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About: Vulstan James Shedura is a Field Epidemiologist holding a Master’s degree in Epidemiology and Laboratory Management at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), and a Medical Laboratory Scientist holding a Bachelor’s degree from International Medical and Technological University (IMTU). He studied a total of three online diplomas in Leadership and Management, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Project management at the Kenyan WATSAN training institute. He has studied more than 100 certified short courses (physical and Virtual) Mainly in Public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, Leadership and Management, Quality management systems, Project management, Health systems strengthening, Health economy, PHEOC, Business, Teaching Methodology for health care professionals, GLP, GCP, and Scientific writing. He has participated in presentations at national and international scientific conferences, mainly, at the 9th MUHAS Scientific conference, 10th MUHAS Scientific conference, 8th Tanzania Health Summit, 9th Tanzania Health Summit, International conference of AIDS and STI’s in Africa (ICASA 2021), the 5th International conference of African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM 2021), the 52nd World Union conference on Lung health -2021, the 26th Annual Pradanya international conference -2022, the 10th European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Forum-2021and the 1st Africa Health Agenda international conference (AHAIC)-2021, and the 8th African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) conference-2023. Currently, he has made 5 publications about influenza, HIV, Syphilis, and HBV infection via a peer-reviewed process. He has participated in the evaluation of the National influenza sentinel surveillance system in Tanzania and the analysis of influenza data. He has been working for strengthening COVID-19 surveillance in Tanzania, especially in Dodoma and Mtwara regions. He conducted operational research on people’s attitudes, knowledge, and perception on the COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. He has attended various workshops in preparation and reviewing national guidelines used in the health sector. He has worked on Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus and Syphilis infections among the pregnant women population in the Mtwara region. He has been working in the Laboratory department and teaching medical students for more than 6 years under USAID Boresha afya Southern zone, Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, and Southern Zone referral hospital in Mtwara region, respectively. He is currently the head of the department of Clinical Research, Training, and Consultancy at the Southern Zone Referral Hospital, in the Mtwara Region, Tanzania. ORCID ID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-2492