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Isaac Maro, MD

I am a Tanzanian physician working at the Dardar Health study, a collaborative Project between Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Dartmouth Medical School and currently pursuing a master's degree in Public Health at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover NH under the fogarty scholarship. Being a physician has been my life long dream as I have always wanted to be that person to help the society become healthy. With research experience I am in a position where I can provide primary, secondary as well as tertiary prevention within my society.

I have been involved in various community projects towards building a healthier society. For several years I have been producing as well as presenting a popular community radio talk show focusing on community health issues. Also I have been volunteering in providing health care services to orphans and vulnerable children at orphanage centers through own initiative called Health care ambassadors.

Throughout MPH course at Dartmouth, I have done several projects focusing on Tanzania perspective. The projects included;

  1. Malnutrition and AIDS, twin evils to an African child: analysis of existing programs in East Africa
  2. Vitamin A supplements in children with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review
  3. Patient Education on Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tanzania clinics: A quality improvement approach.
  4. Silica dust exposure and risks for silicosis and Active Tuberculosis among Tanzania small scale miners: evidence and strategic preventive approaches.

I have published one report on prevalence, modes of management and treatment outcomes among patients with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis co-infections in Dar es salaam, Tanzania 2005. Dar es salaam Medical Students' journal, Vol 14 No 2 December 2007

I have been able to present one poster on Patient education on type 2 Diabetes mellitus in Tanzania Clinics at the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes. Athens, Greece, February 25-28, 2009. The manuscript for this project is in the process of being published.

Vitamin A supplementation in children with HIV/AIDS: A systematic Review is also in the process of being submitted for publication as well.

Currently I am working on two exciting projects on active tuberculosis on Nutritional status and Disseminated Tuberculosis in Hospitalized patients in Tanzania the two projects of which I am expected to complete before June 2009 for the former and before June 2010 for the later.

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