JUDITH BOSHE
MD, MMED, FcPSY, VCED Fellow.
Specialist Mental Health Department- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre,
Pioneer of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Mental Health Department,
Group Therapeutic Analyst Intermediate Level,
Qualitative Research Fellow – Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Cornell University, and Duke University (VECD) Consortium,
As a former research coordinator with the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) in Tanzania, a program under Columbia University’s Mailman school of public health who then trained in psychiatry at the University of Cape Town, and became a Fogarty Fellow 2021-2022. Privileged to have received mentorship under Dr. Dorothy Dow and Dr. Blandina Mmbaga that enabled me to create and pilot an adolescent mental health package adapted from the mental health and life skills intervention called Sauti ya Vijana (SYV: The Voice of Youth) for youth living with HIV. In this project we broadened the reach to adolescents exhibiting risk factors for or exhibiting mental health challenges in schools. As one of three practicing psychiatrists in the Kilimanjaro region with over 15 Million individuals, I am constantly reminded of the need of doing the most with existing limited resources by being innovative in-service provision i.e. task sharing or task shifting and carrying out group interventions. I am confident that the mentorship I am receiving in qualitative and implementation science research is instrumental in equipping me with the skills and tools needed for an independent research career.
DIANA KISAMO
BA, Msc
Clinical Psychologist at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) .
She is Clinical psychologist and a Researcher with an interest in HIV related stigma, child and adolescent mental health. She has experience working with Women Living with HIV and adolescents. Her recent implementation science research projects include;
1) Assessing the acceptability and efficacy of an Internalized Stigma Reduction Intervention for Women Living with HIV in Tanzania;
2) HIV prevention and livelihood training for out of school, vulnerable adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Tanzania.
3)Prevalence of Depression and It’s association to Internalized stigma and other Psychosocial factors among Women Living with HIV in Tanzania
RACHEL MTEI
BSc, MSc
Clinical Psychologist ,Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences(MUHAS)
RACHEL MTEI is a clinical psychologist with an interest in child and adolescent mental health and HIV issues. Her research experience includes
1) Assessing the adaptability and acceptability of a stigma reduction intervention among women with HIV in Tanzania
2) Cultural adaptation of instruments used in assessing self-management and its association with HIV viral suppression, and routine ART counselling among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH);
3) Exploring interventions for successful transition of ALWH from pediatric to adult care in Dar es Salaam;
4) Evaluating the impact of adolescent wellness visits which are clinic-based and school facilitated as a platform for reaching adolescents for HIV Testing and counseling, contraception uptake, and other prevention services.
Elizabeth Eliet Senkoro
MD
International AIDS Society Fellow in HIV service delivery
Dr Elizabeth Senkoro is a medical doctor with over 5 years of experience working in HIV medicine and research in both resource-intensive and limited settings. She obtained her undergraduate medical degree from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Tanzania. In 2021-2023, she was awarded the Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme by the International AIDS Society, with clinical and researchplacements at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Uganda and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in theUnited Kingdom.
She currently serves as the program manager of the Sauti ya Vijana project under the mentorship and supervision of Dr. Dorothy Dow. The project aims at improving HIV outcomes for young people living with HIV in Tanzania through delivering mental health and life skills.
Her interests & expertise include direct patient care and research https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-8249 within various fields of HIV/AIDS like adolescent health, mental health/psychosocial issues, aging with HIV, HIV prevention, and advanced antiretroviral therapy.
