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Partnership for Research in Emerging Viral Infections-Sierra Leone

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Global Infectious Diseases (GID)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Partnership for Research in Emerging Viral Infections-Sierra Leone (PREVSL)

Principal Institution

Tulane University of Louisiana

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Schieffelin, John Scribner; Grant, Donald Samuel; Samai, Mohamed

Project Contact Information

Email: jschieff@tulane.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2019–2028

Country

Sierra Leone

Collaborators

University of Sierra Leone, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS)
Kenema Government Hospital
University of Sierra Leone

NIH Partners

NIAID

Project Description

The overarching five-year goal of the PREVSL project, in Phase II, will be to provide the support necessary to COMAHS and its newly launched PhD degree program in Biomedical Sciences and Public Health that will anchor effective systems over time and ensure the PhD programs long-term sustainability. The project will do this while continuing to strengthen the KGH clinical research program as a training site for future student and researchers through the promotion of ongoing implementation science and clinical trial research in emerging infections from which trainees can attain practical and applied research skills.

Related World Regions / Countries

Sub-Saharan Africa