Dr. Ernest Chanda
Expertise
- Radiotherapy Services, Academic & Training, Regulation & Quality Systems, Research & Development
Biography
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Dr Chanda is a Zambian PhD holder and specialist in medical radiation sciences with over 27 years of clinical, academic, and regulatory experience in medical imaging and radiotherapy. He holds a PhD in Public Health (Thesis title: Developing a framework for provision of Quality Sustainable Radiotherapy Services in Zambia: An Explanatory Sequential Study” ARU. MSc in Radiography (Thesis title: “Brachytherapy Doses and Late Rectal and bladder Toxicities for Cervical Cancer Patients: A case study of a radiotherapy center in Zambia (NUST Zimbabwe), a BSc in Radiography (Queen Margaret University, Scotland), and international fellowships in Radiation Therapy (Witwatersrand University, South Africa), IMRT/3D-CRT Radiotherapy Treatment Planning (Ghana), Postgraduate diploma in lecturing/teaching methodology (UNILUS), and a diploma in Medical Diagnostic Radiography (Evelyn Hone College).
He serves as Chief Radiation Therapist at Ndola Cancer Diseases Hospital, Lecturer in Clinical Oncology under Zambia College of medicine and surgery, honorary lecturer Lusaka Apex Medical University (APEX) Faculty of radiation sciences, External Examiner for (University of Zambia) UNZA (MSc Radiography) , TEVETA diploma programs, and Examiner for HPCZ Licensure. He has worked as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Expert engaged in strengthening Brachytherapy services in Uganda, and a technical committee member for Higher Education Authority (HEA).
PhD research
Developing a framework for provision of Quality Sustainable Radiotherapy Services in Zambia: An Explanatory Sequential Study
