Thoko graduated with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Bern in 2024. Before that, he trained as a medical doctor at the Malawi College of Medicine (now called Kamuzu University of Health Sciences) and attained a master’s in Tropical and Infectious Diseases from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool. He works for CIHEB Initiative, where he supports the Malawi Ministry of Health to strengthen the laboratory services and health system through program management, human resource capacity building, policy development, and strengthening strategic information for decision-making.