Tanzania, June 2 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed former Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu as Presidential Advisor on Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health.

The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, by the Directorate of Presidential Communications at State House.

According to the statement, Mwalimu will serve in the Office of the President (State House) in her new advisory role.

Mwalimu, a senior Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) leader, most recently served as Minister for Health and has held several senior government positions over the past decade.

She was first appointed to the Cabinet in 2015 by former President John Magufuli as Minister for Health, Community Development, Gend...