The 2007-08 Humphrey Fellows at Tulane

Bashir Ahmad Hamid, MD, EMBA
Kabul, Afghanistan
Chairperson, Association for Social Development
House # 220, Parwan-e-Do, Kabul, Afghanistan
bashirahmad.hamid@gmail.com
p: 0093-700-292184

Technical Areas – NGO development, social development, public health

Dr. Bashir Ahmad Hamid is among the founders of CAF – a national NGO in Afghanistan – which serves almost two million Afghans and provides primary health care to the families. For five years he worked as the Director General of this organization and then he established an association – Supporting Social Development in Afghanistan – which bring together people from social services NGOs, governmental agencies and community initiatives to work for change in Afghan society. The doctrine of this association is to raise awareness, especially self-awareness among the people to recognize their potentials and develop them. 

Link to Dr. Hamid's lastest presentation on Afghanistan: click here.

Navy Bun Kong, MD, OB/GYN
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Program Manager-TB, University Research Co., LLC (URC), USAID Health Systems Strengthening in Cambodia (USAID-HSSC)
Board of Directors, Project AID Khmer
# 339A, Street163 Sangkat Toul Tom Pong II Khan Chamcarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
P1989Navy@yahoo.com or KBNavy@urc-chs.com m: 012 497 228/ 012-850 850/ 855 23 222 420 f: 855 23 221 433

Technical areas: TB, TB/HIV, HIV/AIDS, private and public partnerships, community based program development, and Primary Health Care program development.

Dr. Navy has more than 12 years experience working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, donors and Government sectors. Dr. Navy specializes in TB and HIV/AIDS, private and public partnerships, community based program development and primary health care including health education, water and sanitation and agriculture. She also has experience in the project development, management, coordination, human resource development and training, and education training material development, as well as involved in policy development and implementation. With the Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE, she developed a care and management of HIV/AIDS model. With the Danish Red Cross, she joined with the technical advisor to develop a Primary Health Care Program document describing objectives, outcomes and activities for a PHC Program covering a period of three years. Dr. Navy is currently the TB Program Manager- with the University Research Co., LLC, USAID Health Systems Strengthening in Cambodia (USAID-HSSC). With the USAID-HSSC, she has developed strategic and operational strategies for the USAID funded Health Systems Strengthening project in Cambodia in the areas of TB and TB/HIV. She is the founder of the project AID Khmer (PAK). During her Humphrey Fellowship, she will focus her efforts on health policy, program and management and international health policy in order to effectively provide strategic leadership and vision, technical direction to operational units for the regional project in carrying out the stated mission of the organization and donors. Dr. Navy was trained as a medical doctor and a gynecologist/obstetrician in Thai Binh Medical College, Vietnam. She also was trained in AIDS epidemiology and HIV research at International Health Institute, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island, USA. Her native language is Khmer and she speaks good English and Vietnamese. She has worked in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.

Link to Dr. Kong's latest presentation on Cambodia: click here.

For more information on the NGO with whom Dr. Kong works, please see www.projectaidkhmer.org.

For more information on the USAID Health Systems Strengthening in Cambodia project, please see www.urc-chs.com/projects/health/HSSC.html.

Eugenia Machon de Figueroa, MD (Family Medicine)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Family Physician and Family Medicine Facilitator
Merliot Community Clinic and Salvadoran Security Health Institute
Urbanización Buenos Aires 2, Avenida 4 de Mayo No. 126, San Salvador, El Salvador
mayu_machon@yahoo.com
p: (503) 2260-2942   f: (503) 7852-5935

Technical areas:  Facilitator in Family Medicine Practice, quality of care, comprehensive health care, continuing care for all members of a family and community

Working with Salvadoran Security Health Institute, Dr. Eugenia Machon de Figueroa develops two types of job. The first one is to be a facilitator for the Family Medicine Educational Program. This job focuses on training general doctors and volunteers to practice de Family Medicine in everyday activity. Workshops and lectures are provided. Dr. Machon de Figueroa is in charge of planning, and developing the workshops and the lectures by using power point presentations. The second one is to be a Family Physician attending patients in the clinic, but also doing home visits. This activity runs from Monday through Friday, and from 7 am to 5 pm. During the period with the Humphrey Fellowship, Dr. Machon de Figueroa is interested on acquire new tools on Health Education systems and leadership with other health workers and volunteers, in order to apply these skills for the benefit of her country. Dr. Machon de Figueroa won an award granted by the Institution she actually works with. She was nominated as the Doctor of the year, because of her relationship with the community issues and involvement.

Atul Kumar Tiwary, MBBS , DCH
New Delhi, India
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of  Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
D-14,  Seema Apartments, Plot No.7, Sector-11, Dwarka, New Delhi
atulk_tiwary@yahoo.com, aktrapid@gmail.com
p: 011-91-11-25085834 c:00-91-9810825642

Technical Areas – Policy Planning and Development for NCD Prevention and Control in India ,  Communicating for Health seeking behavior, Campaigning for Health Promotion,  Management of Health Care Delivery System, Capacity building of health care professionals

Through India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Atul Tiwary directs the policy planning and development of National Non-Communicable Disease Control Programs aimed at prevention and control of cancer,  diabetes, cardiovascular diseases , stroke and mental health with the emphasis on reducing risky behavior and  promoting health to improve the quality of health care in the country. During his year with the Humphrey fellowship, he will focus on evidence-based practices in health promotion and capacity building of health care professionals in this field. Dr. Tiwary has a Post Graduate Diploma in Child health after his Medical Graduation from Patna Medical College, Patna, India  

Julien Herizaka Nirina, MBA
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Deputy administrative and financial director, Military Hospital of Antananarivo
Lot II T 63 A – Villa Fez 2, Mangasoavina, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
herizakanirina@yahoo.fr  p: (261) 20.22.286.07, f: (261).20.23.645.69

Technical Areas – hospital management and health care organization management

At the Military Hospital of Antananarivo, Madagascar, Mr. Julien Herizaka Nirina is in charge of hospital operations including human resources, logistics, finance and information systems. He majored in Information Technology and has a master’s degree in business administration from Madagascar. During his year with the Humphrey Fellowship, he will improve his skills in health care organization and management and international health and development.

Link to Julien Nirina's lastest presentation on Madagascar: click here.

Albertina M. Thomas, RN, BSRN
Windhoek, Namibia
Training Coordinator
Ministry of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 50031, Windhoek, Namibia
talbertina@webamil.co.za, thomasalbertina@yahoo.com
011-264-61- 215140 (phone) 011-264-61- 224155 (fax)

Technical areas: Training Coordination and Technical support, Monitoring of health education programs

Ms. Thomas has been working in the Ministry of Health, ensuring the coordination of all training activities related to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria  She  was responsible for ensuring proper planning of trainings for health professionals and community volunteers in collaboration with international organizations such as I-TECH. During her Humphrey year she will focus on improving her knowledge and skills on Planning of Health Education Programs and Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Education and Communication programs. Ms. Thomas has a Bachelors degree in Nursing Education as well as diplomas in Midwifery and Nursing from the Windhoek Nursing School and University of Namibia.

Link to Ms. Thomas' latest presentation on Namibia: click here. 

Maria Lourdes K. Otayza, MD, MHA
Manila, Philippines
Chief of Hospital III, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital & Medical Center
#10 Dao Street, St. Anthony Subdivision, Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
marl_otayza@yahoo.com
011-63-2- 6588121 (residence)       077-792-3133 (telefax in office)

Technical areas - Hospital administration; Perinatology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine)

Dr. Otayza runs a 200-bed medical center of the Philippines' Department of Health in the northern Philippines and helps in the implementation of public health programs of the region as well. She intends to broaden her grasp on issues that affect health service delivery in her country particularly disaster preparedness, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health care (maternal and child health) and health human resource migration during her year with the Humphrey Fellowship Program. She has a Masters degree in Hospital Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and is a perinatologist trained in the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital.  

Link to Dr. Otayza's latest presentation on the Philippines: click here

Patrick E Turay, MD
Makeni, Sierra Leone
Medical director, Holy Spirit Catholic Hospital
P. O. Box 1, Makeni, Sierra Leone
patrick_turay@yahoo.com
076 603252  and   033 603252

Technical areas: Public health policy, planning, HIV/AIDS management.

Dr. Turay is the medical director of the Holy Spirit Catholic Hospital, Makeni. He was seconded to the catholic mission by the ministry of Health and Sanitation to manage and coordinate all health related activities within this hospital and clinics owned by the mission. During his Humphrey Fellowship, he will focus on public health policy and management together with coordination of HIV/AIDS projects. Dr. Turay holds a degree in general medicine {MD},from the Kuban State Academy, Krasnador, Russian Federation and a bachelor’s degree {BSc Chem}from the university of Sierra Leone.