Elongo Medical Education Foundation
Access to safe surgery and anaesthesia are essential components of universal healthcare delivery
a section 21 non-profit registered in Namibia
What we do
Healthcare Strengthening
We focus on improved healthcare delivery to vulnerable populations through education-based training and system strentgthening
Clinical Teaching
We work alongside local healthcare professionals on equal-opportunities clinical and simulation-based skills-transfer
Partnership
We build partnerships with host governments and universities like the University of Namibia and the Namibian Ministry of Health
Our Directors
Anthony (Tony) Roche
Tony is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Namibia (UNAM)
Gerald Dubowitz
Gerald is a Professor of Clinical Anesthesia, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Anesthesia and Pre-Operative Care and an Honorary Professor at the UNAM
Judith (Jude) Morgan
Jude is a Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist at the tertiary paediatric centre, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Sheffield University, and an Honorary Lecturer at UNAM
Theresia Shivera
Theresia a consultant anaesthesiologist in Swakopmund, Namibia. She is a Namibian who obtained her MBChB in 2006 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is a councilmember of the HPCNA Medical and Dental Council
Frederika Shigwedha
Fredrika is a consultant anaesthesiologist and is the Chief of Anaesthesiology at Intermediate Hospital Oshakati in Northern Namibia. She is a graduate of the first UNAM anaesthesiology residency class
Aletti Lowe
Aletti is a General Practitioner with
special interest in Foetal Medicine. She is a private practitioner in Windhoek, and provides pro bono services monthly to Katutura State Hospital
Chris Heunis
Chris is a Pharmacy and MBA
graduate. He owns Eland Pharmacy and is a co-founder of the Naankuse Wildlife and Tourism Group, as well as the Naankuse Lifeline Clinic