Dr. Safari Kinung’hi is a Principal Research Officer and Centre Manager for the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Mwanza centre. He holds a PhD in Public Health from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2011), a Masters degree in Tropical Veterinary Epidemiology from the Free University of Berlin, Germany/Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (2001), and a Bachelors degree in Veterinary Medicine from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania (1996). He has broad research interest in the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) and other neglected tropical diseases using the One Health Approach. He has more than 20 years of research experience in community based intervention trials for the control of schistosomiasis, STH and malaria and has published more than 100 papers in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Safari Kinung’hi has led larger scale multicentre research projects as the Tanzania Principal Investigator (PI) including the gaining and sustaining control of schistosomiasis (SCORE) project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the University of Georgia Research Foundation. Dr. Safari Kinung’hi was also the Tanzania PI of the larger scale multicentre Water Infrastructure for Schistosomiasis Endemic Regions (WISER) research project funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Dr. Safari Kinung’hi is a WHO/AFRO advisor and consultant on schistosomiasis and STH and a member and chair of the expert advisory committee of the Tanzania national NTD control programme. Dr. Safari Kinung’hi is a recipient of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) George Mercer ward 2023 for outstanding research work on schistosomiasis. He is also a supervisor and mentor in Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) in the East Africa Fogarty International Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in collaboration with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization and the Yale School of Public Health of Yale University, USA. Dr. Safari Kinung’hi is a reviewer of reputable international peer reviewed journals and funding agencies such as Acta Tropica, BMC Public Health, BMC Infectious Diseases, The Lancet, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Parasites &Vectors and the Wellcome Trust Foundation. He is also a reviewer of the Tanzanian National Ethics Review Committee (NATREC) and the Tanzania Lake Zone Institutional Review Board (LZIRB). Apart from routine research activities, Dr. Safari Kinung’hi has supervised/co-supervised 12 PhD/Postdoctoral students, 8 MSc students and more than 50 undergraduate students. He is a member of PhD and Postdoctoral assessment committees in Tanzania and East Africa. Key research achievements include initiation of malaria research programme at NIMR Mwanza centre with funding from DANIDA and PMI/USAID. As a result of this funding, the molecular entomology laboratory was renovated and equipped with state of the art laboratory equipment. An insectary unit was also established. Another key achievement is the re-introduction of research on snail intermediate hosts and their role in the transmission of schistosomiasis alongside use of molecular techniques in schistosomiasis research. Establishment of strong internal and external research collaboration networks and research training programmes of Tanzanian MSc and PhD students at NIMR Mwanza centre in collaboration with Tanzanian universities has been another achievement. These research achievements have the potential to create more research opportunities for NIMR Mwanza centre and NIMR in general.