Seminar with Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara
Status of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in Sierra Leone: A Global South Perspective
Abstract
Even though antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affects everyone and everywhere. Recent data have suggested that the burden is higher in sub-Saharan African countries as compared to other parts of the world. Furthermore, women and children are at increased risk of suffering from the impact of AMR.
The workshop is based on the AMR and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts that are being implemented in a low-resource setting. It will give us an insight into how the global north and global south can collaborate to implement proven public health interventions to combat AMR and guide rational prescribing of antimicrobial agents.
Registration
Please register no later than the 23 September 2024 at 9:45 using this registration form
Bio
Dr Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara is a medical doctor, public health specialist, and researcher who works as the Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition technical officer at the World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone. Dr Kamara holds a Master’s degree in International Public Health (MSc-IPH) a Post Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTMH) from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone.
Dr Kamara has extensive experience in both clinical and public health settings and is skilled in team building, strategic planning, and inter-agency collaboration. He was part of the WHO Ebola Response during the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak and the COVID-19 Response in Sierra Leone. Dr Kamara also has experience in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Infection Prevention and Control having served as an antimicrobial resistance operational research fellow at the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone and has published several articles on these topics in prestigious open-access peer-reviewed journals.
He is passionate about implementing proven public health interventions and initiatives to ensure that children and adolescents not only survive but thrive and contribute to the transformative agenda. Furthermore, he is keen on bringing adolescents and young people on board in the fight against AMR. He believes in the principles of hard work, commitment, and dedication to providing solutions to global public health threats like AMR and infectious diseases including pandemics.