Joseph Mwenya Kasonde was a Zambian politician who served as the Minister of Health from October 2011 to 2016.

He was a founding member of the Lusaka Apex Medical University (LAMU), an institution established as a result of evidence on the magnitude of the human resources for health crisis in Zambia and Africa.

Kasonde was a graduate of Aberdeen University, Scotland and Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, London.

At the 2013 Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) he presented the Roles of WHO in assisting country-based knowledge translation platforms (KTP) to develop context specific evidence-informed policies.

[2] President Edgar Chagwa Lungu declared a day of national morning and accorded Kasonde a state funeral in recognition of his lifetime dedication and commitment to serving the people of Zambia.