Dr. Wafa Ibrahim Elhaj Abd Elrhaman

 Wafa Ibrahim Elhaj Abd Elrhaman

Dr. Wafa Ibrahim Elhaj Abd Elrhaman

  • Scientific Degree : Associate Professor
  • College: Faculty of Medical Laboratory sciences - Department: Medical Microbiology
  • Date of Appointment: 2002-02-22
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. EDUCATION


•    2006-2010 • Sudan University of sciences & Technology, faculty Graduate studies (Sudan), Postgraduate student with the Medical Microbiology Dept. Graduated with Ph.D. degree.
•    2000-2003 • Juba University, faculty of medicine (Sudan), Postgraduate student with the Medical Microbiology Dept. Graduated with M.Sc. degree.
•    1994-1999 •University of Khartoum (Sudan), Undergraduate student with the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences. Graduate with B.Sc. with honor Division  upper (medical microbiology).   

 

EMPLOYMENT

1.    1998 – 2001:   Khartoum ministry of health, public health laboratory. (as Microbiology technologist)
2.    2000- 2001: Teaching assistant in college of Sharg Al neel- medical laboratories program, Khartoum, Sudan.
3.    2000- 2004: Teaching assistant in university of sciences and technology Medical Microbiology Dept., Khartoum, Sudan.
4.    2004- 2005:  Al Neelain University, Medical Microbiology Dept. as head department
5.     2002-Present: Al Neelain University, Medical Microbiology Dept. as Teaching assistant , then lecturer, Assistant professor and now  Associate professor since 31.3.2014.
6.    2010-2011:  academic secretary- Al Neelain University
7.    2011- 2014:  academic registrar of faculty of medical laboratory sciences- Al Neelain University.
8.     2014 – 2018  
Deputy Dean of faculty of medical laboratory sciences- Al Neelain University.
9. 2018…. Dean of faculty of medical laboratory sciences- Al Neelain University.

 

Workshops


1.    Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial Meningitis in Sudan. National health laboratory, federal ministry of health, Khartoum, Sudan, May 16-18/1999.
2.    Open educational resourses (OER) work shop at Sudan Open University.  khartoum –SUDAN February 2012.
3.    Instructional design workshop. Al Neelain university academic affair .15- 19 April. Khartoum –sudan-2012
4.    Syllabus reviewing and modifications. Al Neelain university faculty of medical laboratory sciences. Khartoum –sudan-2012
5.    Advances in parasitology- Symposium- Al Neelain university faculty of medical laboratory sciences. Khartoum –sudan-28 March 2015-April-09
6.    Medical microbiology Symposium- Al Neelain university faculty of medical laboratory sciences. Khartoum –Sudan- June 6 2015.
7.    Stem cell technology. Al Neelain university faculty of medical laboratory sciences. Khartoum –Sudan-1-3 December 2015.
8.    Curriculum Reappraisal Workshop. Al Neelain university academic affair .16- 17 January.2016. Khartoum –sudan.
 (ii)Training courses:
1.    Computer courses (Diploma). Cyrix Computer centre, Khartoum, Sudan, 15/5/ to 1/10/2000.
2.    Academic staff professional development course. Continuing professional development center –Al Neelain university –khartoum –SUDAN. 26.12.2010 -2.1.2011.
3.    Basic training programme for the developing the professional performance of the university staff. University staff performance development centre. Sudan university of science & technology. khartoum –SUDAN. 2.10 To 13.10.2011.
4.    Design of educational programs. Al Neelain university –khartoum –SUDAN. April.2013.
5.    Quality assurance and management in universities. Al Neelain university –khartoum –SUDAN. 25.4.2013 -27.4.2013.
6.    Quality assurance and accreditation in high education. Al Neelain university –khartoum –SUDAN. 6.3.2014 .
7.    Basic molecular biology (theory and practical). Al Neelain University –khartoum –SUDAN.19-24- April 2014.
8.    Molecular approaches to clinical microbiology in Africa. University of Cape Town- South Africa. 27September- 2 October 2014.
9.    Improvement of presentation skills for university teaching staff. Al Neelain University –khartoum –SUDAN. 2-5 th November 2014.
10.    Mouse genetics, Models for Human Diseases. ICGEB.16-19 March 2015, Trieste, Italy.
11.    Writing and publication of scientific paper. Al Neelain University –khartoum –SUDAN. 18-19th April 2015

 

Conferences


1-    The fourth conference of faculty of graduate studies. Al Neelain university Sudan, Khartoum –SUDAN.14-16 December 2012.
2-    The first international conference on medical laboratory Sudan, Khartoum –SUDAN.6-9 December 2013.
3-    I International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology – BioMicroWorld.2015. 2 8 - 30 October 201 5 , Barcelona , Spain.
4-    1st Gulf Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 4th to 7th May 2016

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


Courses Taught (Universities mentioned above) for B. Sc. and M.Sc. programs
1.    Theory and practical of medical microbiology.
2.     General Bacteriology.
3.    Systemic Bacteriology.
4.     Medical Mycology.
5.    Fluidology

 

Published papers

 

1.    Wafa I Elhag, Humodi A Saeed, El Fadhil E Omer.(2009). Bacterial etiology and antimicrobials susceptibility of diarrhea among displaced communities during 2006-2008. Bahrain Medical Bulletin.31:(3), 124-128.
2.    Wafa I Elhag, Nafisa A Ibrahim. (2011). Frequency & etiology of Tinea capitis among children attending Dermatology and Venereal diseases hospital –Khartoum. Alsalam university journal. 1(1), 108-112.
3.     Wafa I Elhag, Humodi A Saeed, El Fadhil E Omer, Abdelwahid S Ali. Prevalence of rotavirus and adenovirus associated with diarrhea among displaced communities in Khartoum, Sudan. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:209 (8 May 2013).
4.    Wafa I Elhag, Nafisa A Ibrahim. occult HepatitisB virus infection in Sudanese haemodialysis patients. LMJ 2013; 1(1): 43- 49.
5.    Wafa I Elhag, Mohaned I, Mahmoud. Frequency of HIV among blood donors attending national blood transfusion center-Khartoum, Sudan. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences(J Pharm Biomed Sci.)2013 July,32(32):1324-1328.
6.    Abbas. Israa, M. & El hag. Wafa. Frequency of Hepatitis B and C among hemodialysis patients in Portsudan City, Sudan. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 September; 34(34): 1634-1640.
7.    Nusiba Siddig Mustafa & Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Diagnosis of rotavirus gastroenteritis by a latex agglutination test in Khartoum State, Sudan. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 August; 33(33): 1566-1571.
8.     Wafa I Elhag and Babiker Abd Alla.  Frequency of hepatitis C virus antibodies amongblood donors attending National Blood TransfusionCenter-Khartoum-Sudan. Prudence Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology., 2013 October. 1(1), 1-5.
9.    Wafa I Elhag, Khalid A Ali, et al., Molecular Detection of Human Papillomavirus type-16 DNA in Cervical Cancer Tissue Biopsies of Sudanese Patients. Bahrain Medical Bullten. December 2013.35(4) :183-185.
10.    Wafa I Elhag, Leena Eltayeb Omer., Frequency of H. pylori Antibodies among Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms Attending Khartoum Teaching-Sudan. SOJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. February2014.  2(1):5.
11.    Hind Mohammed Elgylani& Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. FREQUENCY OF ASPERGILLUS SPP. AMONG CHRONIC RHINO SINUSITIS PATIENTS ATTENDING KHARTOUM ENT HOSPITAL-Sudan. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.); 2014;04(05):559-562.
12.    Wafa I Elhag, Khalid A Ali, et al., Molecular Detection of Human Papillomavirus type-18 DNA in Cervical Cancer Tissue Biopsies of Sudanese Patients. LMJ 2013,
13.    Abdalhameed A & Wafa E.  Frequency of Hepatitis A virus among food handlers. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014; 04(07):664-669.
14.    Rania A Ahmed, Wafa I Elhag, Khalid A Abdelhalim.  Characterization and identification of microorganisms associated with vaginal infections in pregnant women attending the Ribat University Hospital, Sudan. American Journal of Research Communication, 2014, 2(10):}  www.usa-journals.com,  ISSN: 2325-4076.
15.    Hassan MY.,Elhag WI. Sero frequency of Hepatitis C Infection among Laboratory Technologists in Khartoum City, Sudan. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014;04(10):876-879.  
16.    Abdelrhman Ali Hassan Mohammed  , Wafa Ibrahim Elhag  
SEROFREQUENCY OF RUBELLA AMONG PREGNANT LADIES ATTENDING OMDURMAN MILITARY HOSPITAL ANTENATAL CARE. UJMDS 2014, 02 (03): Page 90-95
17.    Mohammed Isam ELsedig, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Mohammed J.El-Mak and Mohammed Abbas. Seroprevalence of Human Parvovirus B19 Antibodies among Sudanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. American Journal of Ethno medicine, 2014, 1(6).402-408.
18.     Osama Elagbash Elamein ,Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Abbas Bakhit Mohammed Rahama, Abd-Alhafeez Ibnouf.  Serofrequency of Deng virus among febrile patients attending Port Sudan teaching hospital. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research. 2014, 3 (6), 51-55.
19.    Mokhtar Zakaria Adam , Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Raja Yagoub El Feel, Hamza Abdallh. SEROFREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS D VIRUS AMONG HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTED PATIENTS ATTENDING TO TALODI HOSPITAL, SOUTH KORDOFAN STATE, SUDAN. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Volume 4, Issue 1, 2015, 33-37.
20.    Zeinab Tag Elsir Mohammed Abaas, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag.  In vitro antibacterial activity of acacia nilotica methanolic extract against wound infection pathogen. American Journal of Research Communication. 2015, 3(2): 111-122 }  www.usa-journals.com,  ISSN: 2325-4076.
21.    Hajir Mutasum Mohamed salh , Wafa Ibrahim Elhag ,Khalid Abd Alah Enan and Osama Mohammed M.Khair. NASAL CARRIAGE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AMONG MEDICAL STAFF AT OMDURMAN TEACHING HOSPITAL. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research 4 (1) 2015, 121-126.
22.    Ikram Mustafa Altyeib Fadul, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, and Mokhtar Zakaria Adam Salih.  SEROPREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS AMONG HEPATITIS B VIRUS POSITIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING TO TALODI HOSPITAL, SOUTH KORDOFAN, STATE, SUDAN. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research 4 (1) 2015, 112-115.
23.    Nada Sideeg Abd ELKareem Haj Mohammed and Wafa Ibrahim ELhag. Serofrequency of Cytomegalovirus among pregnant ladies attending antenatal care at Omdurman Maternity Hospital, Sudan. American Journal of Research Communication. 2015, 3(3): 108-115.
24.    Ashraf Hassan Yousif Ahmed and Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. SEROFREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B AND C AMONG SUDANESEPREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING MILLITARY HOSPITAL. UJMDS 2015, 03 (01)
25.    Azza mamoun Aboharaz and Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Serofrequency of Epstein -Bar virus  Among Sudanese patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma admitted to national center  for radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. UJMDS 2015, 03 (01).

26.    Amal  Ibrahim Elhag,  Wafa Ibrahim Elhag,  Mokhtar  Zakaria,  Hamza Abdallh. Serofrecquancy of Human Immuno Deficiency virus among Known hepatitis Bvirus infected patients attending Talodi hospital, South kordofan State, Sudan.  2015. 4(2), 24-28.

27.    Nabila Eltayeb Abdallah, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Hamza Abd Allah- Sero-Frequency of Rubella Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Omdurman Maternity Hospital. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 2 / May 2015.2471-2482.

28.    Nisreen Faez Elshaikh Elnoor, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Huda Ali- Sero-Frequency of Hepatitis B among Pregnant Women in Umrowaba City at North Kordofan State .EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 2 / May 2015.2618-2628.

29.     Bashir Alttom Mohammed Elbashir, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus among blood donors attending Omdurman teaching hospital. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 2 / May 2015.1543-1554.

30.     Maha Mohammed Mahmod Frhat, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among blood donors attending Omdurman teaching hospital. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 2 / May 2015.1595-1606.

31.     Eman Fadelalla Fadel Elmula and Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Detection of Extended-spectrum β-lactamases’ (ESBLs) Resistance among Urinary Tract Pathogens in Khartoum State. British Microbiology Research. Journal, May2015, 8(6): 618-623.

32.    Elsara Mohammed Abd Elrahman, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag.  Detection of Extended- Spectrum β-lactamases’ (ESBLs) Resistance among Wound Infection Pathogens in Khartoum State.  American Journal of Research Communication, 2015, 3(6): 161-168.

33.     Rania Elgizouly Osman Ahmed, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevalence of HIV among patients attending dental clinic in Khartoum -  Sudan EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 2 / May 2015.2647-2655.

34.     Ali Abdel aal Ibrahim, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Abbas Bakhit Mohammed Rahama, Ahmed Idriss Adam- Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus among Blood Donors at Omdurman Teaching Hospital, Omdurman, Sudan EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 3 / June 2015.3484-3492.
35.     Shadia Sayed Mohamed Nour Farah, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevelance of Coxsackie virus B among patients with Heart Diseases in Khartoum Cardiac Center. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 3 / June 2015.3866-3876.

36.     Elsiddig Yousif Mohammed Hamed, Wafa Ibhrahim ELhag, Hamid Seidna Hamid- Sero frequency of Herpes simplex (1&2) virus among pregnant women attending Omdurman maternity hospital EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 3 / June 2015.3636-3646.
37.    Limia Suliman Ali, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag,  Mustafa Eltigani Yassin- The Frequency of Helicobacter pylori  vacA producing genotypes in patients with gastroduodenitis and peptic ulcer from Khartoum, Sudan. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 5 / August 2015.5889-5897.
 
38.    Elsadig Omer Ahmed Yousif, Wafa Ibhrahim ELhag, Abass Bakhit  Mohammed Rahama-  Sero frequency of Epstein–Barr Virus among Sudanese Blood Donors Attending Omdurman Teaching Hospital. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 6/ September 2015.6159-6166.

39.    Ayman Mohammed Babiker Aladani, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Zuhal Ahmed Eltayeb- Frequency of Syphilis among Blood Donors Attending Khartoum Teaching Hospital Blood Bank. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 6/ September 2015.6262-6269.

40.    Habab Abd Elaziz Abd Allah, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag Serofrequency of West Nile Virus among Hemodialysis Patients in Khartoum State. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 6/ September 2015.6447-6456.

41.     Hashim Omer Mohammed, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Nafisa Ahmed Ibrahim- Serofrequency of Epstein Bar Virus among Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Sudanese patients attending Radiation and isotope Center. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 6/ September 2015.6778-6788.

42.    Rafat Sidahmed Hassan Sidahmed, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Hamza Abdallh- Sero- frequency of Cytomegalo virus among pregnant ladies attending Omdurman Maternity Hospital antenatal care. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 4/ July 2015.3926-3934.

43.     Mohammed Elsadig Elsayed, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Nafisa Ahmed Ibrahim- Prevalence of Rotavirus Infection among under 5 years Children with Diarrhea in Wad Madani Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Gezira State, Sudan. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 4/ July 2015.1587-1596.

44.     Khadeejah Mohammed Mohammed Othman, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag.Sero-prevalence of hepatitis C virus among Patients attending dental clinics in Khartoum- Sudan. IJAPBC – Vol. 4(2), Apr - Jun, 2015,478-483.

45.     Khadeejah Eldow Hassein Elhassen, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag.
Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus among Patients attending dental clinics in Khartoum- Sudan. IJAPBC – Vol. 4(2), Apr - Jun, 2015,523-530.

46.     Nafisa Osman Mohammed, Nafisa Ahmed Ibrahim, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. SEROFREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS D VIRUS AMONG HEPATITIS B INFECTED PATIENTS, KHARTOUM STATE, SUDAN. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research 4 (5) 2015, 36-40.

47.     Hadeel Elsir Ahmed Idress, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type -2 among Pregnant Women Attending  Ibrahim Malik Teaching Hospital ,Khartoum state,sudan. American Journal of Research Communication. 2015: Vol 3(11):149-160.

48.     Mohammed A. Elbashir, Osama E. Elamein, Wafa I. Elhag. Influence of Smoking on Immunological Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine among Medical Students and Health Care Workers in Khartoum State, Sudan. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Vol. III, Issue 7 / October 2015:8059-8072.

49.    Shiraz Awad Elkarim Elsayed, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Sero prevalence of HIV infection among known tuberculosis patients in Khartoum State –Sudan International Journal of Current Research, Vol. 7, Issue, 11, pp.22591-22595, November, 2015.

50.      Sara AL Asha ALHassan Khalid, Baha AL Deen Khalid, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Omdurman Maternity Hospital. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 9/ December 2015.9704-9710.   
51.     Elgaili Ahmed Alawd Mohamed Nur, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Serofrequency of Hepatitis E Virus among Pregnant Ladies Attending Aboguta Hospital, Alhassahisa Provence, Aljazeera State, Sudan. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 10/ January  2016.10651-10659.

52.    Saadya Ali Mahgoub Elhussain, Huda Ali, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Hepatitis B Core Antibody Testing among Blood Donors in Khartoum- Sudan EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. Vol. III, Issue 10/ January  2016.11063-11072.

53.     Dhoha EL-Amin Ibrahim EL-shaikhEddriss, Abbas Bakhit Mohammed Rahama, Elgaili Ahmed Elawd, and Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Seroprevelance of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 among Pregnant Women Attending Abo Gota Antenatal Care Clinic, AlGezira State, Sudan. IJAPBC – Jan - Mar, 2016. Vol. 5(1),93-99.

54.     Fatima Ahmed Abdalhai Ali and Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TYPHOID FEVER AND LEUCOPENIA IN KHARTOUM STATE- SUDAN. / Journal of Science / Vol 6 / Issue 1 / 2016 / 46-48.

55.     Eatmad Abd Alla Babeker, and Wafa Ibrahim Elhag. Bacterial pathogens associated with otitis media among patients attending HARTOUM State hospital. Journal of Science / Vol 6 / Issue 1 / 2016 / 49-53.

 

Published book entitled

  Enteropathogens causing diarrhea at Sudanese displaced   communities. Lambert academic publisher-amazon. Com