London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Educational/professional background

My professional background is in both clinical and community optometry where I deliver primary eye care. In my years of experience, I have been exposed to the gap in access to eye care services, particularly in rural settings. This has developed my passion to seek a robust approach towards narrowing those gaps.

Research interests or career goals 

My research interest is in finding cost-effective mechanisms that will contribute towards reducing the burden of avoidable blindness, particularly in low resource settings.  

Why I chose LSHTM/my programme 

I chose LSHTM firstly because of its reputation for having a global impact on public health and secondly, because of the diverse and supportive culture of the staff and students which makes one feel at home while studying at LSHTM.