Professor Akinyinka O. OMIGBODUN

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	Name: Akinyinka O. OMIGBODUN
	Designation: Professor
	Faculty: CLINICAL SCIENCES
	Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
	Phone Number: +234 8033230457
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Biography: PROFESSOR AKINYINKA O. OMIGBODUN, FAS, FNAMed, FAMedS, MBBS, MD, FWACS, FMCOG, FRCOG Akinyinka O. Omigbodun, clinician and scientist, is Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Professor of Reproductive Health Sciences at the Pan African University Life & Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI) and Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. He graduated (with Distinction) from the University of Ibadan in 1980, winning multiple prizes including the May & Baker Prize for being the best candidate at the Part I MBBS examination, and the Adeola Odutola Student Fellowship for outstanding academic performance and contribution to community life in the Medical School. He completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, obtaining the Fellowship of both the West African College of Surgeons in 1987 and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in 1988. He had subspecialty training in Gynaecological Oncology at the University Hospital of South Manchester, Withington, UK from 1990 to 1991. He was a Rockefeller Foundation scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA from 1993 to 1997. He has practised as a gynaecological oncologist, for more than 35 years and was promoted Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in October 1997. He has researched into prevention of cervical cancer, mechanisms of trophoblastic invasion of the uterus, maternal and newborn health, surgical safety, medical education and, lately, urban health. He has mentored many trainees in various aspects of reproductive health, especially in gynaecological oncology. As Provost of the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan between 2006 and 2010, he led the preparation of a new undergraduate medical curriculum to meet the needs of the 21st century. As Chief Co-coordinator of Courses at the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) from 2002 to 2014 he had significant input into the content of postgraduate surgical training in West Africa.  Later, as President of WACS from 2015 to 2017 he ensured the approval of new curricula, new accreditation criteria for all training institutions and expansion of surgical training to rural parts of West Africa. He led the establishment of the West African Biomedical Education Network in 2008, to enhance the teaching skills of the academic staff of undergraduate schools of Medicine and allied health professions in Anglophone West Africa. The network established a Masters’ degree program in Biomedical Education on a distance-learning platform at the University of Ibadan in 2009. He was the first Chairperson (2010-2015) of the Board of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), an organization promoting transdisciplinary research to solve Africa’s public health problems. The Consortium pioneered a paradigm shift in doctoral degree training in Africa and more than 160 of the 250 enrolled have obtained their PhD as at 2023. He served as Chairman of the Regional Council for Health Professionals’ Education (RCHPE) in the ECOWAS Region 2017-2020. He’s a member of the Scientific Committee of the global science programme on Urban Health and Wellbeing, International Science Council (ISC). He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Tropical Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology from 1999-2010 and the Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science from 2015-2019. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the African Journal of Medicine and the Medical Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS), the Nigerian Academy of Medicine and the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria. He is also Fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of the United Kingdom.

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Research

1. Title: Transforming Access to Care for Serious Mental Disorders in Slums - the TRANSFORM Project
Funder: National Institute for Health Research (London, GB)
Summary: We wish to address the problem of inadequate biomedical care for those with serious mental disorders (SMDs– psychotic disorders and severe mood disorders, often with co-occurring substance-abuse) living in urban slums in low- and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Slums have high rates of SMDs, poor access to biomedical care and conditions of chronic hardship and adversity. Faith-based and traditional healing can play an important part in delivering care in LMICs, especially for common mental disorders like anxiety and depression, but those with SMDs require additional biomedical treatment and follow-up. The TRANSFORM project aims to improve outcomes of persons with SMDs through better access to effective biomedical care by developing an innovative collaborative care model between traditional/faith healers, mental health professionals, primary care practitioners and community health workers (CHWs).
Role: Co-Investigator
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; University of Warwick, UK; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Verdun, Quebec, Canada; University of Birmingham, UK.

2. Title: GCRF_NF151 COVID19: Determining Trustworthiness and Safety of REmote Consulting in Primary Healthcare (REaCH) for Chronic Disease Populations in Africa     
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: GB (Swindon, GB)
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face healthcare appointments puts Africa's health workers and their patients at risk. Patients are afraid to attend clinics, for example to collect medication, and this may harm their health. Remote healthcare, by phone or internet, is advised by the World Health Organisation. This is difficult in Africa due to limited digital infrastructure, but we have developed a training programme for health workers called REaCH to tackle this problem. REaCH enables health workers to deliver trusted and safe care using the phone and limited internet availability. REaCH training was designed to increase the number of appointments held by phone for patients with long-term conditions. We tested whether these remote appointments are as acceptable, safe and trustworthy as face-to-face appointments and the trial confirmed that they were.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Kings College, London, UK; University of Warwick, UK; St Francis University of Health Sciences Ifakara, Tanzania, African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

3.   Title: Co-Produced Mobile Consulting for Remote, Marginalised Communities in Africa
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: GB (Swindon, GB)
Summary: The project was designed to increase the use of telephone consulting among patients living in marginalised communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Kings College, London, UK; University of Warwick, UK; St Francis University of Health Sciences Ifakara, Tanzania, African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

4.   Title: Mobile consulting as an option for communities with minimal healthcare access in low-resource settings
Funder: Medical Research Council (London, GB)
Summary: The project was designed to introduce the option of using mobile telephones to consult with health care workers by patients living in poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Kings College, London, UK; University of Warwick, UK; St Francis University of Health Sciences Ifakara, Tanzania, African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

5.   Title: Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA).
Funder: Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
Summary: The project was designed to improve research capacity among African universities by introducing a collaborative doctoral training programme, strengthening research infrastructure and improving research administration in the partner Universities.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, University of Nairobi, University of Malawi, University of Rwanda, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-If, Nigeria; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, University of Warwick, UK; University of Gothenburg, Sweden, Monash University, Australia, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA.

Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Books

1.  Omigbodun AO 2017 “A Primer on Health Services Management and Medical Ethics for Surgeons” On Health Services Management. West African College of Surgeons

2. Ugwu BT and Omigbodun AO  2016 [2^nd Edition]; First Edition in 2011“A Practical Guide to Medical Manuscript Writing” On Manuscript Writing. West African College of Surgeons

Book Chapters

3. Omigbodun AO - NIGERIA: Coping with COVID-19 in Two Urban Communities in Ibadan, Nigeria. 2023. Howden-Chapman P, Gatzweiler FW, Cooper R, Luginaah I (Ed.) “Cities Under COVID-19: A Systems Perspective”. Singapore, Springer & Zhejiang University Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8163-0_13

4. Omigbodun AO, Omigbodun OO - Climate Change and Health in Nigeria: Vulnerability and Adaptation 2008 Akande S, Kumuyi A(Ed.) “Challenges of Climate Change for Nigeria: a Multidisciplinary Perspective”. Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic Research

Journal Articles

5. Sturt J, Griffiths F, Ajisola M, Akinyemi JO, Chipwaza B, Fayehun O, Harris B, Owoaje E, Rogers R, Pemba S, Watson SI, Omigbodun A; REaCH collaborative group 2023. Safety and upscaling of remote consulting for long-term conditions in primary health care in Nigeria and Tanzania (REaCH trials): stepped-wedge trials of training, mobile data allowance, and implementation. Lancet Global Health, 2023 Nov;11(11):e1753-e1764 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00411-4.

6. Fayehun O, Madan J, Oladejo A, Oni O, Owoaje E, Ajisola M, Lilford R, Omigbodun A; Improving Health in Slums Collaborative. 2023. What influences slum residents' choices of healthcare providers for common illnesses? Findings of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Ibadan, Nigeria . PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 Mar 13;3(3): e0001664. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001664.

7. Kluyts HL, Bedwell GJ, Bedada AG, Fadalla T, Hewitt-Smith A, Mbwele BA, Mrara B, Omigbodun A, Omoshoro-Jones J, Turton EW, Belachew FK, Chu K, Cloete E, Ekwen G, Elfagieh MA, Elfiky M, Maimbo M, Morais A, Mpirimbanyi C, Munlemvo D, Ndarukwa P, Smalle I, Torborg A, Ulisubisya M, Fawzy M, Gobin V, Mbeki M, Ngumi Z, Patel-Mujajati U, Sama HD, Tumukunde J, Antwi-Kusi A, Basenaro A, Lamacraft G, Madzimbamuto F, Maswime S, Msosa V, Mulwafu W, Youssouf C, Pearse R, Biccard BM.  2023. Determining the Minimum Dataset for Surgical Patients in Africa: A Delphi Study. World Journal of Surgery, 2023 Mar; 47(3): 581-592 doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06815-3

8. Geta TG, Gebremedhin S, Omigbodun AO 2022. Prevalence and predictors of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 2022 Jul 27;17(7):e0267005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267005.

9. Fayehun O, Ajisola M, Uthman O, Oyebode O, Oladejo A, Owoaje E, Taiwo O, Odubanjo O, Harris B, Lilford R, Omigbodun A. 2022. A contextual exploration of healthcare service use in urban slums in Nigeria. PLOS ONE, 2022; 17(2): e0264725. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264725

10. Odogwu NM, Onebunne CA, Chen J, Ayeni FA, Walther‑Antonio MRS, Olayemi OO, Chia N, Omigbodun AO 2022. Lactobacillus crispatus thrives in pregnancy hormonal milieu in a Nigerian patient cohort. Scientific Reports. 2021; 11:18152 doi.org.10.1038.s41598-021-96339-y

11. Adams J, MacKenzie MJ, Amegah AK, Ezeh A, Gadanya MA, Omigbodun A, Sarki AM, Thistle P, Ziraba AK, Stranges S. Silverman M. 2021. The Conundrum of Low COVID-19 Mortality Burden in sub-Saharan Africa: Myth or Reality? Global Health: Science and Practice Sep 2021, 9(3):433-443. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00172

12. Biccard BM, Miller M, Michell WL, Thomson D, Ademuyiwa A, Aniteye E, Calligaro G, Chaibou MS, Dhufera HT, Elfagieh M, Elfiky M, Elhadi M, Fawzy M, Fredericks D, Gebre M, Bayih AG, Hardy A, Joubert I, Kifle F, Kluyts H-L, Macleod KDM, Mekonnen Z, Mer M, Morais A, Msosa V, Mulwafu W, Ndonga A, Ngumi Z, Omigbodun A, Owoo C, Paruk F, Piercy JL, Scribante J, Seman Y, Taylor EH, van Straaten DEA, Gopalan PD, on behalf of the ACCCOS Investigators. 2021. Patient care and clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to African high-care or intensive care units (ACCCOS): a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study. The Lancet, 2021. 397(10288): 1885-1894.

13. Odogwu NM, Chen J, Onebunne CA, Jeraldo P, Yang L, Johnson S, Ayeni FA, Walther-Antonio MRS, Olayemi OO, Chia N, Omigbodun AO. 2021. Predominance of Atopobium vaginae at midtrimester: a potential indicator of preterm birth risk in a Nigerian cohort. mSphere, 2021; 6(1): e01261-20. https:// doi: 10.1128/mSphere.01261-20.

14. Ahmed SAKS, Ajisola M, Azeem K, Bakibinga P, Chen YF, Choudhury NN, Fayehun O, Griffiths F, Harris B, Kibe P, Lilford RJ, Omigbodun A, Rizvi N, Sartori J, Smith S, Watson SI, Wilson R, Yeboah G, Aujla N, Azam SI, Diggle PJ, Gill P, Iqbal R, Kabaria C, Kisia L, Kyobutungi C, Madan JJ, Mberu B, Mohamed SF, Nazish A, Odubanjo O, Osuh ME, Owoaje E, Oyebode O, Porto de Albuquerque J, Rahman O, Tabani K, Taiwo OJ, Tregonning G, Uthman OA, Yusuf R; Improving Health in Slums Collaborative. Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements. 2020. BMJ Global Health, 2020; 5(8): e003042.. https:// doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003042.

15. Omigbodun AO. 2020 Improving undergraduate medical education in Nigeria: Insight into the past. Tropical Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2020; 37: 3-17.

16. Griffiths F, Watkins JA, Huxley C, Harris B, Cave J, Pemba S, Chipwaza B, Lilford R, Ajisola M, Arvanitis TN, Bakibinga P, Billah M, Choudhury N, Davies D, Fayehun O, Kabaria C, Iqbal R, Omigbodun A, Owoaje E, Rahman O, Sartori J, Sayani S, Tabani K, Yusuf R, Sturt J. 2020. Mobile consulting (mConsulting) and its potential for providing access to quality healthcare for populations living in low-resource settings of low- and middle-income countries.  Digital Health, 2020; 6 doi.org/10.1177/2055207620919594

17. Omigbodun O, Bella-Awusah T, Groleau D, Abdulmalik J, Emma- Echiegu N, Adedokun B, Omigbodun A 2020 Perceptions of the Psychological Experiences Surrounding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria. Transcultural Psychiatry, 2020 Feb;57(1):212-227. doi: 10.1177/1363461519893141  

18. Biccard BM, Madiba TE, Kluyts HL, Munlemvo DM, Madzimbamuto FD, Basenero A, Gordon CS, Youssouf C, Rakotoarison SR, Gobin V, Samateh AL, Sani CM, Omigbodun AO, Amanor-Boadu SD, Tumukunde JT, Esterhuizen TM, Manach YL, Forget P, Elkhogia AM, Mehyaoui RM, Zoumeno E, Ndayisaba G, Ndasi H, Ndonga AKN, Ngumi ZWW, Patel UP, Ashebir DZ, Antwi-Kusi AAK, Mbwele B, Sama HD, Elfiky M, Fawzy MA, Pearse RM; African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) investigators. 2018. Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study. Lancet, 2018 Apr 21;391(10130):1589-1598. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30001-1.

19. Omigbodun A, Coukos G, Ziolkiewicz P, Wang C-L, Coutifaris C. 1998. Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (M-CSF) regulates the expression of fibronectin and its α-5 integrin receptor in human trophoblasts. Endocrinology, 1998, 139: 2190-2193

20. Omigbodun AO, Thomas JO, Adewole IF. 1994. Cytologic detection of urinary bladder involvement in cervical cancer.  International Journal of Gynaecological Cancer, 1994, 4: 401-403.

Supervision

PREVIOUS STUDENTS (Selected)

Pan African University Earth & Life Sciences Institute (PhD Reproductive Health Sciences)

No.	Name of Student	Title of Dissertation	Year of Defence
1	FEKADU, Gedefaw Abeje	Factors Associated with the Use of Long-Acting or Permanent Contraceptive Methods and the Discontinuation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia	2020
2	ODOGWU, Nkechi Martina	A Metagenomic Approach to the Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiome during Pregnancy and the Puerperium in Nigerians	2020
3	OKAFOR, Izuchukwu Azuka	KISS1 and KISS1R Gene Expression Patterns in Primary Infertility Among Women in South-Western Nigeria	2021
4	GETA, Teshome Gensa	Prevalence of Sub-Optimal Maternal Dietary Diversity and Association with Gestational Weight Gain, Anemia and Birth Weight in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia	2022

 

University of Ibadan (PhD Epidemiology/Reproductive Health)

No.	Name of Student	Title of Dissertation	Year of Defence
1	ADEOYE, Ikeola Adejoke	Effects of Maternal Obesity, Lifestyle Characteristics on Glycaemic Control, Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria	2021

   

  Fellowship

No.	Name of Resident	Title of Dissertation	Year of Defence
1	FAWOLE A. O.	Menarcheal Age, Anthropometric Measurements, Menstrual Characteristics and Reproductive Health Knowledge in Ibadan School Girls	1998
2	OLAORE J.A.	The Use of Episiotomy in Nulliparas in Ibadan: A Comparative Study of Three Hospitals	1998
3	AKINDELE F.O.	Effects of Female Genital Mutilation on the Nature of Perineal Tears and the Need for Episiotomy,	2000
4	OLAYEMI O.	An Ultrasonographic Study of Puerperal Uterine Involution In Nigerian Women	2002
5	ADENIJI A.R.	Randomised Comparison of Transcervical Foley Catheters with Intravaginal Misoprostol Pre-Induction Cervical Ripening	2003
6	AYINDE O.A.	Cervical Cancer Risks, Knowledge of Papanicolaou’s Smear and its Utilization Among Female Undergraduates	2003
7	JOGO A.A.	Post-Oxytocic Elevation of Blood Pressure After Vaginal Delivery	2003
8	ENAKPENE C.A.	Misoprostol Compared with Ergometrine Maleate in the Management of the Third Stage of Labour	2005
9	OJOKO I.E.A.	A Comparative Study of Visual Inspection Following Acetic Acid Wash with PAP Smear as a Screening Method for Cervical Neoplastic Lesions	2007
10	EJIKEM E.C.	The Impact of Parenteral Micronutrient and Iron Administration on the Haemoglobin Concentration of Pregnant Women	2010

 

MSc Dissertations Supervised

University of Ibadan (MSc)

No.	Name of Student	Title of Dissertation	Year of Defence
1	BITTAYE, Mustapha	Medical Students’ Choices of Specialty in The Gambia: The Need for Career Counselling	2011
2	SOYEMI, Adetoun Oluwasola	Prevalence of Social Phobia in Adolescents with                                                     Epilepsy	2014
3	ADEYANJU, Dorcas Olufunmilayo	Effect of a Training Programme on the Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses About Maternal Depression and its Linkage with Child Health in Ibadan, Nigeria	2015

 

Pan African University Earth & Life Sciences Institute (MSc Reproductive Health Sciences)

No.	Name of Student	Title of Dissertation	Year of Defence
1	ASSEFA, Fiseha Mulatu	Prevalence of, and Factors Associated with Utilization of Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods Among Married Women in Sheno Town, Ethiopia 2016	2016
2	ADZOFU, Yayra Harriet	Prevalence and Correlates of Antenatal Depression Among Pregnant Young Women in Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana	2018
3	MAINA, Gichane Levi	Barriers to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Uptake Among Student Teachers in Nyeri County, Kenya	2019
4	NYINAWUMUNTU   Pascaline	Factors Influencing Late Presentation of Women with Cervical Cancer at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Rwanda	2020
5	TANNI, Bih	Seminal Plasma Fructose and Citric Acid Concentrations Relative to Sperm Parameters Among Men for Fertility Evaluation in Yaounde, Cameroon	2021

Grants

1. Title: Transforming Access to Care for Serious Mental Disorders in Slums - the TRANSFORM Project
Funder: National Institute for Health Research (London, GB)
Summary: We wish to address the problem of inadequate biomedical care for those with serious mental disorders (SMDs– psychotic disorders and severe mood disorders, often with co-occurring substance-abuse) living in urban slums in low- and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Slums have high rates of SMDs, poor access to biomedical care and conditions of chronic hardship and adversity. Faith-based and traditional healing can play an important part in delivering care in LMICs, especially for common mental disorders like anxiety and depression, but those with SMDs require additional biomedical treatment and follow-up. The TRANSFORM project aims to improve outcomes of persons with SMDs through better access to effective biomedical care by developing an innovative collaborative care model between traditional/faith healers, mental health professionals, primary care practitioners and community health workers (CHWs).
Role: Co-Investigator
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; University of Warwick, UK; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Verdun, Quebec, Canada; University of Birmingham, UK.

2. Title: GCRF_NF151 COVID19: Determining Trustworthiness and Safety of REmote Consulting in Primary Healthcare (REaCH) for Chronic Disease Populations in Africa     
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: GB (Swindon, GB)
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face healthcare appointments puts Africa's health workers and their patients at risk. Patients are afraid to attend clinics, for example to collect medication, and this may harm their health. Remote healthcare, by phone or internet, is advised by the World Health Organisation. This is difficult in Africa due to limited digital infrastructure, but we have developed a training programme for health workers called REaCH to tackle this problem. REaCH enables health workers to deliver trusted and safe care using the phone and limited internet availability. REaCH training was designed to increase the number of appointments held by phone for patients with long-term conditions. We tested whether these remote appointments are as acceptable, safe and trustworthy as face-to-face appointments and the trial confirmed that they were.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Kings College, London, UK; University of Warwick, UK; St Francis University of Health Sciences Ifakara, Tanzania, African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

3.   Title: Co-Produced Mobile Consulting for Remote, Marginalised Communities in Africa
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: GB (Swindon, GB)
Summary: The project was designed to increase the use of telephone consulting among patients living in marginalised communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Kings College, London, UK; University of Warwick, UK; St Francis University of Health Sciences Ifakara, Tanzania, African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

4.   Title: Mobile consulting as an option for communities with minimal healthcare access in low-resource settings
Funder: Medical Research Council (London, GB)
Summary: The project was designed to introduce the option of using mobile telephones to consult with health care workers by patients living in poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Kings College, London, UK; University of Warwick, UK; St Francis University of Health Sciences Ifakara, Tanzania, African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

5.   Title: Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA).
Funder: Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
Summary: The project was designed to improve research capacity among African universities by introducing a collaborative doctoral training programme, strengthening research infrastructure and improving research administration in the partner Universities.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Collaborators: University of Ibadan, Nigeria; African Population & Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, University of Nairobi, University of Malawi, University of Rwanda, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-If, Nigeria; Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, University of Warwick, UK; University of Gothenburg, Sweden, Monash University, Australia, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA.

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