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Dr Abela Barongo Mahimbo
May 2018 Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health), UNSW Sydney, Australia
December 2013 Master of Public Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia
December 2013 Master of Health Management, UNSW Sydney, Australia
December 2009 Doctor of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
medicine-health
Sch of Public Health & Com Med
Abela Mahimbo has a medical background and holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and Health Management; and a PhD in Public Health. Her PhD was a health services related research, focused on examining policies and practices in immunisation service delivery for refugees in Australia to inform evidence-based approaches/strategies in improving service delivery for this vulnerable group. She is proficient in infectious diseases prevention and control, qualitative research, implementation science and health policy analysis. Her main research interests are infectious diseases, immunisation, refugee & migrant health, health promotion, health equity, social determinants of health, health policy evaluation, women's health and primary health care. She is particularly interested in conducting impactful research that drives policy change.
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Awards
- July 2014 Tuition Fee Scholarship (TFS) plus a Research Stipend, an International Research Candidate Scholarship for a doctoral research, UNSW Sydney
- Sept 2004 Full scholarship for a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
- July 2001 Recipient of a Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student, Shaaban Robert Secondary School (High School), Tanzania
Grants
2016
GSK Independent Medical Education for the education of Australian Health Care Professionals.
A practical approach to travel immunisation in general practice with a focus on visiting friends and relatives and refugee populations.
Mahimbo A, Heywood A.E, Seale H, Zwar N, Kay M, Bissinger W and Smith M