Mr Malizgani Mhango

Malizgani (Maliz) Mhango is a public health specialist, applied epidemiologist and medical laboratory scientist with over 15 years’ experience across Australia, southern Africa and the Horn of Africa. He currently works in the Emergency Management Unit of the ACT Health and Community Services Directorate, where he coordinates multi-agency emergency preparedness planning with local and Commonwealth health partners and supports medical countermeasure stockpile planning and response. He completed a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology through the Australian Field Epidemiology Training Programme at the Australian National University in 2024, following a Master of Public Health from the University of the Western Cape (2023) and a Master of Philosophy in HIV and AIDS Management from Stellenbosch University (2021). His medical laboratory sciences background, gained in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Somalia and New South Wales, informs his work on infectious disease surveillance and diagnostics. He is an active researcher and published author in public health, epidemiology and global health. His research interests include antimicrobial resistance, tuberculosis diagnostics, HIV programme financing in low- and middle-income countries, emergency preparedness frameworks, global health governance and health systems resilience.