الهادي أحمد الشيخ (رائد أبحاث التراكوما والعمى)

His life and work

Milestones in Sudanese Ophthalmology, Research in Blindness, Onchocerciasis & Trachoma

By
Professor Ahmad Al Safi

(2016)

"Prof. El Sheikh was a dedicated and motivated scientist, and a superb teacher and clinician. His friends and close associates say that he was a remarkable human being, generous, benevolent, and caring. Like a typical good scientist, he was meticulous, punctual and hardworking. He had been extremely helpful to others. His ability and willingness to share what he had with others is most probably inherited from the customs and traditions that were ingrained in him as a young boy in the house he was brought up in Shendi. He provided his expertise and wisdom to less experienced individuals in order to help them advance their careers, enhance their education, build their capabilities, or simply assist them perform the job at hand efficiently. His charitable character led him to work with and help the needy and marginalized throughout Sudan. His fieldwork concentrated on rural and poor localities; few surveys were done on urban settings."