Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Emergency Medicine,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Using the ADAPT guidance to culturally adapt a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use among injury patients in Tanzania.
Journal Article PLOS Glob Public Health · 2025 Harmful alcohol use is a leading risk factor for injury-related death and disability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Brief negotiational interventions (BNIs) in emergency departments (EDs) effectively reduce alcohol intake and re-injury rates. ... Full text Link to item CiteThe older the injured, the worse the outcomes: A comparison of injury patterns and in-hospital outcomes between younger and older adult trauma patients at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania.
Journal Article PLOS Glob Public Health · 2025 The number of older adults (>60 years) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to double by 2050. This demographic shift has led to a rise in traumatic injuries among this population, with one in ten trauma patients in Tanzania being an older adult. Yet, g ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal care and outcomes: A retrospective study in a tertiary hospital in Northern Ghana.
Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 BACKGROUND: Perinatal mortality remains a global challenge. This challenge may be worsened by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child health. OBJECTIVES: Examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal care and outcomes ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Capacity building for injury and trauma care implementation and data science research training
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · 2021 - 2026PRACT: A Pragmatic Randomized Adaptive Clinical Trial to Investigate Controlling Alcohol related harms in a Low-Income Setting; Emergency Department Brief Interventions in Tanzania
Clinical TrialPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism · 2020 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
State University of Maringa (Brazil) ·
2022
Ph.D.
State University of Maringa (Brazil) ·
2018
M.Sc.
State University of Maringa (Brazil) ·
2017
B.S.