Stephen Sevalie, MBChB, MSc
Commanding Officer | Psychiatrist
Bio
Dr. Stephen Sevalie is a psychiatrist with a background in public health and development management. He is a Lecturer in College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and clinical and research lead with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed forces.His broad background and experience in teaching, research and clinical practice in the context of limited resources has provided him a unique skill set to support health initiatives in disadvantaged populations.
His vision is to realize equitable health systems that fully integrate mental health into primary care services. He is currently working on reducing the treatment gap for mental illness in Sierra Leone through use of technology.
Stephen received his MBChB from College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Sierra Leone; MSc in Development Management in the Institute of Public Administration and Management, Sierra Leone and Masters in Medicine (Psychiatry) and public health training in the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Stephen serves as the Director of Mental Health and Founder of Sustainable Health Sierra Leone.
Professional Interests & Expertise
Organization
Sustainable Health Systems Sierra LeoneLearn more about Stephen's work:
The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone
A qualitative study examining the health system’s response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
Improving the quality of COVID-19 care in Sierra Leone: A modified Delphi process and serial nationwide assessments of quality of COVID-19 care in Sierra Leone
Antibiotic use and consumption among medical patients of two hospitals in Sierra Leone: a descriptive report
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on front-line healthcare workers in Sierra Leone: an explorative qualitative study
The burden of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in two geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective study
Social distancing, community stigma, and implications for psychological distress in the aftermath of Ebola virus disease
Comparison of the amount of SARS-CoV-2 exhaled by Delta and Omicron patients
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 exhaled by COVID-19 patients
Risk Factors for Severity and Mortality in Adult Patients Confirmed with COVID-19 in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Study
The 2018–2020 Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Better Response Had Been Achieved Through Inter-State Coordination in Africa
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone
Perceptions on the collection of body fluids for research on persistence of Ebola virus: A qualitative study
Antibiotic use among hospitalized adult patients in a setting with limited laboratory infrastructure in Freetown Sierra Leone, 2017–2018
Mental health nurses and disaster response in Sierra Leone