The University of Zambia (UNZA) Acting Dean in the School of Health Sciences Dr. Sody Munsaka has been appointed to the World Health Organization (WHO) board of experts that will develop guidelines and ethics consideration for issuing of immunity passports in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Musanka joins a team of scientists involved in antibody testing that will be used as a measure to give people an immunity passport to move across borders.
Dr. Munsaka who is also a Lecturer and Researcher in Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology, Research Methods and Biostatistics in the School of Health Science is the only African board member among the 10 member scientists from the United States, Europe and Asian region.
He sits on a number of national committees that include the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) and Higher Education Authority (HEA). Dr. Munsaka’s research interests include patho-immune mechanisms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and interactions with drug abuse and other infectious diseases including malaria and tuberculosis.
According to a statement made available to the Zambian Business Times- ZBT by UNZA Head of Communications Dr. Brenda Bukowa, Dr. Munsaka is a Neuroimmune and Infectious Diseases Scientist at the University of Zambia School of Health Sciences. He holds a Master’s and PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences-Tropical medicine from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
