FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE
Sanaa Suleiman Said
The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).
Main supervisor: Professor Bjørg-Tilde Fevang
Co-supervisors: Professor Kjell-Arne Johansson and PhD Tone Wikene Nystad
Trial lecture: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Stated topic: "How to strengthen the health system in Zanzibar to respond to the burden of chronic inflammatory joint diseases and evidence needed to support this"
Defence: Onsdag 29. oktober 2025 kl. 12.15
Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Dissertation title: “Rheumatoid Arthritis in Zanzibar: Exploring Clinical Presentation, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Economic Implications of Care”
1st opponent: Professor Anthony Woolf, Royal Cornwall Hospital, UK
2nd opponent: Professor Annelies Boonen, University of Maastricht, Netherlands
3rd member of the committee: Professor Bjørn Blomberg, University of Bergen
The defense will be led by Professor Marc Vaudel.
Open to all interested parties