Dr Fatima Kyari - FWACS FMCOph MSc PhD FNAMed |
Director · University of Abuja, ICare, EyeFocus, iWiSERplus
Fatima Kyari is a Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Abuja, Nigeria and has a dual role as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); where she leads the Glaucoma Clinical and Research Network. She is a member of the Leadership Group of the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at LSHTM.
Fatima currently serves as the Registrar/CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. In this current role, she is working on the Strategic Training Reform Initiative for medical education and expansion of medical schools intake in Nigeria.
Fatima was the pioneer Director of the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (IAMRAT) at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. She is an Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Glaucoma Lead at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria.
She has a strong public health background, and has applied academic knowledge beyond academia having been involved in international policy development and strategy forums, including the editorial committee of the WHO’s “World Report on Vision,” and as lead consultant for the “Nigeria National Eye Health Policy” and the "Nigeria National Glaucoma Guideline and Toolkit."
In a voluntary role, Fatima is the Regional Chair Africa for the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), and a member of the Board of Trustees of IAPB. She is involved in high level advocacy, influencing decision-makers on eye health policy and planning in Nigeria, regionally and globally.