MRS TUMELO MUYENGA AKAPELWA | Lecturer II

MRS TUMELO MUYENGA AKAPELWA

tumelo.muyenga@mu.ac.zm

Career Profile

  • Pharmacist- Ministry of Health Zambia, 2009-2010 (University Teaching Hospital)

  • District Pharmacist – Ministry of Health Zambia, 01/2011 to 5/2015 (Gwembe District Health Office)

  • District Pharmacist Essential Medicines and Medical Supplies - Ministry of Health Zambia, 07/2015- 05/2016 (Lusaka District Health Office)

  • Lecturer (Pharmacognosy, Clinical pharmacy and Medicinal Chemistry), May 2016 – February 2018 - Lusaka Apex Medical University department of Pharmacy

  • Part time lecturer (Pharmacology), June 2018-February 2019- Mulungushi University School of Medicine

  • Full time Lecturer (Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy), February 2019 to date Mulungushi University School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ)

Registered Clinical pharmacist with health profession’s council of Zambia (HPCZ) 2018 to date

Registered pharmacist Health profession’s council of Zambia (HPCZ) 2009 to date

Registered Researcher with National Health Research Authority Zambia 2020 to date

Organization for Women in Science for the developing world (Zambian Chapter)

SPARK Africa

Mulungushi university Research Ethics committee

Research Experience and Publications

  • Vice Chair person of Mulungushi University School of Medicine Research and Ethics committee

  • Research experience in Natural Products Chemistry, Natural Products as drug sources, INDEGINOUS KNOWLEDGE of Medicines AND Pharmacological Research in Animal Models.

  • Member of SPARK Africa, a community of African scientists practicing translational research across borders

  • Awarded a diploma of distinction by the council of students’ scientific research work at People’s Friendship University of Russia for acquiring 2nd best thesis for the study of ‘Pharmacognostic description Adansonia Digitata ‘baobab’ fruit growing in Zambia.’

  • Awarded best thesis presentation by the University of Zambia graduates’ fora 2015 for research ‘Effect of Kigelia crude extract in diabetes induced mice.’

Education Background

  • University of Namibia (UNAM), School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 2020; PhD candidate (Pharmacology)

  • Ministry of Higher Education, 2019 Certificate in Effective Teaching

  • National Health Research Authority, 2019 Certificate in Research ethics

  • University of Zambia (UNZA), School of Medicine, Pharmacy department 2012-2015; Master of Clinical Pharmacy Degree

  • Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (P.F.U.R.), School Of Medicine, Pharmacy Faculty 2002 – 2008; Master of Science Degree in Pharmacy

  • St Mary’s secondary school, Livingstone 1996-2000; Grade Twelve School Certificate

  • Holy Cross Basic School, Livingstone 1989-1995

Publications

Muyenga T, Muungo LTM, Prashar L, Bwalya AG. (September 2015). The effect of Kigelia Africana fruit extract on blood glucose in diabetes induced mice. Jour of Med Sc & Tech; 4(3); Page No: 201-206 ISSN: 1694-1217 JMST. 

Muyenga T, (June, 2017). Study of the exocarp, mesocarp and seeds of Adansonia digitata L. fruit growing in Zambia and its possible use in pharmaceutical formulations. Pharmaceutical Journal of Zambia; 2(3) /A002 (ISSN: 2520-4327)

Tumelo Akapelwa Muyenga. Delilah Musonda, Michael Chigunta. Ethnobotanical. Survey of Medicinal Plants Used In Treatment of Diabetes in Chipulukusu Compound, Ndola District, Zambia. Zambia Journal of Preventive and Rehabilitative Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2018, pp. 39-44. doi: 10.21617/jprm.2018.0101.5 

Ezeala, C. C., & Akapelwa, T. M. (2019). Current global perspectives on the pharmacotherapy of Helicobacter pylori infection: Therapeutic implications for sub-saharan Africa. Medical Journal of Zambia, 46(3), 228–237. https://doi.org/10.4314/mjz.v46i3

Christian C Ezeala, Tumelo M Akapelwa., Medical students’ experiences with online pharmacology practical classes during the COVID 19 lockdown. Conference proceedings eBook: the first international online conference of pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences: A response to COVID-19, Egypt Sept 1-3, 2020

Ezeala, C. C., Ezeala, M. O., & Akapelwa, T. M. (2020). A Survey of Medical Students’ Experiences with Online Practical Pharmacology Classes during Covid19 Lockdown. Medical Journal of Zambia, 48(1), 25–30. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mjz/article/view/206233

Muyenga T, Hamweene P, Chabala F, Hamooya B.Antimicrobial activity of Cassia fistula Linn. stembark extracts on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonasaeruginosa and Nontyphoidal Salmonella.Pharmaceutical Journal of Zambia 2021; 5(1) (PDF) Available from:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353414404_Antimicrobial_activity_of_Cassia_fistula_Linn_stem_bark_extracts_on_Escherichia_coli_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa_and_Nontyphoidal_Salmonella/citations

Akapelwa, T. M., Ezaela, C. E., Mushabati, F., Bamitale, S. D.-K., & Kibuule, D. (2021). Commentary on the Antidiabetic Activity of Kigelia Africana. Journal of Preventive and Rehabilitative Medicine, 3(2), 21–23. https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/medicine/article/view/537



Hikaambo, C., Kaacha, L., Mudenda, S., Nyambe, M., Chabalenge, B., Phiri, M., Biete, L., Muyenga Akapelwa, T., Mufwambi, W., Chulu, M., & Kampamba, M. (2022). Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Azadirachta indica Leaf Extracts against Escherichia coli. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 13, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.4236/pp.2022.131001



Hikaambo, C., Chisanga, T., Kampamba, M., Muyenga Akapelwa, T., Chimombe, T., Chulu, M., Nanyangwe, N., Kabuka, R., & Mudenda, S. (2022). Antibacterial Activity of Cassia abbreviata Oliv Bark Extract against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. 16, 161. https://doi.org/10.31531/jprst.1000161



Kampamba, M., Maingaila, V., Muyenga Akapelwa, T., Mudenda, S., Biete, L., Mufwambi, W., Banda, M., Phiri, M., & Hikaambo, C. (2022). Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards the Disposal of Unused and Expired Medications among Students of Private Medical Universities in Lusaka, Zambia. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 13, 49–68. https://doi.org/10.4236/pp.2022.132004



Mukosha, M., Zingani, E., Kalungia, A. C., Mwila, C., Mwanza, J., Mweetwa, B., Mwalungali, G., Chigunta, M., Kaonga, P., Akapelwa, T. M., & Munkombwe, D. (2022). Level of job satisfaction among pharmacists in public and private health sectors in Zambia: A preliminary study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 30(4), 360–366. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riac044

Muyenga Akapelwa T., Prof C. Ezeala ., Dr. S. D. K. Bamitale ., Dr Dan Kibuule ., An Investigation Of The Effects Of Fractionated Extracts And Isolated Pure Compounds Of Kigelia Africana Fruit On Alloxan -Induced Diabetic Rat Model. (oral presentation at 1st Annual SHEPIZ symposium) 28/07/2022

Steward Mudenda, Mathews Banda, Martin Kampamba, Shafiq Mohamed, Billy Chabalenge, Tumelo Akapelwa Muyenga and Christabel Nang’andu Hikaambo. Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity Of Azadirachta Indica (Neem) Against Enterococcus Faecalis: Implications On Benefits Of Traditional Medicines. J pharmacogn phytochem 2024;13(1):127-132. DOI: 10.22271/phyto.2024.v13.i1b.14821

Muyenga, T., Bamitale, D. S. K., Kibuule, D., Hikaambo, C. N., Nyambe, M. N., & Ezeala, C. (2023). Antidiabetic, And Radical Scavenging Activity Of Kigelia Africana Fruit Fractions.: Gc-Ms Fingerprint Of Antidiabetic Kigelia Fruit Fractions. Medical Journal Of Zambia, 50(1), 1–13. https://Doi.Org/10.55320/Mjz.50.1.376 

Muyenga, T.A., Samuel, B.K.D., Dan, K., Hikaambo, C.N., Venables, L., Hattingh, A.C., van de Venter, M. and Christian, E., (2023) Cell viability and genotoxic potential of Kigelia africana fruit: implications for traditional medicine safety. Current Topics in Toxicology http://doi.org/10.31300/CTTX.19.2023.79-89

Muyenga, T. A., Bamitale, S. K. D., Kibuule, D., Sithole, S., Mukanganyama, S., Rudolph, C., Venables, L., Hattingh, A. C., van de Venter, M., & Ezeala, C. C. . (2024) Kigelia africana fruit fractions inhibit in vitro alpha-glucosidase activity: a potential natural alpha-glucosidase inhibitor.BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 24(1), 230. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-0433510-5

Steward Mudenda, Mathews Banda, Martin Kampamba, Shafiq Mohamed, Billy Chabalenge, Tumelo Akapelwa Muyenga and Christabel Nang’andu Hikaambo. (2024) Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity Of Azadirachta Indica (Neem) Against Enterococcus Faecalis: Implications On Benefits Of Traditional Medicines.J pharmacogn phytochem 13(1):127-132. DOI: 10.22271/phyto.2024.v13.i1b.14821