Dr. Matshediso Kgamane
President
Executive Committee
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Dr. Matshediso Kgamane is a highly respected medical professional and a leader in the field of travel and wilderness medicine. She graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in the Caribbean Netherlands in 2005 and her passion for travel medicine led her to establish DrK Travel Clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. The clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical services, including general healthcare, travel medicine, concierge services, aviation medical services and specialized wilderness medicine expertise.
In 2014, Dr. Kgamane solidified her expertise by completing the South African Society of Travel Medicine (SASTM) travel medicine course, further enhancing her ability to address the unique health needs of travelers. Her keen interest in wilderness medicine propelled her to pursue advanced training, currently undertaking her Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) through the Wilderness Medicine Society.
Matshediso also teaches wilderness medicine courses across Southern Africa and lends her medical support for marathons and trekking events on the continent.
Dr. Charles Tarimo
Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Committee
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Dr Charles Tarimo is a general practitioner and travel medicine doctor at the Columbia Africa-IST Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He graduated from Kairuki University in 2014 and completed his internship at the Bugando Medical Centre in the Lake Zone of Tanzania, and furthered his career at Central Tanzania, Christian Medical Centre before moving back to Dar es Salaam in 2018.
He is a member of the Liaison Committee of the International Society of Travel Medicine and a certified travel medicine practitioner (SASTM Travel Medicine Course, 2022), boasting a certificate of Aviation Medicine by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority and Occupational Health as an offshore energies UK examiner.
Dr. Walaa Shabana
Immediate Past-President
Executive Committee
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Dr. Walaa Shabana is an Associate Professor of Tropical Medicine at Mansoura University in Egypt.
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She received her medical degree and Master degree of Tropical Medicine at Mansoura University followed by her PhD in Tropical Medicine at Alazhar University in 2011. Dr. Shabana completed her residency and post doctoral training in Tropical Medicine at the Mansoura University Hospitals.
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Walaa is the coordinator of post graduate studies in the Tropical Medicine Department at Mansoura University and a tutor in the undergraduate travel medicine course for the Mansoura Manchester Program. She has published many publications in infectious diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Dr. Shabana is a Founding member of Egyptian Travel Medicine Group and a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine.
Susan Kuyper
Administrative Assistant
Secretariat
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Susan Kuyper is based in Cape Town, South Africa. For more than 20 years, she worked at the University of Cape Town as an administrative manager of a Post Graduate Research Unit in the Science Faculty and was also responsible for setting up the research unit in the Department of Statistical Sciences. As part of her work, she oversaw bird monitoring projects, including the African Penguin colony on Robben Island.
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Susan enjoys walking on Table Mountain, spending time in Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, reading, gardening and live theatre.
Susan joined the Federation to support its growth and expand travel medicine offerings to members.
Tullia Marcolongo
Administrative Director
Secretariat
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Tullia Marcolongo has many years of experience promoting responsible travel with a focus on minimizing a traveller’s health footprint abroad. She has published guides on travel and mental health, travel health insurance, how to stay well abroad, and navigating medical care in another country.
Tullia is a past Chair of the Psychological Health of Travellers interest group of the International Society of Travel Medicine.
Board
members
Dr. Yaone Bogatsu - Travel Medicine Society of Botswana (registration pending)
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Dr. Colombe Irahali - Travel Medicine Group of Cameroon
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Dr. Charles Kitenge - Democratic Republic of Congo Travel Medicine Group
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Dr. Walaa Shabana - Egyptian Travel Medicine Group
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Nurse Eyerusalem Mekonnen - Ethiopian Travel Medicine Group
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Dr. Leon Ogoti - Association of Travel Medicine and Vaccination Services of Kenya
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Dr. Nkechi Ilodibia - Nigerian Society of Travel Medicine
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Dr. Kenny Prince-Agbodjan - Travel Medicine Senegal Group
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Dr. Charles Tarimo - Tanzania Travel Medicine Group
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Dr. Sonia Kechaou-Cherif - Société Tunisienne de Médecine Tropicale et de Voyage
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Dr. Life Zambezi - Travel Medicine Association of Zimbabwe