Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda
The Honourable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has been minister of health in Malawi since 2020 and is currently serving a second term as a member of parliament. She has worked as a biochemist in the Ministry of Health, as well as a pharmacist manager for Malawi Pharmacies. She also served on the Pharmacy Medicine and Poisons Board and on the board of Member City Pharmacies, and is currently a member of the board of the Kamuzu International Academy and organising secretary for the Malawi Congress Party. She is also an ardent farmer.