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Bhekumusa Lukhele

Assistant Professor, Kyoto University

Dr Lukhele is from Eswatini, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Eswatini and a Master’s degree in Public Health and Ph.D from Kyoto University in Japan. His doctoral degree in medical sciences majored in Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology. Simultaneously he pursued Global Survivability Studies at Kyoto University. While in Eswatini, he worked for the Eswatini National AIDS Program as the Pediatric National Antiretroviral Coordinator and non-governmental organizations – an experience that shaped his research curiosity. Additionally, he serves as an Assitant Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham . He has a couple of research publications in the field of epidemiology about HIV in Eswatini, Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand. His interests are Global Health, digital health and eHealth/mHealth interventions. Fascinated by the application of technology in advancing health, he is the Executive Producer of a mobile phone serious game known as SwaziYolo. Since he started his research career in 2012, Dr Lukhele has won several awards for his research work. He hopes his research can contribute to sustainable development. Other than research, he enjoys console games, cycling, and hiking.

Experience

  • –present
    Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama at Birmingham