Professor Tumaini Joseph Nagu is Deputy Permanent Secretary for Health at Tanzania’s Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), where she works to strengthen the connection between national health priorities and healthcare services delivered at regional and local levels.

She is a physician, researcher, and academic leader with extensive experience in internal medicine, public health, and healthcare leadership.

Prior to her current role, Professor Nagu served as Chief Medical Officer of Tanzania. Earlier in her career, she held senior academic and leadership positions at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), including leading the Department of Internal Medicine.

Throughout her career, her clinical and research work has focused on areas including tuberculosis, HIV, treatment outcomes, and drug resistance.

In her current role, Professor Nagu focuses on strengthening coordination across the healthcare system and improving access to quality care at community level, with particular attention to maternal and newborn health and collaboration between hospitals and primary healthcare services.