BRICS TB Research
network

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

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

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

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

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  

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