People who have worked in Lesotho in the field of health
If you have contributed to health care in Lesotho in any way and are not listed here, please contact usWayne Crocker - Pontypridd based Assistant Director Mencap Cymru. Currently Chair of Dolen Cymru nationally. Responsible for stimulating exchanges with Lesotho Society for Mentally Handicapped People Wayne.crocker@mencap.org.uk
Anne Evans - Libanus, Powys based Medical Director. Helped evaluate a National Lottery funded mental health project annellewellyn@hotmail.com
Kay Richmond - Llandaf based Public Health Consultant. Visited Lesotho with Humphrey Birley and Carl Clowes and subsequently developed an HIV/AIDS Management Strategy for Quthing District, adopted by Dolen Cymru kay@first4health.co.uk
John Thomas - Pontypridd based NHS General Manager. Worked with former Mid Glamorgan Health Authority on restructuring QEII Hospital, Maseru. Recently, instrumental in establishing Lesotho Wales Link`s health office in Maseru lynjohnthom@hotmail.com
Judith Stammers - Bangor - based mental health Social Worker, involved in training programme for Village Health Workers (VHWs). Developing counselling skills m-jstammers@tiscali.co.uk
Chris Gittoes - Bronllys, Powys based Health promotion lead. Developed inter-active training workshops; Training the Trainers for the VHWs in mental health programme njgandc@tiscali.co.uk
Jeremy Dix - Penarth based Dental Practitioner. Completed a needs assessment, levels of fluorosis in Lesotho. Supported by Rosemary Dix from Jeremy`s practice. Work subsequently analysed by University Dental Department in Cardiff jandrdix@penarth66.freeserve.co.uk
Andrew Freedman - Cardiff based Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases. Worked with HIV team, primarily in QEII Hospital freedman@cardiff.ac.uk
Humphrey Birley - Llandaf based Consultant in Genito Urinary Medicine. Worked with HIV team, primarily in QEII Hospital Humphrey.birley@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk
Diane Kirkland - Newport based Public Health practitioner; Nurse trained. Completed a Qualitative Analysis on HIV/AIDS information in Quthing District to advise Dolen`s overall strategy Diane.kirkland@nphs.wales.nhs.uk
Catherine Moore - Clinical virologist, UHW, Cardiff. Worked with HIV team, primarily in QEII Hospital. Catherine.moore@nphs.wales.nhs.uk
Aneurin Owen - Llansannan, Denbigh based Director of CAIS, the north Wales agency for drug and alcohol rehbilitation. Reviewed the work of Blue Cross, a comparable organisation in Lesotho lawma@hotmail.com
Owen Pickrell - Medical student. Elective period in Maloti Hospital, near TY, Lesotho wop20@cam.ac.uk
Wil Roberts - Holyhead based GP; Chair Ynys Mon LHB. Completed a locum in the General Hospital at the university town of Roma wilroberts@doctors.org.uk
Dyfed Huws - Cardiff based Public Health Specialist. Completed a health needs assessment dyfedhuws@yahoo.co.uk
Graham Thomas - Cwm y Glo based GP, supported Dyfed Huws in assessment work. Subsequently arranged training and clinical support programme. Now working with Crusaders Graham.Thomas@gp-w96633wales.nhs.uk
Heather Snidle - Cardiff based social scientist; worked extensively with the churches in Lesotho on control of HIV. Developed an Income Generation proposal for HIV affected households hsnidle@fastmail.co.uk
Julia Williams - Llandough based radiographer with BreastTest Wales. Locum work in St James Mission Hospital, Mantsonyane near Mokhotlong jewilliams7@hotmail.com
Noel Thomas - Maesteg based GP. Locum work in St James Mission Hospital, Mantsonyane for three months as responsible medical officer n.thomas@doctors.org.uk
Jane Gilbert - Penrith based psychologist. Specialised in trans-cultural transfer of mental health techniques. Worked as part of Dolen`s team in major mental health programme jane@gilbert.ournet.co.uk
Jody Mardula - Llandudno based trainer with CAIS. Worked on same project as Jane Gilbert above jodymardula@tiscali.co.uk
Sian Williams - Medical student in Cardiff. Spent two months on `elective` in Maluti Hospital with fellow student Bethan smw_cymru@yahoo.co.uk
Gwenallt Rees - Penarth based. Former HMI. Not health-trained but in cooperation with Capel Tabernacl, Cardiff has been Welsh lead for development of health clinic at Sefika, Maseru gwenallt@aol.com
Ian Russell - Llandygai, Bangor based. Not been in Lesotho but as Director of Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, Bangor University is committed to support leave for Specialist Registrar Public Health Training in Lesotho ian.russell@bangor.ac.uk
Andy Scrace - Llanidloes based Psychiatrist. Has worked in Lesotho for extended periods, both in training capacity and in clinical support at Mohlomi Hospital and neighbouring clinics Contact address to follow
Tupin Scrace - Llanidloes based GP with an interest in anaesthesia and care of the elderly. General training and support in a variety of clinical situations Contact address to follow
Mary Browning - Newtown based. Lead Psychologist in north Powys. Again worked for extended periods in Lesotho as clinician and trainer, a vital role in a country with one psychiatrist when she arrived
Dianna Roberts - Holyhead based GP. General clinical support and training for VHWs and clinic nurses in Quthing and Qacha`s Nek
Eiddwen Watkin - Ruthin based Sexual Health Nurse. Support and training for nurses in several settings in Quthing and Qacha`s Nek
Cilla Masters - Shropshire based Respiratory nurse. Refresher training and clinical support in several locations, mainly rural clinics in Hlotse and Mokhotlong
Phil Masters - Shropshire based GP. Worked with Cilla in same districts as above
Mark Tomblin - RAF Fali Paramedic. Supported training programme and clinical activity in Hlotse and Mokhotlong.
Gruffydd Jones - Holywell based GP. Early fact finding visit on behalf of Cymdeithas Feddygol (Welsh Medical Association).
Dr.Carl Clowes is Chair of Dolen Cymru and first visited Lesotho in 1987 and has made many visits since. His contact is carliwan@hotmail.com
Maria Moore is a staff nurse in A&E in Gwynedd hospital, currently seconded part time to work in Occupational Health. She worked in Lesotho for 3 months at the hospital in Qachas Nek, introducing a triage system in 2003. She also spent some time in Outpatients and time on the paediatric ward assisting with feeding of malnourished children. Maria can be contacted at mariasnewmail@yahoo.co.uk
Goronwy Jones is a Welsh GP and worked in Lesotho in the Flying doctor service & in the dept anaesthetic department at QEII during November 2007. His contact is goronwy.rhys.jones@homecall.co.uk
Bernadette O'Hare is a consultant paediatrician in the Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Wales. She is currently in Lesotho working for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare until the end of August 2008. She is located in the Department of paediatrics at QEII in Maseru. Contact is bernadetteohare@doctors.org.uk
David Place is a consultant anaesthetist at the University Hospital of Wales. He is currently in Lesotho until the end of august 2008 and is contactable at placedg@yahoo.co.uk
Maureen Davies is a Nurse in North Wales and is working in Lesotho Jan - March 2007, she can be contacted at maureendavies2@googlemail.com
Robin Davies is paediatrician in North Wales and is working in Lesotho Jan - March 2007, he can be contacted at robinhavarddavies@googlemail.com
