Dr Elizabeth Khadija Tissingh AKC MBBS MSc FRCS
Partnership Lead, Democratic Republic of Congo, King's Global Health Partnerships
Biography
Elizabeth Khadija Tissingh is a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon and leads King’s Global Health Partnerships’ work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A King’s alumnus (Medicine 2008), she also has an MSc in Tropical Medicine and International Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is committed to the delivery of excellent surgical care in the NHS and to improving access to safe, timely and affordable surgery in areas of the world where it is most needed.
Research
Trauma System Development
Improving leadership and institutional management in the main trauma hospitals in Kongo Central
Project status: Ongoing
Features
King's awarded funding to support safe surgery in the Democratic Republic of Congo
King's Global Health Partnerships awarded new funding to support safe surgery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Managing diabetes in the context of Covid-19 in DR Congo
King's Global Health Partnerships was invited to support the delivery of patient education and peer to peer support for diabetes patients in the DRC
Research
Trauma System Development
Improving leadership and institutional management in the main trauma hospitals in Kongo Central
Project status: Ongoing
Features
King's awarded funding to support safe surgery in the Democratic Republic of Congo
King's Global Health Partnerships awarded new funding to support safe surgery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Managing diabetes in the context of Covid-19 in DR Congo
King's Global Health Partnerships was invited to support the delivery of patient education and peer to peer support for diabetes patients in the DRC