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
President
Elizabeth Tissingh
Orthopaedic Surgeon (Limb reconstruction)
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, London and King’s Global Health Partnerships Democratic Republic of Congo
Vice-President
Loic Fonkue
Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Yaounde General Hospital
Yaounde, Cameroon
General Secretary
Jacem Saadana
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Ordinary Members
Kidane Abrha
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mekelle University, Mek'elē, Ethiopia
Maritz Laubscher
Orthopedics
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Vuyisa Mdingi
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa
George W. Galiwango
Plastic Surgeon
CORSU Rehabilitation Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Reham Hassan
Consultant in Medical Microbiology
Alexandria University, Egypt
Patrick Dakoure
Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Nazi Boni University, Burkina Faso
Country Leads
Meriam Abdeljelil & Ikbal Kooli
Tunisia
Jean Eric Kouamé Kouassi
Côte d'Ivoire
Alazar Menbere Haile & Tsegay Brhane Bisrat
Ethiopia
Simukoko Davies
Zambia
Jean de Dieu Tumusifu
DRC
Bola Aknola
Nigeria
Jephta Mwoyofiri
Zimbabwe