Co-Gambia Co-PI Senior Research Associate, MRC Gambia, The Gambia. Dr Jarjou trained in Medical Lab Sciences and gained a PhD training in Nutrition. His research interests include long term effects of pregnancy calcium intervention on both maternal and offspring blood pressure and fragility fractures in Sub-Saharan Africa.
WP1 Lead & Gambia Co-PI Professor of Global Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Southampton, UK and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at MRC Unit The Gambia. Prof Ward also co-leads the Sub-Saharan Africa Musculoskeletal Network. Her research interests focus on how to achieve and maintain functional ability to ensure healthy musculoskeletal system throughout life.
Kebba Marenah
Orthopedic Surgeon, Edward Francis-Small Teaching Hospital, The Gambia. Dr Marenah is Gambia’s first Orthopedic surgeon. He studied Medicine at Imperial College London and specialised in orthopedics at Kings College Hospital. He specialises in trauma, but also covers Pediatric orthopedics, Joint replacement surgery; Hand Surgery and Spinal surgery. He is also Senior lecturer at the School of Medicine and allied health sciences, University of the Gambia and American International University West Africa.
Sainey Beyai
Study Co-ordinator MRC Unit. Sainey is a nurse midwife with special interests in musculoskeletal health, imaging and global health. He has 8 years experience as a research nurse coordinator working as an integral member of the Keneba clinic/Fajara team on various projects.
Momodou Jallow
Study Co-ordinator Momodou has different level of Continuous Professional Development Courses. Research Nurse & Internal Monitor for MRCG@LSHTM with the Vaccine and Immunity Theme study projects. I have worked with different projects both Clinical Trial and Epidemiology studies.
Musa Jarjou
Data Manager MRC Unit He started working for MRC since 1983 in the following: Field worker, Lab Technician, Research Technician, Network and Server Administrator, Senior Data Supervisor, Asst. Data Manager and Data Manager.
Amadou Jallow
PhD Candidate Amadou is based at MRCG@LSHTM as a full time PhD student studying the impact of poor musculoskeletal health on quality of life in older Gambian adults, embedded within Fractures-E3. He completed his MSc Epidemiology at LSHTM in 2021. Before his PhD, Amadou has worked as a lab technician with MRCG@LSHTM since 2009.
Nyima Gomez
Assistant Nurse Co-ordinator Nyima is a BSC Nurse who is passionate about research. I have a keen interest in echocardiograph, musculoskeletal disorders, global and public health and nutrition.
Bintou Trawally
Senior Orthopaedic Technician She is the only trained orthopaedic technician in The Gambia , currently working at EFSTH in providing Trauma/ Orthopaedic care for patients.
Mustapha Ceesay
Field Co-ordinator/ Imaging
Lamin Jammeh
Field Supervisor
Buba Ceesay
Senior Field Worker
Kissima Sawo
Field Work Supervisor/Imaging
Musa Sanyang
Field Worker
Mariama Jammeh
Senior Field Worker
Isatou Jammeh
Senior Field Worker/Imaging
Malang Jammeh
Field Worker
Ansumana Ceesay
Nurse Field Worker
Awa Touray
WP5 Ethnographer Awa is a Scientific Officer (Social Science) with an interest in research and advocacy on health issues. She is currently the ethnographer for the Fracture –E3 study in the Gambia.
Sirimang Malang
Field Worker
Lamin Sowe
Field Supervisor
Fabakery Bajo
Field Worker
Yaya Sallah
Lab Technician