{"id":20,"date":"2025-09-24T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:40:38","slug":"our-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/our-people\/","title":{"rendered":"People and partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Merlin Willcox<\/strong>
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Mary Mbuo<\/strong>
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Tracey Sach<\/strong>
Work package 5 co-lead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nazrul Islam<\/strong>
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Alex Manu<\/strong>
Ghana country lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kofi Issah<\/strong>
Ghana Health Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kwasi Torpey<\/strong>
Ghana research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Patricia Akweongo<\/strong>
Work package 5 co-lead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tim Abagre
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Francis Anto
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Gari Hunduma<\/strong>
Ethiopia research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Merga Dheresa<\/strong>
Ethiopia research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sagni Girma<\/strong>
Ethiopia research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Vincent Mubangizi<\/strong>
Uganda country lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Imelda Namagembe
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Jerome Kabakyenga
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Joseph Ngozi
<\/strong>Uganda research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Victoria Nakibuuka<\/strong>
Uganda research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Pius Okong<\/strong>
Uganda research team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mary Kinney<\/strong>
Work package 5 lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thomas van den Akker<\/strong>
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Eszter Kismodi<\/strong>
Work package 2 lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charles Ameh<\/strong>
Work package 4 lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abera Kenay<\/strong>
Ethiopia country lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our PhD students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Florence Nakaggwa<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Addis Eyeberu<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Brenda Kharono<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Saba Hailu<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Paul Isabirye<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Dr Dan Murokora<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Dr Richard Mugahi<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shirley Abanga<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Naadu Hazel<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Francesca Palestra
<\/strong>Karolinska Institute<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Vida Kukula
<\/strong>University of Amsterdam<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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