Public health specialist
BSc (Hons) in public health and master’s in public health from Njala University. Amadu is a MasterCard Foundation Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Scholar,
Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health
Global Health Research 2024/2025 (Oxford University)
Amadu is also a member of the Global Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), additionally, he has a Certificate in Implementation Research from the World Health Organization and the University of Ghana, School of Public Health with a special focus on Infectious diseases of Poverty in Africa.
He has contributed to various health initiatives, he played a pivotal role in the AnAPN1 Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Project under the CDC Southern Centre of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, he is also a key player in the Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action research project, funded by the Gates and Melinda Foundation, where he worked as a supervisor and a verbal autopsy field investigator on major causes of death in Sierra Leone.
Additionally, Amadu has been instrumental in maternal outreach in Sierra Leone where he served as the Head of Outreach unit for Masanga Teaching Hospital. His commitment to combating infectious diseases is evident with his current role with the World Vision International Sierra Leone, as a Project officer for TB & HIV for the Global Fund Cycle 7 grant. He intends to continue his work on healthcare improvement and research roles in his country and beyond.
Sierra Leone
December 27, 2024
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