Isabel Nyangu
isabel nyangu

Dr Isabel Nyangu PhD, MPH, BScNS, RN, SFHEA

Lecturer

Biography

I am a leader in Global Health Policy and Practice impacting international health through transnational education, research informing policy, and collaborative leadership in resource-limited settings. I have led projects in baseline assessments, monitoring and evaluation of infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, COVID-19, and Sexually transmitted infections) and health interventions (including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), sexual and gender-based violence, health nutrition, and substance abuse) among various populations groups (adolescents,, young people, vulnerable adults, and key populations). I have a strong background in providing technical assistance to the Health Ministry, National AIDS Commission, Civil Society and consultancy support to international health organisations including the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation, the Global Fund and JHPIEGO. My research interests are health promotion, baseline assessments, implementation of interventions, monitoring and evaluation, and health services quality to improve health outcomes among vulnerable groups globally.

My global health practice includes 17 years of expertise in health professions education, continuous professional development, and research supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study. I led courses taught in full-time, part-time, and distance and online learning modes, and I have been an external examiner for the Master of Public Health programme. My strengths include programme design, process implementation, curriculum design and development, and quality assurance and evaluation.

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Member of SHSC Quality and Curriculum Management Committee

 

External Examining/Validations

  • 2 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 1 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 1 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 4 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 3 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.
  • 2 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.
  • 3 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 4 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.
  • 2 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 1 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • 1 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.
  • 2 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.
  • 1 Master of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa

 

Invited Speaker

  • 2GETHER4SRHR Amplification Workshop, Maseru, Lesotho

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • East London NHS Foundation Trust and National University of Lesotho Mental Healthcare Strengthening Project. Maseru Lesotho
  • COVID-19 Preparedness in Lesotho: capacity development of nurses and midwives in selected districts

 

Reviewing

  • BMC Public Health Journal Article Review X1
  • 1 x International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, Elsevier
  • 1X African Journal of AIDS Research

 

Date


32 results

Experiences of Patients and Registered Nurses regarding the Antiretroviral Therapy Programme

Journal Article
Nyangu, I., & Nkosi, Z. Z. (2019)
Experiences of Patients and Registered Nurses regarding the Antiretroviral Therapy Programme. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/4328
The purpose of this study was to explore and to describe the experiences of nurses and HIV-positive patients regarding the antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme in primary he...

Evaluation Of Antiretroviral Therapy Programme In Primary Health Care Settings In Lesotho-Results

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyangu, I., & Nkosi, Z. Z. (2018, October)
Evaluation Of Antiretroviral Therapy Programme In Primary Health Care Settings In Lesotho-Results. Presented at SADC international conference on postgraduate research for sustainable development, Gaborone, Botswana
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antiretroviral therapy programme in primary health care setting in Lesotho. Mixed methods research using a convergent parallel de...

Using Websites to Retrieve Literature

Presentation / Conference
Nyangu, I. (2018, December)
Using Websites to Retrieve Literature. Presented at Department of Nursing Seminar, Maseru, Lesotho

HIV/AIDS management: perspectives of HIV positive patients on traditional medicines and antiretroviral therapy

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyangu, I., Mokwena, K., & Nkosi, Z. Z. (2018, August)
HIV/AIDS management: perspectives of HIV positive patients on traditional medicines and antiretroviral therapy. Paper presented at 2018 Unisa Decoloniality Conference - Decolonisation and Re-Afrikanisation: A Conversation, South Africa

Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study

Journal Article
Phafoli, S. H., Christensen-Majid, A., Skolnik, L., Reinhardt, S., Nyangu, I., Whalen, M., & Stender, S. C. (2018)
Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study. Nurse Education in Practice, 28, 224-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.10.012
As a practice discipline, nursing education has a mandate to collaborate with all clinical settings, including primary health care (PHC), to prepare nursing students to functi...

Evaluating the antiretroviral therapy programme in the primary healthcare setting of Lesotho

Thesis
Nyangu, I. Evaluating the antiretroviral therapy programme in the primary healthcare setting of Lesotho. (Thesis)
University of South Africa. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3223665

Evaluation of the Antiretroviral Therapy Program in the Primary Health Care settings of Lesotho

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyangu, I. (2016, July)
Evaluation of the Antiretroviral Therapy Program in the Primary Health Care settings of Lesotho. Poster presented at STTI 27th International Nursing Research Congress, Cape Town, South Africa
There were five objectives for this quantitative aspect of the study. Describe ART services offered in PHC settings of Lesotho Determine successes and challenges in the impl...

Perceptions of Students and Preceptors Regarding Primary Health Care Clinical Placements in Lesotho

Presentation / Conference
Phafoli, S. H. (2016, July)
Perceptions of Students and Preceptors Regarding Primary Health Care Clinical Placements in Lesotho. Presented at 27th international Nursing Research Congress, Cape Town, South Africa
Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Background: As a practice discipline, nursing education has a mandate to collaborate with the clinical setting to prepare nursing s...

Case Study: Primary Healthcare Clinical Placements during Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho

Journal Article
Christensen, A., Phafoli, S., Butler, J., Nyangu, I., Skolnik, L., & Stender, S. (2015)
Case Study: Primary Healthcare Clinical Placements during Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho. World Health and Population, 16(2), 46-53. https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2016.24493
In Lesotho, primary healthcare is the main access point for health services. While nurses and midwives provide most of the care at this level, assessments of the clinical educ...

Effects of Primary Health Care Clinical Placements on Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho

Presentation / Conference
Nyangu, I. (2015, December)
Effects of Primary Health Care Clinical Placements on Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho. Presented at Ministry of Health Research Symposium, Maseru, Lesotho

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Adaptation of Accelerated Action for health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) Strategy in Lesotho