Dr. Suliman, a Sudanese national, have a PHD degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 2005, with focus on population and health economics. Dr. Suliman has recently joined the Population Council Regional Office in Cairo, in January 2006, as Program Associate. Dr. Suliman is directing the activities of the Council’s Regional Health Program. Dr. Suliman has over 10 years of experience with demographic and health services and outcomes research. He worked for the Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo between 1996-1999 and, as part-time, for the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition, and Population unit between 2002-2005.

    HIV/AIDs, wars, and natural disasters have left behind generations of orphans. Those orphans have been fostered in kin families. This study examines the well-being of fostered children in Tanzania. The findings show that children who are fostered in families with more adults who are biologically related to them have better well-being.