University of Bern

Rukudzo Mwamuka is a Psychiatrist living and working in Zimbabwe. She holds a Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery degree, a post graduate Diploma in Mental Health and Master of Medicine Psychiatry degree, all from the University of Zimbabwe. She is currently  a doctoral fellow at the University of Bern in Switzerland funded by the Swiss National Science  Foundation and the African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) II.

Her  research interests are in the areas of mood disorders, depression and community-based  interventions for common mental disorders. Rukudzo’s doctoral research is going to focus on improving treatment outcomes for depression. She will investigate the feasibility and acceptability of nurse-led antidepressant prescribing in primary care facilities in Zimbabwe.

Supervisors

• Dr Monika Mueller, University of Bern (Primary supervisor)

• Prof Dixon Chibanda, University of Zimbabwe