In Sierra Leone, the risk of living in an informal settlement is increasing year by year since 2013, with intermittent flooding events, disease outbreaks, and one of the worst mudslides ariseconsortium.org/dont-remove-th… Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) UK Research and Innovation

Just met the inspirational Mary Penn Sierra Leone Autistic Society fighting stigma against Autism and providing essential education 2019 Commonwealth Points of Light winner UK in Sierra Leone 🇬🇧🇸🇱 Kobi Bentley The Freetown Society @slBritish #PointsofLight

The three colleges of the University of #SierraLeone will meet over the next two days to develop a research capacity strengthening strategic plan for the University, informed by a needs assessment conducted under the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) funded RECAP project

It's finally here! Our new #RUHF website page is up and running, with updates galore. Explore our captivating new photo gallery, or dive into the latest on our blog... qmu.ac.uk/research-and-k…

At the EDCTP enhancing networking meeting to address regional and gender disparities in research capacity activities in SSA

Our wonderful Dr Rebecca Horn delivered an intriguing #psychology seminar yesterday at University of Liverpool. Her presentation explored the value of understanding cultural #IdiomsOfDistress in #SierraLeone, enabling the targeting of #MentalHealth services to the needs of each community.

This time last week we began the last of the @AfrResExFund Toward Leadership 2019 Workshops in Nairobi. This cohort have been excellent, we wish you all the best with you careers as research leaders. @CrickAfricanNet PRECISE_network COMAHS Sierra Leone Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) RECAP

Take a look at our latest #RUHF #blog post, written by one of our marvellous #PhD students, Abdulai jawo bah. Jawo describes his positive experience of studying at IGHD, expressing how his time here helped him to develop both personally and professionally... qmu.ac.uk/campus-life/bl…

This week ARISE partners in #SierraLeone train co-researchers from the study communities in preparation for data collection. “We have seen the light, and now the light is arising” Yirah Conteh @fedurp

Applications are open for fully-funded PhD studies at King’s College London starting in 2020. Your research interests must relate to Africa. Sierra Leoneans are eligible. Apply before 1st April 2020. www1.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/fundi…

The 3 constituent colleges of the University of #SierraLeone meet to harmonize examination processes to minimize conflicting standards and procedures

Our #RUHF colleagues at COMAHS Sierra Leone investigated health-seeking behaviours in #SierraLeone, exploring community perspectives around NCDs... 🇸🇱 🏋️🏽 gh.bmj.com/content/5/2/e0…

"This is a Public Service Message from the SLEMSA..." #SierraLeone #SLEMSA #IFMSA #COVID19 #coronavirus #medtwitter #COVID19outbreak #SocialDistancingWorks #StayAtHome #Coronasalone #Coronavirusalone #SaloneTwitter COMAHS Sierra Leone MoH Freetown City Council Credit:- Dr WAHiD

HSG’s Thematic Working Group on #HealthSystems in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (TWG-FCAS) #HSRFCAS, Haja Wurie COMAHS Sierra Leone and Julia Lohmann London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine reflect on the impact of the current #COVID19 pandemic on the #mentalhealth of #HR4H. Read: buff.ly/3cORJIT

Please have a read on our newly published article by Jon Wardle Professor Jon Adams @naturopathamie Abdulai jawo bah and Dr Peter Bai James that looks at d views of healthcare workers on d use of T&CM among #EbolaSurvivors in #SierraLeone bit.ly/2L8gy6Z UTS School of Public Health ARCCIM COMAHS Sierra Leone

Today, our pharmacy students launched the NAPSOL alcohol based hand sanitizer, in support of the #COVID19 response in #SierraLeone.

Get to know Samuel Saidu of COMAHS Sierra Leone. One of our stellar PhD students: ariseconsortium.org/about-us/phd-p… #youth #violence #participation #urban

If you’re are a FINAL year medical student COMAHS Sierra Leone, please participate in this 10-min voluntary survey that is collecting information on medical student perceptions, knowledge and career aspirations related to global surgery: bit.ly/3db6UOb Deadline is 2-11-2020.

📣Speaker Alert📣 We are excited to announce Dr. Abdul Jalloh (Abdul Jalloh, MD, MMed (Psych), PGDip, MSc, FCPS) of COMAHS Sierra Leone & MoH as a Day 2 session speaker on Africa Global Mental Health Institute pillar of policy & advocacy! ➡️Register at: forms.gle/8tL3AfsczDbQ5y…