ABOUT US
The African Bone & Joint Infection Network (ABJIN) is a collaborative initiative dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of bone and joint infections across Africa. Led by a diverse team of experts, our steering committee and advisory board bring together leading clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals committed to advancing musculoskeletal infection care in low-resource settings.
Committee members
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, London and King’s Global Health Partnerships Democratic Republic of Congo
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa
Yaounde General Hospital
Yaounde, Cameroon
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa
Mekelle University, Mek'elē, Ethiopia
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
CORSU Rehabilitation Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Komi Orthopedic Centre, Komi, Uganda
Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Committee Members
Elizabeth Tissingh
Orthopaedic Surgeon (Limb reconstruction)
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, London and King’s Global Health Partnerships Democratic Republic of Congo
Vuyisa Mdingi
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa
Loic Fonkue
consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon
Yaounde General Hospital
Yaounde, Cameroon
Len Marais
Orthopaedic Surgeon
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa
Kidane Abrha
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mekelle University, Mek'elē, Ethiopia
Maritz Laubscher
Orthopedics
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
George W. Galiwango
Plastic Surgeon
CORSU Rehabilitation Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Naomi Amuron
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Komi Orthopedic Centre, Komi, Uganda
Jacem Saadana
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Asanka Wijendra
Trauma & Orthopaedic Registrar
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Advisors
Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium
Formerly at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Oxford Limb Reconstruction and Infection Clinic, Oxford, United Kingdom
Advisors
Olivier Cornu
Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium
Martin McNally
Limb Reconstruction and Bone Infection Surgery
Formerly at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
Mario Morgenstern
Orthopaedics and Trauma
Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Jamie Ferguson
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Oxford Limb Reconstruction and Infection Clinic, Oxford, United Kingdom