Member Profile
Membership type: full
PhD Fellowship
Dorothy Ngajilo
Country of origin: Tanzania Currently in: Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl NeurosciencesPhD Fellowship
- Academic Background
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Degrees
2010 Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences2017 Master Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences - Research and Profession
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Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Occupational health research in developing countriesResearch Keywords:RespiratoryOccupational exposuresAsthmaAllergyTobacco
Publications resulting from Research:
Ngajilo D, Ehrlich R. Rhabdomyolysis with acute tubular necrosis following occupational inhalation of thinners. Occup Med. Published Online First: 9 May 2017. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqx048
Ngajilo D. Respiratory health effects in Poultry workers. Curr Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014;27(116-124)
Jeebhay MF, Ngajilo D, le Moual N. Risk factors for non work-related adult-onset asthma and occupational asthma: a comparative review. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Apr;14(2):84–94
Ngajilo D. Occupational contact dermatitis Among nurses: a report of two cases. Curr Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014;27(1):42–6
Ngajilo D, Jeebhay M. Risk factors for General adult- onset and occupational asthma – a review of the literature. Curr Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013;26(2):82–8
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchTeachingHigher Education Study
Workshop and Conference Attended
2015 South Africa Public Health Association of South Africa conferencePresentation given
2015Determinants of asthma phenotypes and allergic sensitisation in poultry farm workersDurban, South AfricaEvent: PHASA CONFERENCE2017Risk factors associated with allergic sensitization and asthma phenotypes among poultry farm workers in South AfricaEvent: EAACI congress 2017 - Prizes, Grants and Awards
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Other Awards
May 2017SASOM medal of excellence awardSouth Africa Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM) medal of excellence for best student in the South African College of Medicine - National Occupational Medicine exams for 2016Sep 2015Best MMed PosterSchool of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town - Best MMed research poster, 2015 Research DayDec 2010Tanzanian Ministry of Education and University awardsBest final year medical student (Muhimbili University)Dec 2009Africa Medical Research award (AMREF) awardBest fourth year medical student in community medicineApr 2025Tanzania Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology awardBest student in science subjects in the advanced level secondary examinations (First rank in Chemistry national wise)Dec 2002Tanzania Ministry of Education and Culture awardBest student in the National ordinary level secondary school examinations - English subject - Fellowship with OWSD
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Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship with OWSD
Fellowship awarded 2017
