Expert volunteers for greater impact
We would like to recognise the expert volunteers who teamed up with NNHF partners to support training and knowledge sharing, both on-site and virtually, throughout 2021. We express our sincere gratitude for their valuable contribution improving the care of bleeding disorders around the world.
Prof Carmen Aanei
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne
Role: Lab training on inhibitor testing (on-site).
Country: France
Project(s): Romania 3
Dr Saliou Diop
Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine , Dakar
Role: Hosted three healthcare professionals and trained two lab technicians from Banjul, The Gambia (on-site). Hosted two haematologists from Ivory Coast (on-site).
Country: Senegal
Project(s): The Gambia 1, Ivory Coast 1
Dr Magdy El Ekiaby
Shabrawishi Hospital, Cairo
Role: Hosted training of healthcare professionals from Palestine (on-site).
Country: Egypt
Project(s): Palestine 2
James Kago
Kenya Haemophilia Association, Nairobi
Role: virtual workshop for The Gambia 1 patient organisation team. Participated in strategic media engagement workshop as part of the Ethiopia 1 project. Conducted an advocacy workshop for the Haemophilia Society of Tanzania at Muhimbili National Hospital.
Country: Kenya
Project(s): Ethiopia 1, The Gambia 1, Kenya-Tanzania joint project
Kate Khair
Haemnet, London
Role: Virtual workshop for nurses.
Country: United Kingdom
Project(s): India 13
Anastacia Khasiani
Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
Role: Hosted and trained three laboratory technicians from Muhimbili National Hospital Tanzania.
Country: Kenya
Project(s): Kenya-Tanzania joint project
Samuel Macharia
Kenya Haemophilia Association, Nairobi
Role: Conducted a strategic planning workshop for Haemophilia Society of Tanzania at Muhimbili. National Hospital. In 2022, he will also support the Sickle cell Federation of Kenya (SKF) with the same.
Country: Kenya
Project(s): Kenya-Tanzania joint project
Agrippina Matasyo
Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
Role: Trained 28 physiotherapists from various hospitals in Tanzania at Muhimbili National Hospital.
Country: Kenya
Project(s): Kenya-Tanzania joint project
Dr Lochana Nanayakkara
BartsHealth NHS Trust, London
Role: Support to develop dentistry training curriculum.
Country: United Kingdom
Project(s): India 13
Prof Flora Peyvandi and Dr Alessandro Ciavarella
IRCCS Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Role: Hosting institution for Dr Daniela Nika, haematologist, from Tirana (on-site).
Country: Italy
Project(s): Albania 1
Victor Blanchette’s team
SickKids
Role: The project team received support with the Thai version of the Quality of Life questionnaires for people with haemophilia.
Country: Canada
Project(s): Thailand 5
Dr Priyanshi Ritwik
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Role: Support to develop dentistry training curriculum.
Country: USA
Project(s): India 13
Dr Tania Rubia Flores da Rocha
University of São Paulo School of Medicine
Role: Hosted laboratory training sessions in São Paulo.
Country: Brazil
Project(s): Brazil 5
Dr Jecko Thachil
Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Manchester Royal Infirmary
Role: Virtual training for healthcare professionals from the National Hospital of Sri Lanka and Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (around 10 participants).
Country: United Kingdom
Project(s): Sri Lanka 2
Dr Sonata Saulyte Trakymiene
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
Role: Hosting two healthcare professionals from Kutaisi, Georgia (on-site).
Country: Lithuania
Project(s): Georgia 2
Prof Joanna Zdzriarska
Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow
Role: General lab training (on-site).
Country: Poland
Project(s): Romania 3
