Arnold Jumbe was a site fellow at Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo in Malawi (2017-2019). He was born in Milepa, Chiradzulu District, Southern Malawi. He graduated from Mzuzu University with a Bachelor of Science in Education (BScEd) as a secondary school teacher, majoring in chemistry and biological sciences. He then taught at Marymount Secondary School and University of Livingstonia. Since he had a passion for Medicine from a young age, and after having observed how badly patients were being treated and deprived of quality health services (especially from rural areas and the vulnerable people), and through his own experience, Arnold decided to change his career and do medicine to be the voice of the voiceless and make an impact on the lives of vulnerable people. He graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at Malawi College of Medicine. He completed his internship at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, in Blantyre, Malawi and stayed in the Department of Surgery for a year post-internship. He decided to do a career in global health to acquire knowledge and skills of how best to manage avoidable morbidity and mortality in his region as a developing country, as well as learn the organization, financing and management of health care systems in this region. His interests lean towards surgery for general practice, pediatric TB and research. He is currently working as a District Medical Officer for Neno District Health office, a rural District hospital in southern Malawi. He enjoys gardening and social football during his free time.

Field of work: Administration, Family Medicine, Government, Public Health

Areas of interest: Research, Publication