Francis is a PhD candidate at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.

His research focuses on childhood malnutrition among infants and children younger than five years living in sub-Saharan African countries. Francis's PhD aims to evaluate the determinants of undernutrition among children under five and explore effective interventions to address the problem in this population, especially in low-income settings. In addition, it seeks to synthesise knowledge from the existing evidence to enable the co-development of implementation strategies with stakeholders to be piloted and evaluated in a local Tanzanian context.

Francis has extensive work experience in Tanzania Public Services, actively supporting his government's objective of improving accessibility of quality and adequate health services delivery. 
Francis has also gained professional experience in the public health sector and health services by serving various positions in Regional Administration and Local Government in Tanzania (PO-RALG).

Francis's research interests include Evidence-based Healthcare, Early Childhood Nutrition, and Global Public Health Governance.