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Prof Rashida Ferrand

Clinical Professor (HCC)

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 927 2577

I obtained my primary medical degree from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and completed my postgraduate training in internal medicine and clinical specialist training in HIV Medicine and Sexual Health in London. I undertook a Distance-Based Learning Masters in Epidemiology at LSHTM while working as a clinical lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe Medical School. Following completion of clinical specialist and doctoral research training, I have worked at LSHTM- my research based mainly in Southern Africa and Pakistan.

I am an epidemiologist and my research interests include adolescent health, HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and multimorbidity. I develop and evaluate public health interventions including individual and cluster randomised trials.

I have been based in Harare, Zimbabwe for 20 years, where I established and direct an interdisciplinary research programme (The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe (THRU ZIM:https://www.thruzim.org/)), embedded within the Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI)- my host institution.

Affiliations

Department of Clinical Research
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Centres

Centre for Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health

Teaching

I enjoy teaching and contribute to various MSc modules at LSHTM including HIV and Epidemiology in Practice. I also teach on the Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) and am the Lead for the DTM&H course section on Decolonising Global Health. I supervise several MSc projects every year and particularly welcome hosting MSc students who want to embed their projects within ongoing research studies at THRU ZIM and want to visit Zimbabwe. I currently supervise 3 PhD students and 1 DrPH student as a primary supervisor and am an associate supervisor/advisor for a further 6 students. We host interns, undergraduate, post-graduate and post-doctoral students from Zimbabwean and international academic institutions at THRU ZIM.

I am the Director of a PhD programme for Health Professionals called CREATE (https://www.create-phd.org/), which is training 50 doctoral students from the UK and from Africa in global health.

I contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in public health and clinical medicine at the University of Zimbabwe, and teach on research methods courses at the Biomedical Research and Training Institute in Harare. I also mentor colleagues at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan, where I hold a visiting professorship.

Research

My PhD, funded through a Wellcome Trust clinical tropical training fellowship, investigated the clinical epidemiology of adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV. This was followed by two further Wellcome Trust Fellowships through which I investigated interventions to improve outcomes across the HIV care cascade (from HIV testing to linkage to care and achieving viral suppression) among children and young people, and on integration of HIV and sexual and reproductive and other health services. I currently lead a study that aims to develop and evaluate a multi-faceted biomedical pychosocial, nutritional care package for pregnant adolescents. I am also working on approaches to promote a shift away from syndromic to aetiological approaches for management of sexually transmittted infections (STIs) including STI screening in HIV and antenatal care services and in community-based settings.

My other area of research is multimorbidity across the life-course. I conduct clinical and pathogenesis studies on chronic comorbidities associated with HIV infection among children and adolescents, particularly respiratory, cardiac, musculoskeletal and neurocognitive disease. I lead an EDCTP-funded consortium (VITALITY: https://www.vitality-trial.co.uk) that is investigating high-dose vitamin D and calcium supplementation for improving musculoskeletal health of children with HIV.

I work on evaluation of multimorbidity prevention, screening and care packages for different population groups; I am the Zimbabwe lead for the FRACTURES E3 consortium (https://www.fractures-e3.com/) that is investigating the epidemiology, economic impact and ethnography of fragility fractures in Sub-Saharan Africa. I am a co-investigator on studies i) developing and evaluating "check-up" visits in adolescence to identify and manage common health problems combined with health promotion; and ii) a study developing and evaluating an intervention package to promote healthy ageing.

Research Area
Adolescent health
Clinical trials
Complex interventions
Global Health
Health outcomes
Mobile technologies
Public health
Sexual health
T-cell immunology
Epidemiology
Medicine
Operational research
Implementation science
Randomised controlled trials
Disease and Health Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Sepsis
Tuberculosis
Cardiovascular diseases
Respiratory diseases
Sexually transmitted infections
Country
Malawi
Pakistan
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Region
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

Selected Publications

Beyond tuberculosis: a person-centred and rights-based approach to screening for household contacts.
CALDERWOOD, CJ; Timire, C; Mavodza, C; Kavenga, F; Ngwenya, M; Madziva, K; Fielding, K; DIXON, J; FERRAND, RA; KRANZER, K;
2024
The Lancet. Global health
Differentiated care for youth in Zimbabwe: Outcomes across the HIV care cascade.
DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; KRANZER, K; SIMMS, V; Patel, A; Tembo, M; Mugurungi, O; Sibanda, E; Mufare, O; Ndlovu, L; Muzangwa, J; Vundla, R; Chibaya, A; HAYES, R; MACKWORTH-YOUNG, C; BERNAYS, S; Mavodza, C; Hove, F; Bandason, T; Dauya, E; FERRAND, RA;
2024
PLOS global public health
Innovative Professional Development for Multisectoral Policy Making and Programming for Adolescent Wellbeing.
Karumazondo, JJ; Ross, DA; Mangombe, A; Zvoushe, LK; Jani, K; Mugarapanyama, D; Gumbo, JT; Nyanungo, KR L; Nyamayaro, W; Murinda, E; Mhloyi, MM; FERRAND, RA; MACKWORTH-YOUNG, CR S;
2024
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted with COVID-19 at a public-sector hospital over the first two waves of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Harare, Zimbabwe: A prospective cohort study.
Fryatt, A; Chivandire, T; SIMMS, V; Chikide, P; Munorwa, T; Simon, E; Sigwadhi, LN; KRANZER, K; Magure, TM; Maunganidze, A; Katsidzira, L; FERRAND, RA;
2024
PLOS global public health
Prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity among healthcare workers in Zimbabwe: Results from a screening intervention.
CALDERWOOD, CJ; Marambire, E; NZVERE, FP; Larsson, LS; Chingono, RM S; Kavenga, F; Redzo, N; Bandason, T; Rusakaniko, S; Mujuru, HA; SIMMS, V; KHAN, P; Gregson, CL; Ndhlovu, CE; FERRAND, RA; FIELDING, K; KRANZER, K;
2024
PLOS global public health
Evaluation of a comprehensive health check offered to frontline health workers in Zimbabwe.
Marambire, ET; Chingono, RM S; CALDERWOOD, CJ; Larsson, L; Sibanda, S; Kavenga, F; NZVERE, FP; Olaru, ID; SIMMS, V; McHugh, G; Bandason, T; Redzo, N; Gregson, CL; Maunganidze, AJ V; Pasi, C; Chiwanga, M; Chonzi, P; Ndhlovu, CE; Mujuru, H; Rusakaniko, S; FERRAND, RA; KRANZER, K;
2024
PLOS global public health
Data for: "Differentiated HIV care cascade for youth in Zimbabwe"
SIMMS, V; DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; FERRAND, R; Bandason, T;
2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Exploring COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study.
TARUVINGA, T; Chingono, RS; Marambire, E; Larsson, L; Olaru, ID; Sibanda, S; NZVERE, F; Redzo, N; Ndhlovu, CE; Rusakaniko, S; Mujuru, H; Sibanda, E; Chonzi, P; Siamuchembu, M; Chikodzore, R; Mahomva, A; FERRAND, RA; Dixon, J; KRANZER, K;
2023
PLOS global public health
Are concepts of adolescence from the Global North appropriate for Africa? A debate.
Ngwenya, N; DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; SEELEY, J; FERRAND, RA;
2023
BMJ global health
Prevalence of hypertension and high-normal blood pressure among young adults in Zimbabwe: findings from a large, cross-sectional population-based survey.
SABAPATHY, K; Mwita, FC; Dauya, E; Bandason, T; SIMMS, V; DZIVA CHIKWARI, C; DOYLE, AM; Ross, D; SHAH, A; HAYES, RJ; Schutte, AE; KRANZER, K; FERRAND, RA;
2023
The Lancet. Child & adolescent health
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