PHWB in Sierra Leone

Public Health Without Borders (PHWB) is a student-run organization, supported by the School of Public Health at UMD, that aims to assess health disparities affecting disadvantaged communities around the world and create sustainable interventions to alleviate these disparities. This June, a team from PHWB traveled with the University of Maryland Sustainability Engineering team and the Madieu Williams Foundation to the small rural community of Calaba Town, Sierra Leone to conduct health-related needs assessments and workshops. The PHWB team included two undergraduate students, Hannah Asmail and Syed Taban, two graduate students, Rianna Murray and Krishna Bhagat, and one faculty member, Lis Maring. The work took place at the Abigail D. Butscher Primary School where former SPH student and professional football player, Madieu Williams, focuses on improving children’s education.