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About

Jonta Kamara holds a Master of Public Health with Merit from King's College London and an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Health Studies with a double minor in African Studies and Immunology from New College, University of Toronto. Previously she worked as a Research Assistant at the School of Economics and Politics at King’s College London, the International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation, and the Language and Learning Lab both at the University of Toronto. She has also served as a Junior Professional Consultant at UNICEF Headquarters and a Global Health Policy Intern at Friends of the Global Fight. Her interests lie in health in all policies, shaping healthcare markets, and improving health service delivery. She aspires to contribute to changing the narrative of the African continent in all aspects and loves seeing African-led initiatives. Jonta also brings a lens of inclusion and gender equity in her work.

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Education

Master of Public Health

King's College London

Competed a Master of Public Health at King's College London.

Dissertation: How has the COVID-19 Pandemic impacted maternal and child health hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone?

Honours Bachelor of Arts

New College, University of Toronto

Pursued a major in Health Studies with a double minor in African Studies and Immunology. Activities: University of Toronto International Health Program,  King’s Global Health Society,  Model World Health Organization Conferences

Projects

Health Financing

  • Assessment of National Health Accounts and Financial Hardship  (March 2021)

  • Household Survey Analysis: Health Expenditures Analysis in India (Feb. 2021)

Evaluation

  • Evaluation of NHS Infectious Disease Screening Programme in Pregnancy for England (March 2022)

  • Undergraduate Research Project: Disability-Inclusive Education in Malawi: The Role of UNICEF and USAID (April 2020)

Health Promotion

  • RE-AIM Evaluation of Malawi Child Friendly Schools (May 2022)

  • Population Health Assessment Intervention Proposal: An intervention proposal suggesting a plan on how to reduce childhood obesity in Greater Rosemont  (December 2017)

Vaccination

  • Understanding barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in G7 countries. (May 2022)

  • Is There an Association Between Maternal Education and Children Receiving their Second Polio Vaccination in Sierra Leone? (May 2021)

Infectious Diseaeses

  • Factors that Contribute to Measles Re-Emergence in High-income countries vs. Low-income countries (March 2022)

  • Failure of Malaria Control and Loss of Evolutionary Battles (Oct. 2020)

  • Outbreak Investigation: An Obscure Disease in an Island (Sept. 2020)

  • Examination of the role of sociological and cultural anthropological aspects in Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola Outbreak (June 2016)

Health Policy

  • Policy Brief: Focus on the Health Workforce to Improve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) in Afghanistan (May 2021)

  • RMNCH Program Replication Analysis (April 2021)

  • The 2006 Syrian Drought as a Threat Multiplier: Focus on economic and agricultural policies in Syria (April 2019)

  • Policy Brief: Maternal, Newborn, Child Health in Sierra Leone (April 2017)

Quantitative Data Analysis

  • Experience using R, STATA, SPSS, QGIS. Conducted linear and logistic regressions, and data cleaning.

  • Recently used a Sierra Leone country-wide dataset with over 53,000 entries.

Qualitative Data Analysis

  • Experience designing and implementing interviews and surveys, and conducting literature reviews.


Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Liaised with Canadian Feed the Children and Food 4 Kids to organize a charity concert.

  • Coordinated events with speakers from African Union and African Population Health Research Center.

Project Management

  • Helped to manage UNICEF's Learning Passport, an online management system. that is implemented in 30 countries and reaches 4 million learners

  • Managed over 20 volunteers to create content for the learning platform.


Certifications

Essential Digital Skills Programme

Programme explored digital tools to equip students for success with remote learning, how to be a good digital citizen, and wellbeing in the digital world.

June 2022

Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents

Course explored the current data, priorities and debates surrounding the global health of women, children and adolescents.

January 2021

COVID-19: Diagnostics and Testing

Course explored the diagnostics and testing for COVID-19.  Provided information on the latest global recommendations on COVID-19 testing and up-to-date information on the performance of tests and how best to deploy them

May 2020

For more information on my experiences, visit my LinkedIn Profile.

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