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Khalfan
Mohammed is the program manager for the newly established ‘Integrated
Program of Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted
Helminthiasis’ at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Zanzibar. Before this new post he was responsible for the Lymphatic
Filariasis Program. He graduated as a biologist from the University
of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1981 and completed he Masters degree
in Public Health in 1987 at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, United States of America. He is a part time PhD student
at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. In his own words Khalfan
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am very grateful to the Liverpool LFSC, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
DFID, GSK, Merck & Co Inc, WHO, Global Alliance and other partners
for their strong contributions to the fight of Lymphatic Filariasis
in Zanzibar. I am extremely grateful for the support I am receiving
from Liverpool LFSC and its allies which help me to continue smoothly
with my PhD studies at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Since my PhD registration
in late 2004 I have participated in anumber of courses at the School,
academic meetings, publishing scientific papers, as well as facilitating
few international training courses and as a temporary advisor to
WHO consultation meetings as well as a special WHO -Consultant to
Malawi for the development of “The Five Years Malawi Ministry
of Health Plan of Action for Integrated Diseases Control”.
Zanzibar like any
other underdeveloped country in the tropics is facing many challenges
related to the prevailing tropical diseases and shortage of highly
qualified health personnel. Those problems have always been a stumbling
block to the progress and development of this country. My training
at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is highly appreciated
and will be of much help to our Ministry of Health and the control
of tropical diseases prevailing in my country as well as other developing
countries. I wish to express my thanks to Liverpool LFSC and all
the staff and their allies for the support they are always giving
me when I am at the School as well as when I am at the field collecting
data
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am very grateful to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Zanzibar
and all the partners that are supporting fighting tropical disease
problems in our country. It is quite clear that without your full
commitments we will not win this battle.
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