ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The School of Community Health Sciences originated from the Community Health Training School which was run by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation.
By the University’s Act, the school was transferred from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) to Njala University in 2005. Thereafter, Njala changed the name to Community Health Sciences, as there was an intention to introduce many health programmes, and with the ultimate aim of starting a medical school as stipulated in the Act.
The School was born from two earlier institutions: The School of Hygiene and the Paramedical School; where Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and Community Health Officers (CHOs) were trained.
The above two schools are now departments: department of environmental health sciences and department of community health and clinical studies, respectively.
A third department has been created since 2000— the department of nursing.
Meanwhile, a fourth department or institute of research was approved by both Senate and Court but it is yet to start.
DEPARTMENTS
👉🏼 Department of Environmental Health Sciences
👉🏼 Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies
👉🏼 Department of nursing
PROGRAMS OF SCHOOL
POST GRADUATE PROGRAMS
📚 PhD in Public Health
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective candidates should have a Master’s degree in Public Health or any health-related discipline, having at least one qualified supervisor.
📚 Masters in Public Health (MPH)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates will normally be expected to hold a good first degree in a science subject from a recognized university. Preference would be given to those with a background in medical health sciences, biological sciences, chemistry or environmental sciences. Mature applicants with relevant academic or professional experience will also be given high consideration.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CLINICAL STUDIES*
📘 BSc. (Hons.) in Community Health and Clinical Sciences
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates may be admitted into levels 200 and 300 of the programme provided they have the following qualifications:
(i) Holders of Higher Diploma in Community Health and Clinical Sciences with a minimum of 3 years post qualification working experience.
(ii) Holders of University first degrees in recognized health science disciplines notably Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacy and Environmental Health.
(iii) Must have Five (5) credit passes in not more than two sittings in WASSC, SSCE, GCE, or its equivalent in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Health Sciences and any of Physics, Geography and Economics.
📘 Higher Diploma in Ophthalmic for Community Health Officers (OCHO)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates eligible for this course must be:
• a holder of Community Health Officer (CHO) Certificate/Higher Diploma
• Already employed by the MoHS for at least two years
• 35 years of age or below
• Candidates must pass an interview.
📘 Higher Diploma in Community Health and Clinical Studies (CHO)*
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students admitted to the programme should have FIVE credits or better in GCE ‘O’ level or WASCE in Biology or Health Science, Mathematics or Chemistry or Physics and any other TWO subjects, in not more than two sittings.
📘 Diploma in Community Health and clinical Studies
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• Trained MCH Aids and EDCU Assistants with 3 GCE ‘O’ level or WASCE and more than three years of working experience, may be admitted.
• Students admitted to the programme should have FOUR credits or better in GCE ‘O’ level or WASCE in Biology or Health Science, Mathematics or Chemistry or Physics and any other ONE subject in not more than two sittings may be admitted.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES/ PUBLIC HEALTH
🖊️ B. Sc. Hons. Public Health
🖊️ Higher Diploma in Public Health
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates wishing to be enrolled/ admitted into the B. Sc. Hons/General and Higher Diploma in Public Health Programmes must fulfil the following departmental requirements:
(i) Candidates must have five credits including English Language. Three of these five credits must be in Chemistry, Biology or Health Science and Mathematics or Physics. These three core subjects put together, candidates must have an aggregate of 15 or better.
(ii) Candidates applying for Higher Diploma in Public Health must have four credits including English. Two of which must be core sciences (Chemistry, Biology or Heath Science, Mathematics or Physics).
(iii) Candidates that have completed the Higher Diploma Programme in Public Health and wishing to be enrolled into the Degree programme must have five credits including English as in (i) above. Candidates with a Final Grade Point average of 3.5 or better in Higher Diploma in Public Health will be admitted directly into second year of the Degree programme.
(iv) Candidates with higher diplomas that are not Public Health related but fulfilled the departmental requirements for the degree programme can only be admitted into the first year of the degree programme.
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
The department of nursing offers two professional programmes for state registered nurses.
Graduates of both programmes are subject to the same examination board for state registration and licensing to practice.
💉 BSc. Hons Nursing
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must have five (5) credits at GCE O’ level or WASSCE in English Language, Biology/Health Science, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. Candidates with state registered nurse (SRN) registration with two (2) years experiences are admitted to second (2nd) year; but candidates with SRN and less than two (2) years experiences start from year one.
🩺 Higher Diploma In Nursing — SRN
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must have five (5) credits at GCE O’ level or WASSCE including English Language, Biology or Health Sciences and any three (3) science or science related subjects.
NURSING DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
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NO |
Name |
Gender |
Qualification(s) |
Year of Appointment |
Current Position |
|
1 |
Dr Ansumana R. Konuwa |
M |
PhD, MSc, BA, |
2014 |
Lecturer I |
|
2 |
Sahr James |
M |
M.ED, FWACN, SRN, DCM&H, CTCM&H (RNT)(PhD Candidate) |
2007 |
Lecturer II |
|
3 |
Fatmata Gegbe |
M |
MPH, FWACN, SRN, SCM, DIP (RNT) (PhD Candidate) |
2010 |
Lecturer I |
|
4 |
Angella M. George |
F |
MPH, B.Sc Hons. SECHN (PhD Candidate) |
2014 |
Lecturer II |
|
5 |
Daphne Cummings-Ray(Previously Kaikai) |
F |
MN, BSN, B.Sc. RN, Dip Ed. (PhD Candidate) |
2015 |
Lecturer I(Ag. Head) |
|
6 |
Lawrence S. Babawo |
M |
MPH, FWACN, B. ED, B.SC. Nursing, H.T.C (PhD Candidate) |
2009 |
Lecturer I |
|
7 |
Edwin Smart Johnny |
M |
B.Sc. M.Sc. (Mental Health Nursing) |
2019 |
Lecturer II |
|
8 |
Jattu Bernadette Sellu |
F |
SRN, SCM, CTCM&H, DCM&H, B.SC. Hons. FWACN, MPH |
2019 |
Lecturer II |
|
9 |
Edwin Justus Jombla |
F |
SRN, B.SC. Hons. , FWACN, MPH |
2019 |
Lecturer II |
|
10 |
Mary Joseph |
F |
SRN, SCM, DNED(RNT), BSC. Nursing |
2018 |
Nurse Educator(MOHS) |
|
11 |
Isata Bayoh |
F |
SRN, SCM, DNED(RNT), B.SC. Nursing |
2018 |
Nurse Educator(MOHS) |
|
12 |
Patricia Mokuwa |
F |
SRN, SCM, CTCM&H, DCM&H, DNEd (RMT), B.SC. M.Ed |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer(SECHN-SRN) |
|
13 |
Ann Marie Rhoda |
F |
SRN, SCM, DNEd (RMT) BSc, MED |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer(SECHN-SRN) |
|
14 |
Emmanuel Komeh |
M |
SRN, Nurse ANAESTHETIST, DNED(RNT) |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer(SECHN-SRN) |
|
15 |
Prof. Nimatu Kamara |
F |
PhD, MSN, RN |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (PENDING) |
|
16 |
Emmanuel S. Nyuma |
M |
SECHN, SRN, B.SC. Nursing |
2020 |
Clinical Instructor (MOHS) |
|
17 |
Edmond Junisa Sellu |
M |
SRN, Nurse Anaesthetist, B.Sc. Nursing |
2020 |
Clinical Instructor (MOHS) |
|
18 |
Janet Bockarie |
F |
B.SC. (Mental Health Nursing), M.Sc. Advanced Nursing Practice |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer(SECHN-SRN) |
|
19 |
Nancy Bayoh |
F |
SRN, SCM DNEd(RMT) |
2006 |
Lecturer I |
|
No |
Name |
Qualification(s) |
Year of Appointment |
Current Position |
|
|
1 |
Dr Rashid Ansumana |
B.Sc. Edu (Bio), M.Sc. PhD (Tropical Medicine) & Certificates |
2007 |
Senior Lecturer, Ag. Dean |
|
|
2 |
Dr Andrew T. Muana |
B.Sc. MD |
2008 |
Lecturer I |
|
|
3 |
Dr Sibongile Chikombore |
MD, MPH |
2019 |
Lecturer I (appointed, but yet to start work) |
|
|
4 |
Dr Sao Amara |
M.B, ChB |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer (teaching awaiting appointment) |
|
|
5 |
Dr. Peter M. George |
M.B, ChB, |
2013 |
Associate Lecturer |
|
|
6 |
Dr Abu Biaboko Minah |
MD, MPH |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer |
|
|
7 |
Ahmed Vandi |
CHO, PGD, M.Sc. (Int. Health), PhD Candidate |
2005 |
Lecturer I, |
|
|
8 |
Abu A. Conteh |
MCH, DIP |
2006 |
Associate Lecturer (Chief CHO) |
|
|
9 |
Exton M. Zoker |
HD, CHO, MPH, PhD Candidate |
2008 |
Lecturer I |
|
|
10 |
Moriba Sama |
HD, CHO, SECHN |
2016 |
CHO In-charge Teaching Health Centre, Kowama |
|
|
11 |
Mrs Elizabeth T. Bangura |
Dip. CHO, MPH |
2005 |
Lecturer 1 |
|
|
12 |
Alpha S. Swarray |
B.SC. Ed. Bio. M.Sc. |
2008 |
Associate Lecturer- Laboratory Sciences |
|
|
13 |
Ahmed Vandi |
CHO, PGD, M.Sc. |
2005 |
Lecturer I, |
|
|
14 |
Mr Mohamed M. Kabba |
CHO, DCH, MPH |
2019 |
Lecturer II(Pending) |
|
|
15 |
Samson Wagbae Jonjoe |
CHO, HD |
2007 |
CHO, Njala University Clinic |
|
|
16 |
Dr Suba Bayoh |
MbChB |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer (teaching, awaiting appointment) |
|
|
17 |
Dr Satta Kpagoi |
MBChB, MPH, IPPC(Paediatrics) |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer (awaiting appointment) |
|
|
18 |
Dr T.T. Samba |
MBChB, MPH (Phd Candidate) |
2019 |
Associate Lecturer (awaiting appointment) ( CMO, MOHS) |
|
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ADJUNCT PROFESSORS(UPDATED) |
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|
1 |
Jeffrey Percak |
MD |
2019 |
Adjunct Lecturer (Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases; Tulane University) |
|
|
2 |
Prof. Prabhat Jha |
MD, DPhil |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Epidemiologist from Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada) |
|
|
3 |
Prof. Susannah Mayhew |
PhD |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Professor in Health Policy, Systems and Reproductive Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) |
|
|
4 |
Prof. Richard Kock |
M.A. Vet. M.B. MRCVS, DVM |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Professor Wildlife Health and Emerging Diseases, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, UK) |
|
|
5 |
Melissa Parker |
DPhil |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Professor of Medical Anthropology, London School of Hygiene nad Tropical Medicine) |
|
|
6 |
Dr Lina Moses |
PhD, MSPH |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Assistant Professor, Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane |
|
|
7 |
Moses Bockarie |
PhD, FRCP, FRSTM&H |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Professor of Tropical Health Sciences; Director of International Cooperation and Head of Africa Office European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Cape Town, South Africa) |
|
|
8 |
Dina Balabanova |
MSc, PhD |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Associate Professor in Health Systems & Policy in the Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) |
|
|
9 |
Johanna Hanefeld |
M.Sc. PhD |
2019 |
Adjunct Professor (Associate Professor in Health Policy and Systems Research, lead the LSHTM office in Berlin, Charite Centre of Global) |
|
|
No. |
Name |
Qualification(s) |
Year of Appointment |
Current Position |
|
1 |
AbuBakarr Steven Kamara |
MPH, B.Sc. Ed. |
2012 |
Lecturer 1/ Ag. H.O. D |
|
2 |
Abdulai Brima |
MPH, B.Sc. Hons., H.T.C. |
2012 |
Lecturer 1 |
|
3 |
Alfred Y. Kargbou |
MPH, M.CH, Dip. |
2006 |
Lecturer I |
|
4 |
Jia B. Kangbai |
MPH, M.Sc. B.Sc. Ed |
2009 |
Lecturer I |
|
5 |
Augustine Bob Moseray |
B.Sc. Hons, SECHN |
2016 |
Instructor I |
|
6 |
Dr Ansumana Sillah |
PhD, MPH, RSPH, DIP |
2010 |
Associate Lecturer |
|
7 |
Joseph M. Lamin |
MPH, B.Ss. Ed. |
2019 |
Lecture II |
|
8 |
Magainda Walters |
B.Sc. Hons |
2019 |
RTA(awaiting appointment) |
|
9 |
Alusine Fofana |
B.Sc. Hons. CHO, Dip |
2019 |
RTA/Lab Tech |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Some staff members are registered for higher degree programmes either as staff
candidates or are on study leave outside Sierra Leone to pursue their studies.
Department of Environmental Health
a) Mr A.B.S. Kamara has enrolled for a PhD in Public Health at the School of
Community Health Sciences. Registration in 2019 and pre-field was done in December, 2019.
b) Mr Jia Kangbai
He is registered at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany to
pursue a PhD degree. He registered in 2016. His PhD is still pending.
c) Mr Alfred Y. Kargbou is on a PhD programme at the School of Community
Health Sciences. His studies has not progressed.
Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies
Mr Ahmed Vandi of the Department of Community Health and Clinical Studies is expected to do a post-field for a split-site PhD in Medical Anthropology carried out at the School of Community Health Sciences and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicines. He is to do his post-field in 2020
Department of Nursing
- Ms Angella George has registered for a PhD in Public Health at the Njala University. She did her pre-field in December 2019.
- Mrs. Daphne Cummings-Ray(Previously Kaikai) has registered for a PhD in Public Health at the Njala University. She did her pre-field in December 2019.
- Mrs Fatmata Gegbe of the Nursing Department, has registered for a PhD in Public Health at the Njala University. She did her pre-field in December 2019.
- Mr Lawrence S. Babawo is expected to do a post-field for a split-site PhD in Medical Anthropology carried out at the School of Community Health Sciences and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicines. He is set to do his post field in 2020.