
Daniel Mavu
University of Namibia, Namibia
Biography
Daniel Mavu is a Pharmacist by profession registered in Namibia and Zambia. He is currently working as a Pharmaceutics Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, University of Namibia. Prior to this, he has worked as a Lecturer and Coordinator of the Pharmacist Assistant training program at the National Health Training Centre, Windhoek, Namibia from 2013. From 2005-2013, he was the Pharmacist In-Charge at the Livingstone General Hospital, Zambia. He has taught Chemistry at Hillcrest National School in Livingstone, Zambia for three years and was also a Lecturer of Chemistry at the Natural Resources Development College in Lusaka, Zambia. He holds a Master of Pharmacy degree (Pharmaceutics) from the University of the Western Cape, Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and BSc degree both from the University of Zambia. He is currently a PhD candidate working on characterization and pharmaceutical development of antimicrobial compounds from microorganisms growing in selected soil types in Namibia.