FRACTURES-E3 - Key Persons


Azita Ghassemi

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Coordinator
Senior Research Coordinator (UoB) Azita worked for many years as a Programmer Analyst for private sectors. She has worked in higher education institution for many years on different capacities; research-based and promotional filmmaking, coordinating research projects, supporting academics in grant writing process and building project websites to name a few.

Dr Anya Burton

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Project Manager and Epidemiologist Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK. Dr Burton is a chronic disease epidemiologist with interests in musculoskeletal health, oncology and global health. @AnyaJBurton

Dr Bavumile (Vumi) Mbanjwa

Job Titles:
  • Physician

Dr Farhanah Paruk

Job Titles:
  • Deputy
Deputy PI - South Africa Specialist rheumatologist based in Kwazulu-Natal. Dr Paruk is also an executive member of National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa.

Dr Hannah Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Data Manager
Data Manager Hannah has completed her PhD in genetic epidemiology. She is currently working as the Data Manager for the Fractures-E3 study, within the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol.

Dr Lucy Gates

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Senior Research Fellow
WP1 Deputy Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton, UK. Lucy is an Allied Health Professional by background with research experience in the epidemiology of lower limb musculoskeletal health. Her current research is focused largely in low-middle income countries.

Dr Nyasha Mafirakureva

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Research Fellow in Health Economics at the University of Sheffield
WP3 Deputy Research Fellow in Health Economics at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Dr Mafirakureva's research interests include economic evaluations of interventions to improve infectious disease control and decision-analytic modelling for cost-effectiveness analysis.

Dr Rudo Chingono

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Research Fellow
WP5 Deputy Research Fellow, Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI), Zimbabwe. Rudo is a Social Scientist and global health researcher with interest in using research to improve access and uptake of public health services in low and middle income countries.

Dr Sarah Drew

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Research Fellow
WP5 Deputy Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK. Dr Drew is a sociologist who uses qualitative research methods in applied health research for musculoskeletal conditions. Her research interests include service delivery, treatment seeking behaviour and the evaluation of complex interventions using sociological theory and frameworks. @Sarah_M_Drew

Dr Sian Noble

WP3 Lead Senior Lecturer in Health Economist based at the University of Bristol, UK. Dr Noble's research interests focus on improving the conduct of economic evaluations. She has over 20 years' experience.

Dr Yoliswa Madela

Job Titles:
  • Consultant in Geriatrics at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital

Gambia Omar

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Officer
WP5 Ethnographer - The Gambia Omar is a Scientific Officer (Social Science) with 20+ years of experience in research with the Medical Research Council of the Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He is currently the ethnographer for the Fracture -E3 study in the Gambia.

Joseph Chipanga

Job Titles:
  • Data Manager
Data Manager - Zimbabwe Joseph is a highly competent IT professional with an experience in managing Data and databases. With strong technical skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills, enabling to interact with colleagues at all levels.

Kebba Marenah

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgeon, Edward Francis-Small Teaching Hospital, The Gambia. Dr Marenah is Gambia's first Orthopedic surgeon. He specialises in trauma, but also covers Pediatric orthopedics, Joint replacement surgery; Hand Surgery and Spinal surgery. He is also Senior lecturer at the School of Medicine and allied health sciences, University of the Gambia and American International University West Africa.

Mohamad Nasser

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Associate
  • Study Manager
Senior Research Associate - Epidemiologist and Study Manager Mohamad is currently working as an epidemiologist and a data manager for the Fractures-E3 study, within the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol. His research involves investigating health outcomes associated with hip fractures, aimed at uncovering factors that impact patient well-being.

Momodou Jallow

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator
Research Coordinator - The Gambia Momodou ha s different level of Continuous Professional Development Courses. He was a Research Nurse & Internal Monitor for MRCG@LSHTM with the Vaccine and Immunity Theme study projects. He has worked with different projects both Clinical Trial and Epidemiology studies.

Mr James Masters

Job Titles:
  • Orthopaedics Expert Clinical Lecturer in Trauma & Orthopaedics, University of Oxford, UK. His Research Interests Are in Orthopaedic Trauma and Infection As a Complication of Surgery

Mr M Ndekwere

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon
  • Appointed Technical Advisor

Mr Prudance Mushayavanhu

Job Titles:
  • Orthopaedic Expert Consulting General Orthopaedic Surgeon at Sally Mugabe Hospital, and the Bone & Joint Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe

MRC Gambia

Job Titles:
  • Co - Gambia Co - PI Senior Research Associate
Co-Gambia Co-PI Senior Research Associate, MRC Gambia, The Gambia. Dr Jarjou trained in Medical Lab Sciences and gained a PhD training in Nutrition. His research interests include long term effects of pregnancy calcium intervention on both maternal and offspring blood pressure and fragility fractures in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Musa Jarjou

Job Titles:
  • Field Worker, Lab Technician, Research Technician, Network and Server Administrator
  • Senior Data Supervisor

Rachael Gooberman-Hill

Job Titles:
  • Professor
WP5 Lead Professor of Health and Anthropology and Director of the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research at the University of Bristol, UK. Prof Gooberman-Hill is a Social Anthropologist by background who applies techniques from anthropology and qualitative approaches in applied health research. @RGoobermanHill

Sainey Beyai

Job Titles:
  • Co - Ordinator
  • Nurse
Study Co-ordinator - The Gambia Based at the MRC The Gambia @ LSHTM. Sainey is a nurse midwife with special interests in musculoskeletal health, imaging and global health. He has 8 years experience as a research nurse coordinator working as an integral member of the Keneba clinic/Fajara team on various projects.

Tadios (Ted) Manyanga

Job Titles:
  • Study Co - Ordinator - Zimbabwe
Study Co-ordinator - Zimbabwe Ted Manyanga is a Public Health Practitioner with more than 8 years' experience in the field of clinical trials. He is passionate about clinical trials conduct, internal monitoring, and coordination. He has a strong background in management especially project management.

Tendai Chiweshe

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant
WP5 Ethnographer - Zimbabwe, Tendai is a Research Assistant with interest in using research to improve access of health services to children, women and adolescents.

Zimbabwe PI

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Biomedical Research
Zimbabwe PI Director of the Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe and Professor of International Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. Research interests include adolescent health, HIV, sexual and reproductive health and chronic disease. @rashida_abbferr