BRICS TB Research
network

BRICS TB Research Network

Promote and conduct collaborative scientific research along the spectrum, from basic to operational, for the development
and innovation on diagnostics, vaccines, drugs and regimens, infection control for TB and patient service delivery

Network members

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  • Brazil
  • Russian Federation
  • India
  • China
  • South Africa
  • Egypt
Members
  		 Alternative Members

Dr. Fernanda Dockhorn da Costa Johansen 
Manager - National Tuberculosis Program 
Department of HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs 
Health Surveillance Secretariat 
Ministry of Health of Brazil 
Work: +55 61 3315-2787 
Mobile: +55 61 98146-3206 
email: fernanda.dockhorn@saude.gov.br 

Dr. Tiemi Arakawa 
Consultant - National Tuberculosis Program 
Department of HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs 
Health Surveillance Secretariat 
Ministry of Health of Brazil 
Work: +55 61 3315-2787
Mobile: +55 61 98116-8211 
email: tiemi.arakawa@saude.gov.br 

Prof. Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio  
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / REDE-TB 
Work: +55 16 3315-4408 - (USP Laboratório 34) 
Mobile: +55 16 99150-1020 
E-mail: ricardo@eerp.usp.br

Prof. Afrânio Kritski 
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro /REDE-TB  
Work: ++ 55 21 3938 2426; +55 21 3938 2854 Mobile: +55 21 99794-8712
email: kritskia@gmail.com

Talita Vieira Antonio
Technical Analyst of the International Affairs Office 
Ministry of Health of Brazil 
Work: +55 61 3315 2293 
Mobile: +55 16 98251 1511
Email: talita.antonio@saude.gov.br
Member
  		 Alternative Member

Professor Irina Vasilyeva
National Medical Research Center of Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases
Ministry of Health
email: vasil39@list.ru
  

  

Dr Vadim Testov
National Research Medical Center of Phthisiopulmonology and Infection Diseases, Russian MoH – Ural Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
Work:+73433334463
Mobile:+79161254917
email: testov.vadim@mail.ru

 Mrs Valeria Gulshina

Work: +74956272400
Mobile:+79257411546
email: GulshinaVA@rosminzdrav.ru

Members
   		  

Dr Sanjay Kumar
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Work: + 91 11 21401716
Mobile: +91 8076766625
email: mattoos@rntcp.org / sanjayk.mattoo@gov.in / sanjaykmattoo@gmail.com

Dr Raghuram Rao
Dte. General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Work: + 91 11 21401719
Mobile: +91 955 5113213
email: raor@rntcp.org / raghuram.rao@gov.in

Dr Manjula Singh
Indian Council for Medical Research
Work: ++91 11 2658 9699
Mobile: +91 98682 45793
email: singhmanjula.hq@icmr.gov.in / drmanjulasb@gmail.com

Dr. Padmapriyadarsini C
Director
ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai
Ph.No.: 044-2836 9600
Mobile.: 9498022949
email: nirtdirector.ps@icmr.gov.in

Narendran Gopalan
Senior Deputy Director and HOD, Dept of clinical research
ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
Ph.No.: +914428369518
Mobile.: 7338886190
email: gopalannaren@yahoo.co.in

  

Members

Dr. Zhao Yanlin 
Director of National Center for TB Control and Prevention
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Work: +86 10 5890 0777
email: zhaoyl@chinacdc.cn; readpaper@hotmail.com

Dr. Huang Fei
National Center for TB Control and Prevention
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Work: +86 10 83133488
email: huangfei@chinacdc.cn

Dr. Ou Xichao
National Center for TB Control and Prevention
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Work: +86 10 5890 0778
email:   ouxichao@chinacdc.cn

Dr. Hu Dongmei
National Center for TB Control and Prevention
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Work: +86 10 58900535
Email: hudm@chinacdc.cn

Prof Wenhong Zhang
Director
National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, China
Work: +86 21 5288 8123
email: zhangwenhong@fudan.edu.cn

Dr Yang Li
Deputy director of Clinical Research Department
National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases
Work: +86 21 5288 8123
email: yang.li@nmcid.org.cn

 

Members
  		 Alternative Members

Dr Barry Kistnasamy
National Department of Health
Work: +27 11 356 5602
Mobile: +27 72 220 0247
email: barry.kistnasamy@health.gov.za; kistnasamyb@gmail.com

Prof Norbert Ndjeka
Chief Director: TB Control and Management
National Department of Health
email: norbert.ndjeka@health.gov.za
 

Prof Glenda Gray
South African Medical Research Council
Work: +27 21 938 0911
Mobile: +27 83 459 2680
email: glenda.gray@mrc.ac.za

Dr Limakatso Lebina
Clinical Trials Unit Lead
Africa Health Research Institute
Mobile: +27 82 554 4548
email: limakatso.lebina@ahri.org

Secretariat Administrator

Ms Arlene Smith
South African Medical Research Council
Work: +27 21 938 0653
Mobile: +27 82 648 5729
email: arlene.smith@mrc.ac.za

Dr Nhlanhla Mtshali
Director: Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases (MBOD)
National Department of Health
email: nhlanhla.mtshali@health.gov.za

 
Dr Lindiwe Mvusi
Director: Drug-Susceptible TB
National Department of Health
Mobile: +27 82 771 0314
email: lindiwe.mvusi@health.gov.za

Dr Francesca Conradie
Deputy Executive Director: Wits Health Consortium
Mobile: +27 83 357 7611
email: fconradie@witshealth.co.za

Dr Niresh Bhagwandin
South African Medical Research Council
Work: +27 21 938 0652
Mobile: +27 82 468 8201
email: niresh.bhagwandin@mrc.ac.za  

 


 
Members
  

Dr Wagdy Amin
General director of chest disease department / Manager of NTP Egypt
Work: +2 0227921097- + 0223428867
Mobile: +2 01224616567
email: drwagdy@yahoo.com;

Dr Magda Afifi
Drug Management coordinator
National Tuberculosis Control program
Work: +2 0227921097- + 0223428867
Mobile: +2 01006431687
email: ph.magda777@gmail.com
 

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