Androulla Eleftheriou

Dr Eleftheriou obtained her graduate and postgraduate degrees (BSc Hons, MSc, PhD) from the University of London, in the fields of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Virology, and a Diploma in Business Management from the University of Leicester, UK. She has been awarded a number of scholarships by the Cyprus government, the World Health Organization and the Fulbright Commission. Her postdoctoral fellowship was completed at the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA, USA. In the past, Dr Eleftheriou has acted as Head of the Virus Reference Centre of the Cyprus Ministry of Health – a centre she was closely involved in establishing – and since 2006 she has been the Executive Director of the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF). Dr Eleftheriou is the Director of the Cyprus WHO Collaborating Centre, and regularly acts as a WHO consultant on issues related to her field of expertise. She is the author of a number of scientific publications for the lay public on a wide range of scientific topics. Dr Eleftheriou is the Chief Editor of TIF Magazine, issued quarterly and distributed to 2,500 subscribers in more than 40 countries worldwide.

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  • Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF)
    • May 6th, 2011 - 0 comment

    12th International Conference on Thalassaemia and Hemoglobinopathies and the 14th TIF International Conference for Patients and Parents

    Date: 11–14 May 2011
    Venue: Antalya, Turkey

    TIF’s largest and longest-established international event for medical professionals, scientists, patients and parents is the biennial International Conferences on Thalassaemia & Haemoglobinopathies, organised jointly with the TIF International Thalassaemia Patients/Parents’ Conference, which attracts hundreds of delegates from all corners of the world. TIF has had impressive results over the [...]

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    February 21st, 2011 - 1 comment

    A National Conference on Rare Disorders in Cyprus

    The Cyprus Alliance for Rare Disorders (C.A.R.D.) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation t founded in Nicosia, Cyprus in June 2010. Its founding members include the Cyprus Muscular Dystrophy Association, Cyprus Adult Congenital Heart Defects Association- Cyprus, Cyprus Association for the Protection of Spastic and Handicapped Children, Parents Association of Spastic and Handicapped Children, Cyprus Primary [...]

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    January 31st, 2011 - 0 comment

    Thalassaemia in Europe: a burning topic

    Haemoglobin (Hb) disorders, including thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia, are a group of genetic blood disorders classified as rare diseases as they affect less than 1 in 2000 inhabitants of the population. Approximately 7% of the global population carry an abnormal haemoglobin gene, and more than half a million affected children are born each year. [...]

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