CRIBS NewsLandmark new Lancet study shows promising results for maternal health innovation in Sierra Leone
A major new study published today in The Lancet Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Women’s Health highlights the success of a simple maternity innovation in improving the quality of care across Sierra Leone at scale — while underscoring the urgent need to strengthen health systems to ...
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NewsCommemorating World Pre-eclampsia Day across the World
The CRIBS- Global team created a phenomenal hive of activity and events across the globe to commemorate World Pre-eclampsia Day on Thursday 22nd May 2025. These included global webinars, seminars, marches, creative drama, creative competitions, testimonies from women who had pre-eclampsia, and talks by academics, ...
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CRIBS NewsFrom Teen Moms to Trailblazers: Lifeline Nehemiah’s Groundbreaking Convention Transforms Young Lives
Freetown, SIERRA LEONE – Under the golden hues of a Sierra Leonean sunset, the rhythmic beat of traditional drums mixed with the laughter of dozens of young women – each with a story of resilience, hope, and second chances. This was the powerful closing scene of ...
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CRIBS News2YoungLives Mentors Convention takes Bumpe by storm
On Monday 17th March, fifty 2YoungLives mentors from all over Sierra Leone descended Mangenda’s home town, Bumpe, ready for the 2025 convention. This has become an invaluable element of 2YL, a transformative gathering to allow for refresher training on hot topics, care and encouragement of ...
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CRIBS NewsCongratulations to CRIBS and PAPAGAIO Global Health Groups recognised in the NIHR Impact Prizes 2025
Congratulations to the Capacity Research Innovation Building maternity Systems in Sierra Leone (CRIBS) and Preterm pre-eclampsiA PlAcental Growth factor testing for reduction of Adverse Outcomes (PAPAGAIO) Global Health Research Groups, led by Professor Andrew Shennan OBE, who were recognised as a highly commended finalist in the ...
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CRIBS NewsAdvancing Maternal Health in Sierra Leone: Senesie Sheriff’s Impactful Research Journey
Senesie Sheriff, a postgraduate student in Global Health Research at Oxford University, is making significant strides in maternal and child healthcare through his seed-funded research project. Supported by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)-CRIBS, Senesie led a study titled: “An Evaluation of the Current Practice ...
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