across the life course
• Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, kidney disease, and cancer.
• Clinical nutrition and dietary management of chronic illnesses
• Nursing education and workforce development
• Health systems research and implementation science
• Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
• Community health and health promotion
Luvanda, E., Heri, R., & Ndile, M. (2026). Experiences of Navigating Recovery After Stroke in Tanzania: A Descriptive Qualitative Study. Nursing research and practice, 2026, 1450052. https://doi.org/10.1155/nrp/1450052
Buyi LM, Heri R, Ndile ML (2026) Barriers to adherence to endotracheal tube suctioning guidelines among intensive care nurses at a Tanzanian national hospital: A qualitative study. PLoS One 21(6): e0347186. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347186
Mzava, S. M., Heri, R., Shoo, J., Bigambo, F. M., & Furia, F. F. (2026). Factors associated with survival among patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis in Tanzania: a cohort study. BMC nephrology, 27(1), 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-04800-9
Kiangi, R. H., Målqvist, M., & Mselle, L. T. (2025). Effect of group antenatal care on women's satisfaction, perceived quality of care, nutritional knowledge, and dietary diversity in coastal Tanzania: A quasi-experimental study. Tanzania Journal of Health Research. https://doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v26i6.24
Kahindi, V., Ambikile, J. S., Mkoka, D., et al., & Kiangi, R. H. (2025). Knowledge on CLABSI prevention strategies and associated factors among ICU nurses in Dar es Salaam. East African Health Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v9i1.838
Abeid, S. M., Iseselo, M. K., Ndile, M. L., et al., & Kiangi, R. H. (2025). Knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses regarding enteral feeding for patients admitted to intensive care units of national referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100920
Mutayomba, E. N., Kiangi, R. H., Philbert, R., & Furia, F. F. (2025). Experience of patients receiving hemodialysis on the provision of nursing care at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research. https://doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v26i5.15s
Chona, E. Z., Gosse, R. A., William, D. A., Kiangi, R. H., & Ramadhani, F. B. (2025). Dietary knowledge and practices among diabetes patients attending Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research. https://doi.org/ 10.4314/thrb.v26i4.21
