Our Team
TZ Tanzania
PAIRS Tanzania has now trained over 80 graduates of the Train‑the‑Trainer (TTT) programme, with faculty actively sharing learning in their own clinical settings through bedside teaching and QuickPAIRS sessions. The team delivers full‑day PAIRS courses twice per year and has been running TTT independently since 2026, supporting a strong and growing national network.
Tanzania PAIRS Steering Group: Namala Mkopi, Martin Rubamba, Catherine Clavery, Nancy Rutananukwa
Irish Steering Group Coordinators: Rachel MacDonell, Stan Koe & Adam James
SD Sudan
The Sudan PAIRS faculty teaches regularly within their own clinical settings, with a growing hub established in Port Sudan. Their first national TTT programme in Khartoum is planned for December 2026, marking a key step toward independent faculty development and wider national spread.
Sudan PAIRS Steering Group: Yasir Ahmed
Irish Steering Group Coordinators: Hisham Ali & Rachel MacDonell
NG Nigeria
Nigeria has completed limited PAIRS training earlier this year, led locally by Nigerian faculty who were able to travel and deliver sessions despite wider regional constraints. Further activity is expected once local conditions stabilise and reporting from recent training is finalised.
Nigeria PAIRS Steering Group: Collins Ugwu
Irish Steering Group Team: Rachel MacDonell, Ike Okafor & Eleanor Ryan
MW Malawi
Malawi is in the early stages of PAIRS engagement. A Ministry of Health delegation will undertake an observational mission to Tanzania in October 2026, with a view to planning the first TTT programme in Malawi in 2027.
Malawi PAIRS Steering Committee: Norman Lufesi, Elizabeth Nkosi, Robert Milazi
Irish Steering Group Team: Rachel MacDonell & Dara Gallagher
UG Uganda
Uganda has developed a nationally coordinated PAIRS delivery model with strong Ministry of Health engagement and a wide geographic spread of trained instructors. Their faculty group maintains its own curriculum and training pathway, delivered across multiple regions and supported through ongoing national collaboration.
Uganda PAIRS Steering Committee: Tumokore Sarah, Mutesasira Aloysius, Ayebale Robert, Taremwa Cranmer, Kobusinge Madrine
Irish Steering Group Team: Elaine O’Rourke, Paddy Fitzpatrick, Dani McCollum & Ike Okafor
IE Irish Steering Group
PAIRS is overseen by an Irish Steering Group comprising clinicians, educators and programme leads who support curriculum development, quality assurance and international partnerships. The group provides strategic guidance and ensures alignment across all partner countries.
PAIRS training is endorsed by the Faculty of Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and recognised as a programme of work under Children’s Health Ireland Global Health.