In 2010 I met Mashina Chomba as an intern at the University Teaching Hospital in Zambia. I thought he would make a great neurologist. Here he is 13 yrs later along w/ Frighton Mutete and Dickson Mukombwe visiting BIDMC neuro department as Zambia’s first neurologists.

Did you know, people with HIV have more than 2X the risk of stroke than those without? Deanna Saylor & her team at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka #Zambia are trying to prevent stroke in these patients. fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHea… NeurologyZambia Johns Hopkins Neurology Residency

One of the best things about the Fogarty at NIH Brain Disorders grant mechanism is the capacity building piece. Here Dr. Sergio Muwowo of Ministry of Health Zambia ZINCARE is training under Dr. Dan Zaharie of Stellenbosch University to become Zambia’s first neuropathologist.

Proud to be a part of this important work and share more about it on the American Academy of Neurology Neurology Journal podcast!

Alumni at April events marking 20 years of Fogarty #GlobalHealth Fellows & Scholars described the impact mentors have had on their careers. Now many of them are paying it forward to the next generation: fic.nih.gov/News/Events/gl…

Saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Marty Samuels. He was the definition of a clinician educator, a mentor and inspiration to so many. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who were lucky enough to work with and learn from this master neurologist.

Yesterday the NeurologyZambia held a planning meeting for #Zambia’s first #stroke units at Ministry of Health Zambia #UTH and #LMUTH with nearly 100 stakeholders enthusiastically engaged. Planned launch in Sept 2023 and will change stroke care in Zambia! World Stroke Org

Dr. Martin A. Samuels, a neurologist with a gift for words and caring, dies at 77 trib.al/d53jq5U

GlobalBrainHealth World Health Organization (WHO) Professor Benedict D Michael MBChB, FRCP, PhD Looking forward to hearing from Gagandeep Singh from @iansecretary and Dr Twinge Phiri, Malawi's first adult neurologist nyasatimes.com/malawi-earns-f…

Enjoyed hosting Matthijs Brouwer, Diederick van de Beek, and team from Amsterdam UMC to see NeuroID activities ZINCARE and pursue collaborations investigating encephalitis and meningitis.

Such an important milestone for the global #MS community! Thanks to MS Int'l Federation for leading the way on this important effort! ECTRIMS ACTRIMS® LACTRIMS PACTRIMS

At today’s #ANA2023 Global Neurology Networking Reception, ANA leadership connected with students, researchers and grantees worldwide, including Zambia-based Dr. Lorraine Chishimba and Dr. Melody Asukile, recipient of ANA’s Global Neurology Presidential Initiative Grant. 💡

Greatful to all the support from neurology team - Zambia, here at the ANA2023. Abstract of Distinction, "Validation of the Modified Rankin Scale for Stroke Clonical Research in Zambia."

From no Zambian neurologists less than a decade ago to three attending #ANA2023. I don’t think there will be another ANA annual meeting without one. ZINCARE NeurologyZambia Chishimba Melody Asukile

The Stroke Unit in Zambia is officially open! Exciting work by Deanna Saylor, chief resident Gabriel Sneh and our colleagues at UTH!

This #FogartyFellowFriday meet Dr. Omar Siddiqi who helped launch the first #neurology research training program in #Zambia in 2018! Learn more about his #Fogarty project co-funded by NIH OAR, and his #globalhealth journey: loom.ly/cb133B0

Did you know, people w/ HIV have more than 2X the risk of stroke than those without? Deanna Saylor & her team at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka #Zambia are trying to prevent stroke in these patients: go.nih.gov/10ICghP Johns Hopkins Neurology Residency NeurologyZambia #WorldStrokeDay

Thanks American Academy of Neurology for highlighting the work of ZINCARE Deanna Saylor NeurologyZambia

This week, PGY3 Stephen Trudeau and Cognitive Neurology guru Dr. Chun Lim have been learning from and bringing BIDMC Neuro energy to #UTH Lusaka, Zambia! NeurologyZambia #globalhealth #neurology