ICEH alumni: Africa

Details for alumni working in the WHO Africa region, with links to dissertation summaries and career overviews. This list is incomplete. If you are a past Certificate, Diploma or Master's student, please email Elizabeth.Mercer@Lshtm.ac.uk with your details and we will be pleased to add you to the list.

ICEH ALUMNI BY REGION

Africa

Eastern Mediterranean

Botswana

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Oathokwa Nkomazana oathokwa2000@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist		MSc	2006

Cameroon

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Jacques Kemabia jkemabia@yahoo.fr Ophthalmologist (Cameroon/Ghana)	Impact of financial sustainability of cataract surgical services of Agogo Presbyterian Hospital on patients' profile	MSc	2007
Joseph Enyegue - Oye jenyegueoye@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist	Prevalence of Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Muyika, a Rural Health District of the South West Province, Cameroon Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Grace Neba Akohobe Fobi gakohobe@yahoo.com Public Health Ophthalmologist; Coordinator of the Cataract Surgical Programme in Central Hospital Yaounde Cameroon. Involved in National Programme for the Prevention of Blindness in Cameroon.	Barriers to Cataract Surgical Services Provision in Yaoundé, Cameroon	MSc	2002

Democratic Republic of Congo

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Mankiew Makwanga makwanga@hotmail.com Director of the Congolese National Programme for Eye Health and Vision.	Causes of Childhood Blindness in Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo	MSc	2002

Ethiopia

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Mulat Zerihun Lemu mzerihun2003@yahoo.com Manager, The Carter Centre Assited Trachoma and Malaria Control project, of Amhara Region	Manual for training integrated eye care worker/ Trachoma Trichiasis surgeon on Amhara National Regional State-Ethiopia	DCEH	2005
Bedri Amir Kello amirbedri@yahoo.com Programme Officer for PBL	Causes of Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness in Children in Schools for the Blind in Ethiopia	MSc	2001
Amir Bedri amirbedri@yahoo.com Programme Officer, CBM, Addis Ababa	Causes of Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness in Children in Schools for the Blind in Ethiopia	MSc	2001
Liknaw Adamu liknaw@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist, WHO National Professional Officer for PBL	Assessment of Current Cataract Services Provision in the Addis Ababa Region, Ethiopia	MSc	1997

Ghana

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Jonathan Boye	Validating key informant method in detecting blind children in Ghana Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Michael Ekuoba - Gyasi mikegyasi@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist, Bawku Hospital	Situation Analysis of Cataract Services in Upper East Ghana	MSc	2003
Michael Gyasi mikegyasi@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist, Bawku Hospital	Cataract: Situation Analysis of Cataract Services in Upper East Ghana	MSc	2003
Peter Osei-Bonsu oseibonsupeter@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist	Factors determining the uptake of cataract services in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana	MSc	2003
Henry Nagai nagaihenry@hotmail.com Medical and Scientific Officer, Village of Hope Clinic, Ghana	Opthalmia Neonatorum - Attitudes and Management in the Greater Accra region - Ghana	MSc	2002
Thomas Tontie Baah ttbaah@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist in Charge of Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Asikuma, Ghana	Trachoma: Uptake and Outcome of Trichiasis Surgery in Ghana	MSc	1997
Oscar Afari Debrah bawkueye@africaonline.com.gh Ophthalmologist in charge of the Eye Department and Regional Ophthalmologist of the Upper East Region.	Visual Outcome, Health Gains and Acceptability of Aphakic Correction after Incapsular Cataract Extraction in Bawku hospital (Ghana)	MSc	1995
Maria Hagan mhagan@africaonline.com.gh Head, National Eye Care		DCEH	1987

Gambia

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Bitrus Danboyi bjdanboyi2004@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist, National Eye Care Programme and Health for Peace Initiative	Visual Disability in the Mentally Handicapped Patients in Gambia Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Sarjo Kanyi Cataract Surgeon	Evaluation of the impact of Nyateros "Friends Of The Eye" in the Delivery of Eye Care Services in Lower River Division After One Year of its Implementation in Gambia Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Momodou Bah modubah@yahoo.co.uk Project Officer, Sight Savers International Gambia Office	Cataract: A Study on Cost and Effectiveness of Cataract Services at the Cataract Camp and at the Secondary Eye Unit in Upper River Division of the Gambia.	MSc	2000
Hannah Faal hbf@gamtel.gm Eye Care Programme Consultant Career overview		DCEH	1985

Kenya

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Kahaki Kimani kahakikimani@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist	Vitamin A Situation and Ocular Disorders in Children's Homes in Nairobi, Kenya Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Wanjiku Mathenge ciku@email.com Consulant Ophthalmologist, Rift Valley Provincial Hospital, Medical Adviser Fred Hollows Foundation	The Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency and Assosciated Risk Factors in a Prison in Kenya: Cross Section and Case Control Studies	MSc	2002
Jefitha Karimurio jefithakarimurio@hotmail.com Lecturer, University of Nairobi	Costs and Productivity of Cataract Surgery in Different Eye Care Delivery Settings in Kenya	MSc	1999

Madagascar

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Henry Nkumbe Nkumbe@gmx.net Ophthalmologist	Situation analysis of human resources for eye care in the North West Province of Cameroon Dissertation summary	MSc	2006

Malawi

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Kalua Khumbo khumbokalua@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist	Use of key informants in determining the magnitude and causes of childhood blindness in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi Dissertation summary	MSc	2006

Namibia

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Mantate Manyothwane Ophthalmic Nurse	Cataract: Assessment of Cataract Surgical Services in Botswana	MSc	1997

Nigeria

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Barka David Lass dflass@yahoo.com ECWA Evangel Hospital	Poor vision and barriers to treatment among commercial vehicle drivers in Plateau State, Nigeria Dissertation summary	MSc	2007
Emmanuel Antiev eantiev@yahoo.com Ophthalmic Nurse	Increasing number of Cataract Operations in Benue State, Nigeria	Diploma	2006
Shuaib Oke okedr2003@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Cost analysis of cataract services by eye care providers in Nigeria Dissertation summary	MSc	2006
Cecilia Okorro imeturuche@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Preventing eye injuries in Power Company, Nigeria	DCEH	2006
Anne Ebri annyibiang@yahoo.co.uk Optometrist	Effectiveness of cycloplegic drugs in Nigerian children Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Perpetua Odugbo odugp@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Blind School Survey in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna States, Nigeria Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Olufisayo Aribaba fisayo_aribaba@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist	Cost - effectiveness Analysis Of Cataract Services in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Olufunmilayo Bankole funminiyib@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist	Vitamin A Deficiency: Evaluation of Vitamin A Deficiency Programme in Lagos State Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Abdullah Imam passion1312003@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Prevalence of blindness in a north-western Nigerian rural population: a rapid assessment of cataract surgical services Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Cecila Kalu Oriri srnwannennaya@yahoo.com Ophthalmic Nurse	Evaluation of Visual Outcome of Cataract Surgical Services in St. Mary's Catholic Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Abe Ogunsola labibas@aol.com Ophthalmologist	Systematic Review: Modelling the Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment in the Carribean Dissertation summary	MSc	2004
Mpyet Caleb mpyetc@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Cataract Surgical Coverage and Barriers to Uptake of Services in Leprosy Patients in NE Nigeria	MSc	2003
Fatima Kyari fatimayk@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist	The Prevalence and Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in a North Nigerian Community	MSc	2003
Caleb Damilep Mpyet mpyetc@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Cataract Surgical Coverage and Barriers to Uptake of Services in Leprosy Patients in NE Nigeria	MSc	2003
Musa Britus Goyol goyolma@hotmail.com Nurse		DCEH	2002
Michaeline Asuquo Isawumi misawumi@yahoo.com Ophthamologist, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital	Cataract Surgical Services in South Western Nigeria	MSc	2002
Roseline Duke roselineduke@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist	Onchocerciasis: Cross river state Nigeria	MSc	2001
Ogundimu Kolawole kolao_2000@yahoo.com Eye Care Consultant	Cataract Surgical Services in South Western Nigeria	MSc	2001
Chigozie Mbadugha cmbadugha@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist, Lagos, Nigeria	The Impact of Perceptions and Practices of Mothers and Health Workers on Corneal Blindness in Nigerian Children	MSc	2001
Shehu Suleiman shehusuleiman@hotmail.com Nurse, Facilitating Eye Care services on behalf of The Leprosy Relief in 4 States of Northern Nigeria	Barriers to the Uptake of Eye Care Services Among the Leprosy Community at Babbar - Ruga Leprosy Colony, Katsna, Northern Nigeria	MSc	2001
Kolawole Ogundimu kolao_2000@yahoo.com Eye Care Consultant	Cataract Surgical Services in South Western Nigeria	Msc	2001
Folasade Bolanle Akinsola sadea@hotmail.com, drakinsola@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist, College of Medicine, Lagos	Causes of Low Vision in Children in the School for the Blind in Lagos, Nigeria, and Assessment of Educational Services Available to these Children	MSc	2000
Mosunmade Arike Faderin mosunmadef@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist, Army Eye Centre, Military Hospital, Lagos	Refractive Errors and Barriers to Wearing Glasses in Primary School Children	MSc	2000
Muhammad Mansur Rabiu mrabiu@hotmail.com Consultant Ophthalmologist, National Eye Centre, Kaduna	Prevalence of Cataract Blindness and Barriers to Uptake of Cataract Surgery in a Rural Community of Northern Nigerian	MSc	1999
Joseph Folorunso Ajewole jeffajewole@hotmail.com Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mercy Eye Centre	Evaluation of the Community Concepts of Trachoma and its Control Strategies in the Gambia	MSc	1998
Adeyinka Olusola Ashaye adeyinkaashaye@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Glaucoma: The Anterior Chamber Angles in Nigerians	MSc	1995
Chimdi Chuka - Okasa Ekwerekwu chimdi_8691@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Cross - sectional Study to Measure the Prevalence of Glaucoma in an Oncho - endemic Community in South - Eastern Nigeria	MSc	1995
Dennis G Nkanga dennisnkanga@yahoo.com Consultant Ophthalmologist University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Lecturer	Primary School Vision Screening Programmes in Enugu, Nigeria: Assessment of Visual Acuity Criteria	MSc	1995
Chinenyem Pamela Ozemela neckad@yahoo.com Chief Medical Director, National Eye Centre, Kaduna. Vice Chair, NPPB / Vision 2020	Human Resource Development for Primary Eye Care Delivery in Kaduna State, Nigeria	MSc	1994
Rich Enujioke Umeh richumeh@rbow - net Professor of Ophthalmology, Enugu Campus	Causes of Visual Loss in an Oncho - Endemic Area of South Eastern Nigeria	MSc	1993
Felix Ezepue ifenna@skannet.com Ophthalmologist		DCEH	1990

Rwanda

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Emmanuel Kanamugire kanamuge@yahoo.fr Ophthalmic Nurse	Strategy to eliminate avoidable blindness in Rwanda	Diploma	2006

Senegal

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Marcel Faye marcelfaye50@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist; Deputy coodinator for National Eye Care Programme in Senegal	A Survey on Trachoma in Kaolack Region in Senegal	MSc	2003

Somalia

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Abdiriak Ahmed Mohamed Dalmar drdalmar@yahoo.co.uk Director and Consultant Opthalmologist, University Eye Hospital	Glaucoma - in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Accra, Ghana	MSc	1994
Abdirisak Ahmed (Dalmar) Mohamed drdalmar@somalihealth.net Director and Consultant Ophthalmologist, University Eye Hospital	Glaucoma – in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Accra, Ghana	MSc	1994

South Africa

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Karin Lecuona karin.lecuona@uct.ac.za Ophthalmologist	Analysis of eye care services in South Africa's public sector Dissertation summary	MSc	2007
Godfrey Obonyo obonyogodfrey@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist		MSc	2000
Farhad Ally fally@sun.ac.za Ophthalmic Epidemiologist	A Pilot Study of a Survey of Blindness and Visual Impairment in a South African Township	MSc	1999

Sudan

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Ahmed Fahmi biophku@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	A situation analysis of childhood blindness in the Sudan	MSc	2007
Karinya A Lewis crlewis@doctors.org.uk Ophthalmologist	Understanding Health Seeking Behaviour of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dissertation summary	MSc	2005

United Republic of Tanzania

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Susan Kikira skikira@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist	Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in Zanzibar Dissertation summary	MSc	2007
Joseph Banzi jobanzi@kcco.net Health Educationist	An evaluation of eye health promotion activities to increase the use of eye care services in the Kilimanjaro VISION 2020 Direct Referral Site programme Dissertation summary	MSc	2006
Ida Ngowi	Factors predisposing to vitamin A deficiency in two populations in Tanzania. Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Hemed Kilima drkilima@yahoo.com Ophthalmologist	Capacity To Pay and Primary Indicators for Surgery, Among Cataract Patients in HA District, Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania	MSc	2002
Cornelius Sabiyumva csabiyumva@excite.com Senior Staff Ophthalmic Nurse	Training of Village Health Workers in Prinary Eye Care, Igunga District, Tanzania	DCEH	1999
Michael Bassi turianihospital@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmic Nurse		DCEH	1993
Peter Mihale Regional Eye Co - ordinator	Blindness in Children in the Iringa region	CCEH	1984

Togo

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Patrice Balo komibalo@hotmail.com Professor, University of Lome, Togo	Trachoma: Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) for Tarchoma Assessment in Tchaoudjo District Togo	MSc	2001

Uganda

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Robert Mayeku jigmay2001@yahoo.com Regional Ophthalmologist	Blinding Trachoma in Kabale District, South Western Uganda. A Rapid Assessment in the Four Subcounties of Kamwezi, Buhara, Rubaya and Mutanga Dissertation summary	MSc	2005
Noah Poya poyano@hotmail.com Programme Officer / Lions Aid Norway	Study of the Perceived Effects of Cataract Surgery by Previous Patients in Mbale Hospital, Eye Department in Uganda	MSc	2001
Paddy Musana pmusana@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist	A Pilot Study of the Visual Outcome of Camp - Based Cataract Surgery in the Lira District - Uganda	MSc	2000
Cillasy Tumwesigye tcillasy@yahoo.com Consulant Ophthalmologist, Mulago Hospital	Diabetes: A Prevalence Study of Diabetic Eye Disease in Urban and Rural Diabetic Patients Seen in Two Hospitals in Uganda	MSc	1999
Rose Mutumba mutumba@hotmail.com Ophthalmologist	A Qualitative Assessment of the Level of Public Awareness About Glaucoma and Cataract in Uganda	MSc	1997
John Amoti Binta - Kahwa oco@source.co.ug Consultant Ophthalmologist	Community based distribution of Ivermectin in Dingila Health Zone Zaire	DCEH	1989

Zambia

Name / Details	Dissertation / Proposal Doc.	Course	Year
Grace Chipalo-Mutati gracemutati@yahoo.co.uk Ophthalmologist	A survey of childhood blindness in three schools for the blind in Zambia Dissertation summary	MSc	2006
Boateng Wiafe anidoctor@gmail.com Ophthalmic Surgeon, Lusaka Eye Hopsital	Ocular Trauma in Eastern Zambia - Identification of Appropriate Intervention Strategies	MSc	1994

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