Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara

Dr. Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara

World Health Organization, Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
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Biography

Dr. Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara is a medical doctor and public health professional who works as an antimicrobial resistance operational research fellow at the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone. Dr. Kamara holds a Master’s degree in International Public Health (MSc. IPH) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 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. He has also participated in several clinical trials. Dr. Kamara is currently the Case Management lead for the World Health Organization for the COVID-19 response and is part of the Infection Prevention and Control team. Dr. Kamara is passionate about promoting public health interventions, especially using the One Health approach and research to combat antimicrobial resistance, and he uses his positive attitude, knowledge, and various platforms to inspire others to work tirelessly toward breaking the cycle of poor health and poverty in resource-limited settings.

Affiliations

World Health Organization

Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone

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