Naelijwa Mshanga
Lecturer, Mbeya University of Science and Technology
Naelijwa Mshanga is a Lecturer in Human Nutrition at Mbeya University of Science and Technology and a 2026 CEGA Fellow. From Tanzania. Her research focuses on nutrition, food safety, and public health, with particular interest in child nutrition and aflatoxin exposure. Her doctoral research examined the relationship between aflatoxin exposure and micronutrient deficiencies among children ages 6 to 24 months in rural Tanzania. Through the CEGA Fellowship, she is evaluating community-based interventions and policy strategies to improve child nutrition and reduce dietary exposure to aflatoxins in low-resource settings. Mshanga holds a doctoral degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania.
