Personal Information:

Name:                         Najla N. Al-Sonboli

Nationality:                 Yemeni

Permanent address:    Tele: mobile:  009671-772211000

Email N.Al-Sonboli@su.edu.ye

Language:                   Mother tongue: Arabic

Others:             English

Field of interests: pulmonology, immunology, nutrition, infection and genetics

Summary: (A brief profile Summary of the faculty member at least 3 lines)

Prof Najla Al-Sonboli was graduated from Sana’a University and completed her post-graduate studies in Liverpool University – UK. She worked in the field of Pediatrics at Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and Children and   as lecturer then senior lecturer then assistant Professor, Associated Professor and finally Professor in Pediatric at Sana’a University. She attended many nationally and international workshops and conferences and has many published Medical Scientific papers in national, regional and international peer-reviewed journals.  Her current position of is the Head of Pediatric department – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences –Sana’a university and Head of Pediatric department-Al-Sabeen hospital for Women and Children.

Education:

1986-1992:                   MBBS – Sana’a University.

1994-1995:                   DCH, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen

1998-1999:                  Master in Paediatrics, Liverpool University – UK.

1999-2000                   DTCH, Liverpool University – UK.

2000                            MRCPCH 1, Royal College of Paediatrician and Child Health, London, UK

2002-2006:                  PhD, Liverpool University – UK.

Dec 2019:                    D.Sc, Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine -UK

Experience:

1994-1995                   General physician, Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and Children, Sana’a.

1994-1995                      Paediatrician,  Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and Children,   Sana’a.

2000 -2001                   Pediatric specialist, Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and Children, Sana’a

2001 -2006                   lecturer, Pediatrics Department, Sana’a University, Yemen.

2007 -2012                   Assistant Prof, Pediatrics department, Sana’a University, Yemen

2012-2017                   Associated Prof. Pediatric department, Sana’a University, Yemen

2010- todate                 Head of Pediatric Department, Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and Children, Sana’a

2012-todate                  The local coordinator of the national nutritional program of the infant and children

2007- 2011                  Local supervisor for Master Students of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University, UK.

March 2007                  Appointed as WHO advisor and participated in the development of the protocol of the study “Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis through optimization of sputum smear microscopy”.

March 2007                  Local coordinator for the WHO multicentre study of “Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis through optimization of sputum smear microscopy”, Yemen.

April 2007-till now       A member of the teaching panel of the Master course, The Yemeni Higher Council for Medical Specialties, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen.

April 2010                    Principal Investigator for the WHO study “Improving diagnosis of Pulmonary TB in children”

Jan 2011 till now          A member of the teaching panel of the Arabic Board Certificate, The Yemeni Higher Council for Medical Specialties, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen.

Jan. 2011- till now        The Local coordinator of Arabic Board Certificate at Al-Sabeen Hospital for Maternity and Childhood

Feb 2016 till now         Deputy of the coordinator of the Diploma of neonatal nurses

The Yemeni Higher Council for Medical Specialties, Ministry of Health, Sana’a, Yemen.

Mar 2017- till now        Clinical coordinator of the Cholera campaign –Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and children

2007 till now:               Pediatric Pulmonologist

May 2019-till now        Head of Pediatric department-Sana’a University

2019                            Acknowledged as the heroin of Health for 2019 – Global Health-WHO- Geneva

Conferences and Workshops

25^th -29^th Sept.1995                     Management Skills for Project Leaders in Developing Countries, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormando Street Hospital for Sick Children NHS Trust,

London University, London, UK

12^th -21^st March 1997:                Training course in the management of ARI in children, WHO, Sana’a-Yemen (one week).

22^nd -26^th March 1997:               Training of trainers in management of ARI, WHO – Sana’a, Yemen (two weeks).

19 Nov. 1998                           Interactive Clinical Case Reports, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London UK

30^th Oct-3^rd Nov 2000:              7^th International TIF Educational Workshop on Clinical Management of Thalassaemia, WHO, Cyprus

18^th June 2002                          Time and Project Management Workshop, Centre For Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool, UK.

18^th June 2002                          Epistemology Workshop, Centre for Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool, UK.

18^th June 2002                          Oral Communication Workshop, Centre for Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool, UK.

19^th June 2002                          Written Communication Workshop, Centre For Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool, UK.

19^th June 2002                          Oral Communication Workshop, Centre for Careers and Academic Practice, the University of Liverpool, UK.

2006:                                       Latent class analysis course, Antwerp – Belgium (one week).

4^th Feb 2006:                            CNS Infections, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University, UK.

15^th and 16^th 2007:                     A protocol development meeting on the 15^th and 16^th March 2007, WHO/TDR, Geneva. “Request for Applications (RFA) for Diagnostic Trial Sites: Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis through optimization of sputum smear microscopy”.

15 April -6 May 2007               A course in the University Teaching” the ways, mechanisms skills and evaluation”; Sana’a University, Sana’a – Yemen.

16-18 Feb 2009                        Workshop on “the evaluation in the Medical Education”; Sana’a University, Sana’a Yemen

16^th-20^th Oct 2008                     39^th Union World Conference on Lung Health. Paris, France.

6^th Oct-13 Dec. 2009                 Qualitative research methods. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

21^st Sept 2010                          Workshop on the “the basic ventilation procedure”, Military Hospital, Sana’a, Sana’a; Yemen.

11^th -15^th Nov. 2010                  41^st Union World Conference on Lung Health. Berlin, Germany.

26^th -30^th Nov. 2011                  42^{nd t} Union World Conference on Lung Health. Lille, France.

Dec 2020                                 The annual Medical Scientific Conference of Al-Sabeen Hospital –Sana’a -Yemen

Research and scientific papers:

1. Nutritional Status of Children Admitted to the Pediatric Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen. Abdulla M. Bin Al-Zoa, , Najla Al-Sonboli. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology.  Volume 6, Issue 5, May – 2021.  ISSN No:-2456-2165

2. Genotypes of rotavirus among Yemeni children with acute diarrhea. Najla N. Al-Sonboli; Mabrook Bin Mohnna;  Nasher A. Al-Aghbari; Zekra Al-Shaekh;  Basheer Abo Asba.  International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology.  Volume 4, Issue 12, December – 2019.  ISSN No:-2456-2165

1. Prevalence of diarrhoea and related risk factors among children aged under 5 years in Sana’a, Yemen. Mabrook Aidah Bin Mohanna and Najla Al-Sonboli. Hamdan Medical Journal 2017 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7707/hmj.711)
2. Aetiologies, Patterns of Presentation and Mortality of Acute Bacterial Meningitis among Yemeni Children in A Tertiary Referral Hospital in Sana’a. NAJLA AL-SONBOLI; ABDULLA M. BIN AL-ZOA; ARWA AL-HARAZI; ALI AL-ERYANI; NASHER AL-AGHBARI; ZEKRA AL-SHAEKH, and BASHEER ABO ASBA. Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 85, No. 3, June, 2017.

1. Determinants of Mortality of Acute Bacterial Meningitis among Yemeni Children in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Sana’a. NAJLA AL-SONBOLI; ARWA AL-HARAZI; ABDULLA M. BIN AL-ZOA; ALI AL-ERYANI; NASHER AL-AGHBARI; ZEKRA AL-SHAEKH, and BASHEER ABO ASBA,  Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 85, No. 4, June, 2017.

1. Assessment of Immunization to Hepatitis B Vaccine among Children under Five Years in Rural Areas of Taiz, Yemen. Alssamei FA, Al-Sonboli NA, Alkumaim FA, Alsayaad NS, Al-Ahdal MS, Higazi TB, Elagib AA. Hepat Res Treat. 2017;2017:2131627. doi: 10.1155/2017/2131627. Epub 2017 Mar 6. PMID: 28367327

1. Clinical Profile of Convulsive Disorders  in Children Admited to The Pediatric Ward In Al-Gumhouri Teaching Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen. Abdulla M. Ben Al-Zoa, Arwa A. Al-Harazi, Najla Al-Sonboli and Liza Shameri. International J. Ch. Neuropsychiatry. 2017; 14 (1): 9-14.

1. Role of Interluekin-12, 13, 18 and IgE in Asthmatic Yemeni Children ALI AL-ERYANI; NAJLA AL-SONBOLI; AHMED AL-KHORASANI NASHER AL-AGHBARI, and SALEEM M. AL-HAMADN.  Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 84, No. 1, March: 3 75-382, 2016.

1. Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors of Bronchial Asthma in Yemeni Children ALI AL-ERYANI; AHMED AL-KHORASANI; NAJLA AL-SONBOLI,  and NASHER AL-AGHBARI. Med. J. Cairo Univ., Vol. 84, No. 2, June: 437-444, 2016.

10. Patients direct costs to undergo TB diagnosis. de Cuevas RM, Lawson L, Al-Sonboli N, Al-Aghbari N, Arbide I, Sherchand JB, Nnamdi EE, Aseffa A, Yassin MA, Abdurrahman ST, Obasanya J, Olanrewaju O, Datiko D, Theobald SJ, Ramsay A, Squire SB, Cuevas LE. Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Mar 24;5:24. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0117-x.  PMID: 27009093

11. Evaluation of Immune Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine among Malnourished Children in Yemen. Fuad A. A. Alssamei, Atif A. Elagib, Najla A. Al-Sonboli, Fawzi A. Alkumaim, Nader S. Alsayaad, Abdulmalik T. Aldobibi. Yemeni J Med Sci 2015; 9: 21–28.

12. Barriers to completing TB diagnosis in Yemen: services should respond to patients’ needs. Anderson de Cuevas RM, Al-Sonboli N, Al-Aghbari N, Yassin MA, Cuevas LE, Theobald SJ. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 22;9(9):e105194. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105194. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25244396.

1. Malnutrition and visceral leishmaniasis in Yemeni children. Ahmed Al-Khorasani, Ali Al-Eryani, Najla Al-Sonboli, Nasher Al-Aghbari, Luis E. Al-Azhar journal of Ped.  2014 Vol.17 Issue 1,  page DOI: 10.12816/0012511:

14. Clinical Profile of Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Two Regions in Yemen. Eryani , Ali | Al-Khorasani , Ahmed | Al-Sonboli , Najla | Al-Aghbari , Nasher | Cuevas , Luis E. Al-Azhar journal of Ped.  2013 Vol.16 Issue 1,  page 143-156. pISSN: 11107774 DOI: 12816/0012526

1. Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in the Neonatal Care Unit of Al-Gumhouri hospital Teaching Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen.  Abdulla m. Bin Al-Zoa,  Mabrook A Bin Mohanna,  Najla Al-Sonboli. Hadhhramout Journal of Medical Sciences. 2013, vol 2 issue 2, page 200-206
2.   LED fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a multi-country cross-sectional evaluation. Cuevas LE, Al-Sonboli N, Lawson L, Yassin MA, Arbide I, Al-Aghbari N, Sherchand JB, Al-Absi A, Emenyonu EN, Merid Y, Okobi MI, Onuoha JO, Aschalew M, Aseffa A, Harper G, de Cuevas RM, Theobald SJ, Nathanson CM, Joly J, Faragher B, Squire SB, Ramsay A. PLoS Med. 2011 Jul;8(7):e1001057. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001057. Epub 2011 Jul 12. PMID: 21765809.

1. A multi-country non-inferiority cluster randomized trial of frontloaded smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Cuevas LE, Yassin MA, Al-Sonboli N, Lawson L, Arbide I, Al-Aghbari N, Sherchand JB, Al-Absi A, Emenyonu EN, Merid Y, Okobi MI, Onuoha JO, Aschalew M, Aseffa A, Harper G, de Cuevas RM, Kremer K, van Soolingen D, Nathanson CM, Joly J, Faragher B, Squire SB, Ramsay A. PLoS Med. 2011 Jul;8(7):e1000443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000443. Epub 2011 Jul 12. PMID: 21765808.

1. Rotavirus and norovirus infections in children in Sana’a, Yemen. Kirby A, Al-Eryani A, Al-Sonboli N, Hafiz T, Beyer M, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Moheri N, Dove W, Cunliffe NA, Cuevas LE. Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Jun;16(6):680-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02756.x. Epub 2011 Mar 9. PMID: 21392189.

1.  Sharing experiences and dilemmas of conducting focus group discussions on HIV and tuberculosis in resource-poor settings. Theobald S, Nyirenda L, Tulloch O, Makwiza I, Soonthorndhada A, Tolhurst R, Bongololo G, Sanou A, Katjire M, Kilonzo N, Yan F, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Sonboli N, Cuevas RA, Fergusson P. Int Health. 2011 Mar;3(1):7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2010.09.006. PMID: 24038045.

1. Multiple sampling in one day to optimize smear microscopy in children with tuberculosis in Yemen. Al-Aghbari N, Al-Sonboli N, Yassin MA, Coulter JB, Atef Z, Al-Eryani A, Cuevas LE. PLoS One. 2009;4(4):e5140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005140. Epub 2009 Apr 9. PMID: 19357770.

1. Front-loading sputum microscopy services: an opportunity to optimise smear-based case detection of tuberculosis in high prevalence countries. Ramsay A, Yassin MA, Cambanis A, Hirao S, Almotawa A, Gammo M, Lawson L, Arbide I, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Sonboli N, Sherchand JB, Gauchan P, Cuevas LE. J Trop Med. 2009;2009:398767. doi: 10.1155/2009/398767. Epub 2009 Mar 15.PMID: 20309419.

1.  Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus disease in children, Yemen. Al-Sonboli N, Hart CA, Al-Aghbari N, Al-Ansi A, Ashoor O, Cuevas LE. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Sep;12(9):1437-9.PMID: 17073098.

1. Respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Yemen. Al-Sonboli N, Hart CA, Al-Aeryani A, Banajeh SM, Al-Aghbari N, Dove W, Cuevas LE. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Aug;24(8):734-6. PMID: 1609423.

1. Zinc supplementation in Brazilian children with acute diarrhea. Al-Sonboli N, Gurgel RQ, Shenkin A et al.2003..Ann Trop Paediatr. 2003 Mar; 23(1):3-8.

1. Clinical characteristics and outcome of children aged under 5 years hospitalized with severe pneumonia in Yemen. Banajeh SM, Al-Sonbali NN, al-Sanahani SH. 1997. Ann Trop Paediatr. 17(4):321-6.