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Department of Community Health

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24/7
Critical Care Coverage
WACS
Accredited Training Programmes
2007
Modern Department Growth Era

Department Overview

The Department of Community Health is a newly established academic and professional department dedicated to strengthening population health through training, research, and service. The department focuses on preventive medicine, primary health care, health systems strengthening, environmental health, and evidence-based public health practice, aligned with national and regional health priorities.

Head of Department

Alhaji Dr. Momodu Sesay

MD, MPH, DTCM&H, FWACP, FCS, FAIPH
Consultant, Community Health

Dr. Momodu Sesay is a senior Public Health Consultant with over 30 years of experience in community health, environmental health and sanitation, HIV and AIDS programming, and health systems strengthening. He has served in several senior leadership roles including Director General . He currently provides strategic academic and administrative leadership to the department.

Vision

To be a centre of excellence in community health education, research, and service delivery that contributes significantly to improved population health outcomes in Sierra Leone and the West African sub-region.

Mission

To produce highly trained and competent community health consultants who will support and strengthen the national health care delivery system through leadership, research, policy development, and community-based interventions.

Core Functions and Services

Residency training in Community Health for medical doctors
Community health education and outreach
Primary healthcare service delivery
Health promotion and disease prevention
Maternal and child health services
Public health policy development
Research and evaluation
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Collaboration with local and international health organizations

Academic and Professional Staff

Alhaji Dr. Momodu Sesay – Head of Department (Environmental Health / Primary Health Care)
Dr. Santigie Sesay – Training Coordinator (Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Dr. Alhassan Seisay – Consultant (Infectious Diseases: TB & Leprosy)
Dr. Sarian Kamara – Consultant (Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Dr. Samuel A. Kargbo – Consultant (Global Health, Health Policy & Planning)
Dr. Thomas T. Samba – Consultant (Health Policy, Planning & Management)

Key Achievements

Successful accreditation by the West African College of Physicians (Faculty of Community Health)
Establishment of approved rotational training sites for residency programmes
Training of multiple postgraduate graduates.
Contribution to national public health policies, surveillance systems, and capacity building initiatives

Challenges

Limited office and faculty space at Connaught Hospital
Low enrolment of doctors into community health residency programmes
Lack of dedicated vehicles for supervision of residents during field postings

Departmental Units

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Policy, Planning and Management
Sexual and Reproductive Health
International Health
Rehabilitative Medicine
Primary Health Care

Future Direction

The department aims to expand its training and research capacity,strengthen research output, improve infrastructure,and deepen strategic partnerships to enhance its contribution to national and regional public health development.

Clinical Departments

Family Medicine Histopathology Obstetrics & Gynaecology Community Health Internal Medicine Anaesthesia Paediatric Surgery Radiology Psychiatry
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