Didier Chuy Kalombola

Professor Didier Chuy Kalombola is an international health expert and academic with over two decades of leadership at the intersection of clinical practice, health policy, and scientific research. He currently operates as an Expert and Consultant in Health Policy and Management, serving as an Expert at the Health Knowledge Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CCSC-Asbl) and as the Medical Director of the Tshamilemba Learning and Research Health Center (CSART) in Lubumbashi. In 2024, he also assumed leadership roles as the Head of the Community Health Section at ISTM Lubumbashi and as a Provincial Coordinator for the national population-based HIV impact assessment (CODPHIA).

Throughout his career, Professor Chuy Kalombola has bridged the gap between academic theory and frontline healthcare delivery. He has extensive experience managing health zones, supervising medical districts, and coordinating complex epidemiological programs, notably directing long-term research and control strategies for cholera and mental health integration in Lubumbashi. As a trusted partner to international organizations, he has led initiatives and field evaluations alongside the Ministry of Public Health, World Vision, Doctors Without Borders (MSF-Holland), Medicus Mundi Belgium, and ICAP at Columbia University.

An accomplished academic and researcher, Professor Chuy Kalombola teaches advanced research methodologies at the School of Public Health of the University of Lubumbashi, the University of Kisangani, and the University of Mbuji Mayi. He is a primary investigator and co-promoter for numerous doctoral theses, with a prolific publication record featuring over thirty scientific articles in international journals.

Professor Chuy Kalombola holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Lubumbashi (UNILU), dual Master's degrees in Criminology (UNILU) and Public Health Systems Policy and Management from the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium, and a PhD in Public Health from UNILU. He also holds an international certification as an Expert in Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods from Nha Trang University in Vietnam. He is trilingual in French, Swahili, and Lingala, with a working proficiency in English.