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Christopher Samkange

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<blockquote>'''Samkange, Christopher'''
* A Director, Institute of Continuing Health Education, {{UNI|University of Zimbabwe |UZ}} College of Health Sciences
* MA, MB BChir (Cambridge), FRCSED (Edinburgh), UK, FCS(ECSA), Hon FCS (Urol) SA
Mr Samkange graduated as a doctor from {{UNI|Cambridge University |UCam}} and King’s College Hospital, London. He went on general surgical and urology training rotations in the UK. He joined the {{UNI|University of Zimbabwe |UZ}} initially as a specialist urology lecturer in the Department of Surgery then laterally transferred to the Institute of Continuing Health Education where he has served as a Heath Training Educator in the University. He has been head of the Institute since 1993. He has served in the {{UNI|University of Zimbabwe |UZ}} Senate since 1993. He was Chairman of the Zimbabwe Open University Council and is a past president of the [http://www.cosecsa.org/ College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa]. Mr Samkange was one of the Zimbabweans who spearheaded the uptake of [[VMMC ]] from the time of the [[WHO ]] recommendation in 2007. He led with Dr Hatzold the setting up of the training and implementing programmes, writing a large part of the training materials. He has been part of the WHO TAG on [[VMMC]] from early on. Currently he is in the national Steering Committee, the national Adverse Event management committee and Mentorship programme for providers.<ref>{{REFdocument
|url=https://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/news/WHOVMMCGDG-Sep2018.pdf?ua=1
|title=Biographies of Guideline Development Group (GDG) members for WHO guidance
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