Have Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Improved in 2023 following Operational Research in 2021? by Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Gladys Nanilla Kamara, Dauda Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Stephen Sevalie, Zikan Koroma, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Matilda N. Kamara, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Satta Sylvia Theresa Kumba Kpagoi, Samuel Alie Konteh, Senesie Margao, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Fawzi Thomas, Joseph Sam Kanu, Hannock M. Tweya, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Anthony David Harries

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The predicament of patients with suspected Ebola by Felicity Fitzgerald, David E Baion, Kevin Wing, Shunmay Yeung, Foday Sahr

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Designing a leadership and management training curriculum for undergraduate health professions students: Lessons from the University of Sierra Leone by Oliver Johnson, Mohamed Bawoh, Kerrin Begg, Nellie Bell, Mohamed Boie Jalloh, David Gbao, Alhaji N’Jai, Foday Sahr, Mohamed Samai, Ann H. Kelly, Nick Sevdalis

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Hand Hygiene Practices and Promotion in Public Hospitals in Western Sierra Leone: Changes Following Operational Research in 2021 by Matilda N. Kamara, Sulaiman Lakoh, Christiana Kallon, Joseph Sam Kanu, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Satta S. T. K. Kpagoi, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Marcel Manzi, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Hemant Deepak Shewade

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Improvement in Infection Prevention and Control Compliance at the Three Tertiary Hospitals of Sierra Leone following an Operational Research Study by Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Francis Moses, Joseph Sam Kanu, Christiana Kallon, Mustapha Kabba, Daphne B. Moffett, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Senesie Margao, Matilda N. Kamara, Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Satta S. T. K. Kpagoi, Hannock M. Tweya, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Robert F. Terry

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Improvement in Infection Prevention and Control Performance Following Operational Research in Sierra Leone: A Before (2021) and After (2023) Study by Senesie Margao, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Pruthu Thekkur, Christiana Kallon, Ramatu Elizabeth Ngauja, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Rugiatu Zainab Kamara, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Matilda Moiwo, Robert Musoke, Mary Fullah, Joseph Sam Kanu, Sulaiman Lakoh, Satta Sylvia T. K. Kpagoi, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Fawzi Thomas, Margaret Titty Mannah, Victoria Katawera, Rony Zachariah

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Assessing Changes in Surgical Site Infections and Antibiotic Use among Caesarean Section and Herniorrhaphy Patients at a Regional Hospital in Sierra Leone Following Operational Res... by Satta Sylvia Theresa Kumba Kpagoi, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Ronald Carshon-Marsh, Alexandre Delamou, Marcel Manzi, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Matilda Kamara, Zikan Koroma, Sulaiman Lakoh, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Alex Bumble John Kanu, Sartie Kenneh, Joseph Sam Kanu, Senesie Margao, Edward Mberu Kamau

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Improvement in the Surveillance System for Livestock Diseases and Antimicrobial Use Following Operational Research Studies in Sierra Leone January–March 2023 by Samuel Alie Konteh, Fatmata Isatu Bangura (Turay), Amara Leno, Srinath Satyanarayana, Divya Nair, Mohamed Alpha Bah, Salam Saidu, David Sellu-Sallu, Sahr Raymond Gborie, Sorie Mohamed Kamara, Amadu Tejan Jalloh, Joseph Sam Kanu, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Esther Dsani, Noelina Nantima

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Identification of Laboratory Biomarkers for Early Detection and Clinical Management of Post-Acute Syndrome Among Survivors of the 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola Outbreak in Sier... by Guetiya Wadoum RE, Sevalie S, Baimba Kargbo M, Clarke A, Bangura S, Kargbo M, Sesay HM, Kamara AH, Bangura J, Kamara AF, Allieu S, Rogers H, Mattei M, Colizzi V, Montesano C, Momoh EJJ

“…Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum,1,* Stephen Sevalie,2,* Maurice Baimba Kargbo,3 Andrew Clarke,4,5 Sherry Bangura,6 Mariatu Kargbo,6 Hawa Mariama Sesay,7 Abdul H Kamara,6 Jamil Bangura,6 Alie F Kamara,6 Sophie Allieu,1 Hassan Rogers,1 Maurizio Mattei,8 Vittorio Colizzi,9 Carla Montesano,8 Edwin JJ Momoh1,3 1Department of Public Health, Microbiology and Immunology, Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology, Makeni, Sierra Leone; 2 34th Military Hospital, The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Freetown, Sierra Leone; 3Department of Agriculture and Food Security; Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology, Makeni, Sierra Leone; 4Global Programs Division, Save the Children UK, London, UK; 5Department/Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK; 6Sierra Leone Association of Ebola Survivors, Freetown, Sierra Leone; 7Department of Public Health, University of Makeni, Makeni, Sierra Leone; 8Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; 9Department of Sciences and Technology, Evangelical University of Cameroon, Bandjoun, Cameroon*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum; Edwin JJ Momoh, Email ergwadoum@ebkustsl.edu.sl; raoulemeric@gmail.com; emomoh@ebkust.edu.slBackground: The clinical management of persistent medical conditions affecting Ebola survivors, generally described as a post-Ebola syndrome, remains a public health concern. …”
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