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Reaching the Last Mile Foundation
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
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Volunteer Experience
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Trustee and Chair of UK Advisory Committee
TB Alert
- 3 years 6 months
Health
TB Alert is the UK’s national tuberculosis charity; the only UK charity that focuses on TB both in the UK and overseas – in India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. TB Alert focuses on raising public and professional awareness about TB, addressing barriers to treatment, and providing support to patients during their treatment; bringing together statutory health services, voluntary organisations and people affected by TB to plan and deliver better TB services; developing policy and advocating for the…
TB Alert is the UK’s national tuberculosis charity; the only UK charity that focuses on TB both in the UK and overseas – in India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. TB Alert focuses on raising public and professional awareness about TB, addressing barriers to treatment, and providing support to patients during their treatment; bringing together statutory health services, voluntary organisations and people affected by TB to plan and deliver better TB services; developing policy and advocating for the resources to improve the care of patients and the prevention and control of TB.
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Trustee
Nigeria Health Care Project
- Present 9 years 4 months
Health
The project was launched in April 1992 in order to revive the work of the Wesley Guild in medical mission, which began at Ilesha Hospital in 1912. From just two (centres) projects in 1992, we are currently involved in funding 16 projects.
Aims:
To work with the local Methodist Church Nigeria leadership in providing health care facilities and trained personnel in areas of Nigeria which have poor or non-existent services as an expression of our common Christian love and…The project was launched in April 1992 in order to revive the work of the Wesley Guild in medical mission, which began at Ilesha Hospital in 1912. From just two (centres) projects in 1992, we are currently involved in funding 16 projects.
Aims:
To work with the local Methodist Church Nigeria leadership in providing health care facilities and trained personnel in areas of Nigeria which have poor or non-existent services as an expression of our common Christian love and discipleship
To work with the Nigerian diaspora to raise awareness and funds for the above cause.
To work with the World Church Relationships Team of the Methodist Church in Britain to continue a creative partnership with Methodist Church Nigeria,
To raise funds and be good stewards of our financial resources.
Publications
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Global and regional governance of One Health and implications for global health security
Lancet
See publicationDespite its broad and holistic agenda, One Health continues to be dominated by human and domestic animal health experts. Substantial efforts should be made to address the social–ecological drivers of health emergencies including outbreaks of emerging, re-emerging, and endemic infectious diseases
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1. Identifying areas and risk groups with localised Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in northern England from 2010 to 2012: spatio temporal analysis incorporating highly discriminatory genotyping data.
Thorax thoraxjnl-2014-206416
The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of TB attributable to localised transmission for the period 2010–2012 in northern England and to identify case characteristics associated with spatiotemporal-genotypical clusters
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Support of vulnerable patients throughout TB treatment in the UK
J Public Health (2015) doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv052
Despite well-established treatment regimens, tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health burden; it disproportionately affects poor and marginalized populations who may not have access to social support, including migrants, homeless people and those dependent on drugs or alcohol. There is a clearly demonstrated need for housing and other appropriate social support, as part of a package of integrated clinical and social care. However, TB prevention and control efforts in the UK often do not…
Despite well-established treatment regimens, tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health burden; it disproportionately affects poor and marginalized populations who may not have access to social support, including migrants, homeless people and those dependent on drugs or alcohol. There is a clearly demonstrated need for housing and other appropriate social support, as part of a package of integrated clinical and social care. However, TB prevention and control efforts in the UK often do not address the specific vulnerabilities of these groups and it can be a challenge to support the continued TB treatment of these under-served populations. This challenge is exacerbated by complex issues concerning funding, immigration and the law. In this paper, we have reviewed current UK guidance and legislation, discussed several case studies and highlighted examples of existing models of community support for TB patients. Finally, we lay out our recommendations for ensuring a coordinated, whole system approach to successful TB treatment.
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Building representative capacity of civil society in TB control: England’s local TB partnerships
Poster presentation at the 44th World Conference of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease
Poster presentation at the 44th World Conference of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease
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Projects
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Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for England 2015 - 2020
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Developing the first TB strategy for England
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Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Kiswahili
Elementary proficiency
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Igbo
Native or bilingual proficiency
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