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Challenges in using cardiovascular medications in Sub-Saharan Africa
Berhe, Derbew Fikadu
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Acknowledgements
I thank the almighty God for giving me strength and patience through-out my life. Completion of this PhD project was made possible with the contribution of many people and I would like to express my gratitude to those who supported me all the way.
I would like to sincerely thank my Promotors and co-promotor, Dr Peter GM Mol, Prof. dr. Katja Taxis, and Prof. dr Flora M Haai-jer-Ruskamp, and, for giving me a chance to pursue my PhD. I learned a lot from your supervision and support during my PhD project. Dear Peter, as my daily supervisor you have always been highly supportive. I have greatly benefited from your expertise, and critical thinking which (I believe) were central to the successful accomplishment of this PhD project. I am thankful for all our fruitful discussions and your input to every aspect of this thesis.
Dear Katja, I will always remember the interesting scientific discus-sions, your critical comments and suggestion. I appreciate the fact that you were accessible for discussions and always had solutions to some of the complex issues we faced on this PhD project.
Dear Flora, I am grateful for discussion time we had. Your critical comments and suggestions significantly improved my PhD project. I cannot forget one of your best principle, “make it simple’’ in my life.
I express my gratitude to the members of the reading committee: Prof. dr. P. Denig, Prof. dr. E.P. van Puijenbroek, and Prof. dr. F. Suleman.
To my co-authors (Kristina Juhlin and Kristina Star, Kidanemariam G. M Beyene, Mukesh Dheda, Afework Mulugeta, Yewondwossen Tadesse Mengistu, and Johannes G M Burgerhof) thank you for your expertise to the articles in this thesis. I would like to show appreciation to the nu-merous patients who participated in the research studies conducted in Ethiopia. Your willingness to join the studies makes our research possi-ble. I am also grateful to all data collectors in Ethiopia. I am indebted to national pharmacovigilince centers in the world that contribute reports to VigiBase in chapter 3.
Thank you to all my colleagues in the Department of Clinical Phar-macy and Pharmacology for creating a friendly, pleasant, enjoyable, and
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supportive working environment. To all gang and MMM members: Thank you for your help, feedback, and interesting scientific discussion
and inputs. I would like to thank Grigory, Michelle, Sieta, and Tobias who helped me during the beginning of my PhD project. You made my start up easy and also enjoy the scientific and social discussions in my first office. Sieta, I cannot thank you enough for your continued support during my PhD study and to be my paranymph. Michelle, I appreciate your all kind supports especially for the cover design, and thesis print-ing issues. Sergei, you have been very good officemate till my last day in the office. Thank you for all kind support and to be my paranymph for my defense.
Alexandra, Ardy, and Marja, thank you for your constant help during my stay in the department. I would like to thank Mr Wiebe and his colleagues (Esme, Ivita, and Gonny) in the office (NUFFIC PhD coordi-nation office at RUG).
To my family, thank you for your constant support throughout my life. Special thanks go to Meseret for being at my side all the time. Mesi, you are always my source of energy and happiness. You make my life com-plete and glorify the joy with the two little angles (Eden and Mathias). I am grateful for your patience and support during my PhD study. Mom, I cannot forget my childhood life after we lost dad. You served us as father and mother. You worked hard day and night to send us to school. Despite the challenge, your determination and wise advice made us strong. My uncle Nega, his wife Azmeru, and their children; they had been the first part of the ladder for my current status. My brother Hagazi, I always think of you substitute to our father. I remember the time you started sharing responsibility with mom to take care of the family. You have been the biggest supporters in my life. I thank you for your guidance and support. My sisters, thank you for being won my side all the time.
I am also grateful to my spiritual mom, Zewude, and all monks and nuns at Debre Zemda monastery. Your prayer and support is always with me and my family. To all my habesha (Ethiopian/ Eritrean) friends in Groningen; Abrham, Mulugeta, Tadesse, the two Tesfa’s, Balewugize, Beza, Andrias, Fasil and Saron, Wondwosen, Solomon, Fitsum, Addisu, Yeshambel, Abdella, Abera, and Misghina thank you for the great times
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and friendship. I am also grateful to my friend Abera Hadgu. Abe thank you for your support during startup of my PhD project.
I would like to express my special thanks to Netherlands Organi-zation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), SHARE/the Graduate School Of Medical Sciences (GSMS) at UMCG, and Mekelle university for funding this PhD project.
