Patrick de Marie Katoto

Prof Patrick Katoto: is a Clinician & Lecturer at the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases), School of Medicine and Public Health, Catholic University of Bukavu, (DRC).  Prof Katoto has held a clinical and academic position in the Department of Internal Medicine since 2009. His research work includes experimental work and clinical-epidemiological studies of respiratory illnesses attributable to environmental pollution (from household air pollution to mining air pollution), with a particular interest in the association of exposure to pollutants with the high triple burden of Tuberculosis, MDR-TB and HIV infection. He is also interested in evidence synthesis (evidence-informed policy and clinical practice guidelines development) and implementation science, especially for poverty-related diseases in low- and middle-income countries.