2021 POHER Scholars
POHER SCHOLARS 2020-2021
NATASHA BLUE SICHULA
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Managing editor at Natasha Sichula. African Union Delegate at Girls20. CEO and Founder at Her Empowerment Race Zone Zambia. Former Ambassador at WeINSPIRE Movement. Former Novartis Scientific Summer Scholar at Novartis. Former Fellow at Next Gen HQ. Former Commitment maker at CGI U. Studied at Edgewood College.Studied Cytotechnology at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Went to Fatima Girls Secondary School. Lives in Madison, Wisconsin. From Mufulira, Zambia
MIRIAM MWAPE
Medical Student
Copperbelt University Ndola,
School of Medicine, Zambia
Studied MBChB - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Studied at The University of Zambia (UNZA)
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AVIS ANYA NOWBUTH
6th year medical student at Lusaka Apex Medical University in Lusaka,
Zambia.
Master’s degree in Complementary Medicine from South Africa
Dissertation - “Investigation of nanoparticles present in Biochemic Tissue Salt Ferrum phosphoricum 2X, 4X and 6X potencies”
Published article - Characteristic Techniques in Nanoparticle Analysis of Iron Phosphate- presented at the Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis (LMHI), World Congress of Homeoapthy; Annual Inter-Faculty Postgraduate Symposium: University of Johannesburg, Postgraduate School and Faculty of Health Sciences Postgraduate Symposium: University of Johannesburg, Postgraduate School.
Researcher at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Volunteer - hosting campaigns such as the “back to school campaign”
Donation Drive -“Covid-19 Food Campaigns” in which she and her family contribute, pack, sort and deliver food parcels to rural townships in Johannesburg, South Africa affected by lockdowns and curfews.
Community Development projects - Ngombe, Kalundu and Chilenje compounds in Lusaka, Zambia
Volunteer - South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) in South Africa dealing with mental health services .
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Future Ambitions - Research specifically on Infectious Diseases within the fields of Pulmonology; and the use of nanoparticles as a potential contributor towards treatments of disease; contribute and develop research projects and apply ideas to both Zambia and South Africa.
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Hobbies - reading books, playing the piano, dancing and doing artwork.
DEBORAH OLUWADAMISI ADEDIBU
Medical Student
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Attended Adesina College Ibadan,
Nigeria
MWENYA MUSONDA
Medical Student
University of Zambia (UNZA),
School of Medicine
Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka,
Zambia
DERRICK MUSOLE
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Medical Student
Copperbelt University (CBU)
Michael Chilufya Sata School of Medicine,
Zambia
WICKGOAL CHATIEM
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Medical Student and Malaysian
Allied Health Sciences Academy (MAHSA),
Malaysia
YVAN ZOLO
Medical Student
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Beau,
Cameroon
DAVE NKENGEH
Medical Student
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Beau,
Cameroon