Ibrahim Abubakar Explained

Ibrahim Abubakar
Nationality:British
Fields:Epidemiology and global health
Workplaces:University College London
University of East Anglia
Alma Mater:London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
Thesis Title:An epidemiological investigation of the role of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in the aetiology of Chrohn's disease
Thesis Url:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.437892
Thesis Year:2007
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Website:https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=IABUB15

Ibrahim Ibrahim Abubakar is a British-Nigerian epidemiologist who is Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Pro-Provost (Health)[1] and Dean of the Faculty of Population Health Sciences[2] [3] [4] at University College London.

Education

He qualified in medicine in 1992 from Ahmadu Bello University and initially trained in general medicine before specialising in public health medicine.[5] He trained in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine graduating with an MSc in 1999, DPH from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and a PhD from the University of East Anglia in 2007.[6]

Work

He was director of the UCL Institute for Global Health until August 2021.[7] He previously served as head of TB at Public Health England.[8] Prior to his appointment at UCL, he was Professor in Health Protection at Norwich Medical School. In 2011, he was awarded a Senior Research Fellowship by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) on tuberculosis[9] and in 2016 he was appointed as an NIHR Senior Investigator.[10]

He was elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2020 in recognition of his research in infectious disease epidemiology and migration and health.[11]

He is the chair of the NIHR Global Professorship Selection Committee,[12] the NIHR Senior Investigator Medical and Dental Sub-Committee [13] and the Lancet Migration Initiative.[14] He was an Advisory Board member of the Public Health Board of Open Society Foundation[15] and of the MRC Applied Global Health Board.[16] He is also on the Editorial Board of BMC Medicine.[17]

He is a non-executive member of the North Central London Integrated Care Board [18] and a member of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.[19]

He served as the chair of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG TB) from 2016 to 2019[20] and co-chaired the NICE TB guidelines development group,[21] and was a board member, Africa Research Excellence Fund.[22]

Prof Abubakar was awarded the 2023 Roux Prize.[23]

Research and publications

Abubakar led the Lancet Nigeria Commission[24] which was launched in March 2022 in Abuja with media coverage[25] and has influenced national health policy in Nigeria including the recent passage of the National Health Insurance Authority Act 2022.[26] He led the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health[27] which dispelled myths regarding the perceived threat from migration to public health and urged action on improved health provision for migrants. The results were especially topical in the context of mass migration in the Mediterranean and in central and North America. The findings of the commission achieved widespread media coverage, such as reports in The Guardian, NBC News, and at the World Economic Forum.[28] [29] [30] In 2022, he co-edited a textbook on refugee health.[31]

He co-edited the Oxford Specialist Handbook in Infectious Disease Epidemiology published in 2016.[32] His work on mass gathering medicine in 2012 as part of the Lancet infectious Diseases Mass Gathering Medicine Series[33] generated media interest due to the potential impact of pandemics in crowded settings (London 2012: Mass gathering risks disease spreading).[34]

He is widely published in tuberculosis epidemiology, diagnosis and control with media coverage including research on tuberculosis screening,[35] work showing high risk of TB in pregnancy and the postpartum period, tuberculosis and air travel,[36] and on the effects of BCG in TB prevention.[37] He leads the E-DETECT TB project in Europe for the early detection of tuberculosis,[38] which in Romania has led to the expansion of mobile x-ray screening through €15 million investment in similar units to travel around the country.[39] He is currently the coordinator of the END-VOC EU funded international consortium of cohort studies on covid-19 variants.[40]

He has an h-index of 96 according to Google Scholar.[41]

Other activities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCL. 6 December 2023. Professor Ibrahim Abubakar. 12 July 2024. UCL. en.
  2. Web site: UCL. 22 June 2018. Professor Ibrahim Abubakar. 16 July 2020. UCL-TB. en.
  3. Web site: Ibrahim-Abubakar-appointed-as-dean. 2022-08-12. ucl.ac.uk. 12 May 2021 .
  4. Web site: Iris View Profile. 2020-09-09. iris.ucl.ac.uk.
  5. Web site: Iris View Profile. 2020-09-09. iris.ucl.ac.uk.
  6. Web site: Iris View Profile. 2020-09-09. iris.ucl.ac.uk.
  7. Web site: Ibrahim-Abubakar-appointed-as-dean. 2022-08-12. ucl.ac.uk. 12 May 2021 .
  8. Web site: Ibrahim Abubakar - Public health matters. 2020-09-09. publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk.
  9. Web site: NIHR Funding and Awards Search Website. 2020-09-09. www.dev.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk.
  10. Web site: NIHR Annual Report. 2020-09-09. National Institute for Health Research.
  11. Web site: 50 leading biomedical and health scientists elected to the prestigious Academy Fellowship The Academy of Medical Sciences. 2020-09-09. acmedsci.ac.uk.
  12. Web site: NIHR Research Professorships. 2022-08-12. nihr.ac.uk.
  13. Web site: NIHR Senior Investigator Committee. 2024-07-12. nihr.ac.uk.
  14. Web site: OUR TEAM. 2020-09-09. migrationandhealth. en.
  15. Web site: Public Health Program, Global Health Advisory Committee. 2020-09-09. www.opensocietyfoundations.org. en.
  16. Web site: Medical Research Council Applied Global Health Board. 2022-03-31. 2022-08-12. mrc.ukri.org. en.
  17. Web site: BMC Medicine. 2020-09-09. BMC Medicine. en.
  18. Web site: NCL ICB. 2024-07-12. NCL ICB . en.
  19. Web site: Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. Global Preparedness Monitoring Board . en.
  20. Web site: Strategic and technical advisory group for tuberculosis. 2020-09-09. World Health Organisation.
  21. Hoppe. Lucy Elizabeth. Kettle. Rachel. Eisenhut. Michael. Abubakar. Ibrahim. 2016-01-13. Tuberculosis—diagnosis, management, prevention, and control: summary of updated NICE guidance. BMJ. en. 352. h6747. 10.1136/bmj.h6747. 1756-1833. 26762607. 206908943.
  22. Web site: Our Board's biographies • Africa Research Excellence fund. 2020-09-09. Africa Research Excellence fund.
  23. Web site: Professor Ibrahim Abubakar awarded 2023 Roux Prize. 2023-10-19. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
  24. Web site: Lancet Nigeria Commission. 2022-08-12. lancet.com.
  25. News: Nigeria Health System Requires Radical Overhaul. 2022-08-12. Financial Times. 16 March 2022 .
  26. Web site: 83 million poor nigerians to benefit from new health insurance. 2022-08-12. vanguardngr.com.
  27. Web site: The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the move. 2020-09-09. www.thelancet.com. en.
  28. Web site: 2018-12-05. Myths about migrants spreading disease 'inform hostile policies'. 2020-09-09. the Guardian. en.
  29. Web site: Migrants don't bring disease. In fact, they help fight it, report says. 2020-09-09. NBC News. 5 December 2018 . en.
  30. Web site: Migrants are 'healthier and live longer' than residents in their host countries. 2020-09-09. World Economic Forum. en.
  31. Web site: Routledge. 2024-07-12. Routledge.
  32. Book: Infectious Disease Epidemiology. 2016-04-07. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-871983-0. Abubakar. Ibrahim. Oxford, New York. Stagg. Helen R.. Cohen. Ted. Rodrigues. Laura C..
  33. Web site: Mass Gatherings Health. 2020-09-09. www.thelancet.com. en.
  34. News: 2012-01-16. London 2012 'disease spread risk'. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-09-09.
  35. News: 2014-03-07. Despite progress, tuberculosis persists in West European cities. en. Reuters. 2020-09-09.
  36. News: Rules for flying with tuberculosis disputed. 2020-09-09. The Washington Times. en-US.
  37. Web site: BCG vaccine prevents TB infection in children. 2020-09-09. GOV.UK. 14 June 2019 . en.
  38. Abubakar. Ibrahim. Matteelli. Alberto. Vries. Gerard de. Zenner. Dominik. Cirillo. Daniela M.. Lönnroth. Knut. Popescu. Gilda. Barcellini. Lucia. Story. Alistair. Migliori. Giovanni Battista. 2018-05-01. Towards tackling tuberculosis in vulnerable groups in the European Union: the E-DETECT TB consortium. European Respiratory Journal. en. 51. 5. 10.1183/13993003.02604-2017. 0903-1936. 29748241. free.
  39. Web site: ucltb. 2019-10-29. E-DETECT presented at Romanian Parliament. 2020-09-09. E-DETECT TB. en.
  40. Web site: end-voc. 2024-07-12. Endvoc.
  41. Web site: Ibrahim Abubakar . . 8 May 2024.
  42. https://www.friendsofeurope.org/initiatives/africa-europe-foundation?person-aea=141#strategy-groups Strategy Group on Health
  43. Web site: Nation Newspaper. 2024-07-12. Nation Newspaper.

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