Isack Suga Kiduma, M.D.

Isack is a Medical Doctor and Public Health Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and healthcare industry, particularly in Clinical Research, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Healthcare Information Technology, and Business Development focusing on Health Systems and Policy.

In his work as a Consultant, Isack has specialized in strategic planning, programmatic management, and coordination of TB and HIV services, including monitoring and evaluation, operational research, innovation, advocacy, and resource mobilization towards improved and sustained treatment outcomes.

He has successfully led the transition to shorter TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) regimens (3HP and 3HR) by designing a roadmap and scale-up plan, including forecasting and quantification of new commodities and drugs, as well as implementing a patient support program and an active TB Drug Safety Monitoring System (aDSM) in Tanzania through a well-coordinated decentralized TB program under the Ministry of Health.

Isack has developed guidelines, recording and reporting tools, mortality tools, training curricula, and other strategic documents for TB and HIV programs. He has also led the Global Fund TB/ HIV grant application for the years 2018–2021 and participated in various research studies, including the provision of shorter TB preventive treatment regimens and TPT provision in DSDM models in Tanzania.

He has presented the country’s experiences at national and international conferences and published articles on new TB and HIV drugs and shorter TPT regimens. He has also participated in the mid-term and end-term review of strategic plans for TB and HIV programs in Tanzania and Malawi and is currently assisting other countries in implementing new drugs, shorter regimens, active aDSM, mortality audit tools, and transition plans to adopt key changes in TPT regimens as recommended by the World Health Organization.