Hippolite is Professor of Medical Engineering & Technology with special research interest in the development of frugal medical systems at the Department of Bioengineering of Imperial College London. He has well over 20 years’ experience in design of frugal medical solutions for resource constrained settings. The present project is proposed to build on the exploits of his existing nationwide projects in which he has collaboratively researched, validated, developed and implemented a series of simplified devices and procedures for promoting better survival rate among neonates at Nigerian referral centers. The project, in its 15th year as at 2016, has at various times or at present enjoyed the collaboration of paediatrics practitioners at the Special Care Baby Units (SCBUs) of over 25 Tertiary Hospitals across the entire landscape of Nigeria where Hippolite has at various times held or currently holds the position of a visiting consultant. The average facility-based neonatal mortality across these hospitals has thus been reduced by 55% as at 2014, from 254/1000 presentating neonates at the inception of project to 114/1000 by 2014. More information from www.imperial.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-stories/hippolite-amadi and also www.imperial.ac.uk/people/h.amadi
Head of the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London.
Anthony is a bioengineer/researcher who has designed and coordinated several projects related to frugal medical devices. He is the principal supervisor of any joint/collaborative work with Imperial College London with the responsibility to manage any available grants. He also supports both the students’ coursework and assessment of fieldwork outcomes. More information about Anthony’s other researches and academic activities can be found at www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.bull
Eyinade is a Consultant Neonatalogist and the immediate past Head of Paediatrics Department of University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Nigeria. Eyinade is an active collaborator in our previous researches. She provides her expertise in clinical neonatology and field training of participating local midwives/villagers.
Prof Osibogun is the immediate past Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital. A Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, Akin has a long experience in health management and in designing research methodology for public health investigations. He supports the design of our investigations and analyses of field outcomes.
Dr Mohammed Kawuwa is formerly the Honourable Commissioner for Health in Yobe State of Nigeria. He is the immediate-past Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre Nguru. A consultant Obstetrics Surgeon and Associate Professor, Mohammed has many years of experience on postnatal supportive care, medical research and administration. He has been a long standing co-researcher in our previous works and the 2nd key player for the research and development of systems to address neonatal evening fever-syndrome (EFS). Mohammed is involved in PHC assessments, systems set-up, students’ recruitment and field clinical training in the present project.
Dr Ohadugha is the Head of Department of Anatomy/Neurobiology at the College of Medicine of Imo State University Nigeria and previously the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre FMC Owerri. Chukwuma is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, medical administrator and collaborator/co-author of our earlier research publications. He provides administrative training of the rural-based PHC health attendants in addition to research students’ fieldwork co-supervision.
