We’re pleased to announce that Gaspar Mbita will soon defend his PhD dissertation Breaking Chains, Building Hope: Innovative Strategies for Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Tanzania by 2030 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Gaspar Mbita is an experienced health professional specializing in monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) and management for donor-funded health projects in Africa. He has extensive expertise in designing and implementing MEL systems, conducting evaluations, and project data management for improving health service delivery and system strengthening