The African Infant and Preschool Lung Function Working Group members are detailed below.
| Name | Profession | Organisation/ institution linked to | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Diane Gray |
Paediatric pulmonologist,
researcher |
University of Cape Town,
South Africa |
|
|
Marieke Van der Zalm |
Pediatrician, researcher |
Desmond Tutu TB centre,
Stellenbosch University,
South Africa |
|
|
Charl Verwey |
Paediatric pulmonologist,
researcher |
Department of Paediatrics,
University of the
Witwatersrand; Respiratory
and Meningeal Pathogens
Research Unit,
Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
|
Prakash Mohan Jeena |
Paediatric Pulmonologist -
reseacher |
University of Kwazulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa |
|
|
Refiloe Masekela |
Paediatric pulmonologist |
University of Kwazulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa |
|
|
Leah Githinji |
Paediatrician pulmonologist,
researcher |
University of Cape Town,
South Africa |
|
|
Taryn Gray |
Paediatric pulmonologist |
Chest and Allergy centre,
Christiaan Barnard Memorial
Hospital, Cape Town, South
Africa |
|
|
Fiona Kritzinger |
Paediatric pulmonologist |
Chest and Allergy centre,
Christiaan Barnard Memorial
Hospital, Cape Town, South
Africa |
|
|
Lisa Obimbo |
Paediatric Pulmonologist,
researcher |
Department of Paediatrics &
Child Health, University of
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
|
Olena Ivanova |
MD, MPH, researcher |
Div. of Infectious Diseases
and Tropical Medicine, KUM,
Munich, Germany
* affiliated to TB sequel in
The Gambia, Mozambique,
South Africa and Tanzania |
|
|
Andrea Rachow |
MD, Specialist Inf Diseases
and Tropical Medicine,
senior researcher |
Div. of Infectious Diseases
and Tropical Medicine, KUM,
Munich, Germany
* affiliated to TB sequel in
The Gambia, Mozambique,
South Africa and Tanzania |
|
|
Rebecca Nantanda |
General Paediatrician,
Researcher |
Makerere University Lung
Institute, Makerere College
of Health Sciences, Kampala,
Uganda |
|
|
Shaakira Chaya |
Paediatric Pulmonologist |
University of Cape Town,
South Africa |
|
|
Carvern Jacobs |
Respiratory Technologist,
Researcher |
University of Cape Town,
South Africa |
|
|
Kareshma Asharam |
Research Manager |
University of KwaZulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa |
|
|
Sheena Muttoo |
PhD student |
University of KwaZulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa |
|
|
Ziyaad Dangor |
Paediatric pulmonologist,
researcher |
Department of Paediatrics,
University of the
Witwatersrand; Respiratory
and Meningeal Pathogens
Research Unit,
Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
|
Rana Ahmed |
Health informatics/ statistics |
The Epidemiological
Laboratory, Khartoum,
Sudan |
|
|
Engi F. Attia |
Adult Pulmonologist and
Intensivist, Researcher |
University of Nairobi, Coptic
Hospital / Hope Center for
Infectious Diseases in
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
|
Rajen Naidoo |
Occupational health
physician |
University of KwaZulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa |
|
|
Eric D. McCollum |
Paediatric pulmonologist |
Eudowood Division of
Pediatric Respiratory
Sciences, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine,
*affiliated with Lesotho,
Malawi, Bangladesh and
South Africa |
|
|
Mohanad Lawgali |
Paediatric pulmonologist |
University of Benghazi,
paediatrics department. |
|
|
Esin Nkereuwem |
Paediatrician, researcher |
MRC Unit The Gambia at
LSHTM, Banjul, The Gambia |
|
|
Ruan Swanenpoel |
Respiratory Technologist,
Researcher |
Tygerberg Hospital, Cape
Town, South Africa |
|
|
Toyin Togun |
MD MPH PhD; researcher with professional interest in childhood TB |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and with affiliation to the MRC Unit The Gambia at the LSHTM (MRCG at LSHTM) |
|
|
Celso Khosa |
MD, PhD, Researcher |
Centro de Investigação e Treino em Saúde da Polana Caniço – Instituto Nacional de Saúde - Mozambique |
|
|
Elisa Lopez Varela |
Pediatrician, Researcher |
ISGlobal- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Spain |
|
|
Denise Banze |
MD, Researcher |
Centro de Investigação e Treino em Saúde da Polana Caniço- Instituto Nacionaal de Saúde- Mozambique |
|
|
Justina Bramugy |
MD, Researcher |
Centro de Investigação em saúde de Manhiça, Mozambique |
|
|
Sandra Kwarteng Owusu |
Paediatric Pulmonologist |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana |
|
|
Joan Kagema |
Respiratory Nurse |
Kenyatta National Teaching /Referral Hospital, Kenya |
|
| Name | Profession | Country |
|---|---|---|
|
DR SHANNON SIMPSON
|
Co-head of the Children’s Lung Health team at the Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia |
Australia |
|
KATHRYN RAMSEY, PHD
|
Research Fellow, Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, University Children’s Hospital Bern, Switzerland |
Switzerland |
The Pan African Thoracic Society is a major professional organization representing Lung Health in Africa.
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