Dr. Florence Temu is the Country Director for Amref Health Africa in Tanzania, a role that she assumed since May 2016. Before that Florence was a Country Director for Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia. While Amref, Florence raised from being a Project manager, Head of Programmes, and then Deputy Country Director before becoming a Country Director.

Before joining Amref Health Africa, Florence was the Head of the Cancer Prevention Services Division at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Tanzania; prior to that, she was a general practitioner and researcher under Maternal and HIV research (PMTCT clinical trials) at Muhimbili National Hospital. Dr. Temu holds a Degree in Medicine, Masters in Public Health, Diploma in Palliative Care, as well as a University certificate in Geriatric Health Care Management. She has undergone several leadership courses including the PEAK Fellowship by Population Fellows Program of the University of Michigan, and the Women Leaders for the World (WLW) leadership programme of the Global Women Leadership Network (GWLN).

 Florence is a member of the Medical Women Association of Tanzania (MEWATA). Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT); the Institute of Directors of Tanzania (IODT); Women in Management in Africa (WIMA); CEOs Round Table of Tanzania (CEOrt); and Global Women Leadership Network (GWLN) where she now sits in its WLW Council. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of the Guaranty Trust Bank in Tanzania and of a newly formed StopTB Partnership of Tanzania Chapter. She previously served as a Vice Chairperson of MEWATA and also Vice-chairperson of the Board of Directors for White Ribbon Alliance Tanzania.