People with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities have a range of concerns that are not always addressed by health services alone. SUCCEED Africa is an international research consortium taking a bottom-up approach to investigate “What Works” for people with psychosis in their communities. SUCCEED Africa will co-produce a six-year programme of research to understand needs, collaborate in designing solutions, and evaluate their impact. In the process, SUCCEED Africa will develop local centres of excellence in co-production in Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
SUCCEED Africa’s programme of work is divided into three work packages (Research, Capacity-Building and Uptake) united around six six cross-cutting objectives.
People with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities have a range of concerns that are not always addressed by health services alone. SUCCEED Africa is an international research consortium taking a bottom-up approach to investigate “What Works” for people with psychosis in their communities. SUCCEED Africa will co-produce a six-year programme of research to understand needs, collaborate in designing solutions, and evaluate their impact. In the process, SUCCEED Africa will develop local centres of excellence in co-production in Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
The SUCCEED programme of "SUpport, Comprehensive Care and EmpowErment for people with psychosocial Disability in Africa" is funded by UK aid from the UK government; however the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies.
SUCCEED Africa’s programme of work is divided into three work packages (Research, Capacity-Building and Uptake) united around six six cross-cutting objectives:
- Build capacity for co-production between researchers, providers, people with psychosis and families.
- Co-produce new tools, including outcome measures, for improved research on psychosis.
- Synthesise evidence on “What Works” for psychosis in sub-Saharan Africa and for psychosocial disabilities more broadly in low- and middle-income countries.
- Build on this evidence to co-produce interventions for people with psychosis in community settings.
- Use our tools to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of these interventions.
- Increase uptake of evidence-based guidelines based on our research.
SUCCEED end of year 2 report
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- LSHTM
Current team
- Dr Julian Eaton, Consortium CEO
- Professor Tom Shakespeare, Research Director/Principal Investigator
- Dr Ritz Kakuma, Capacity Building manager
- Ms Grace Ryan, Research Programme Manager
- Dr Anna Cronin de Chavez, Research Uptake Co-manager
- Ms Rachel Greenley, Capacity Building manager
- Ms. Caroline Strickson, Project Co-ordinator
- Ms. Erin Burn, Project Manager
- Ms. Suzanne Welsh, Project Manager
Colleagues who have also worked in this team
- Ms Veronika Reichenberger, MOOC coordination
- Ms Katie Atmore, Trial manager
- Ms Onaiza Qureshi, Uptake manager/MHIN
- Ms Natasha Salaria, Communications and uptake manager/MHIN
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Current team
- Prof Olayinka Omigbodun, Principal Investigator
- Dr Tolulope Bella-Awusah, Co-Investigator
- Dr Haleem Abdurahman, Co-Investigator
- Dr Olubukola Omobowale, Co-Investigator
- Mr Olayinka Bamidele, Programme Manager
- Dr Rita Tamambang, Programme Manager
- Ms Olayinka Aturu, Peer Researcher
- Bisola Fasoranti, Peer Researcher
- Mayowa Malomo, Peer Researcher
- Mr Chuka Ononye, Research Uptake and Communications Manager
- Dr Olayinka Egbokhare, Research Uptake and Communications (RUC) Consultant
- Mr Olusegun Ogunmola, Team Member
- Mr Christopher Scott, Admin Unit
- Mr Oluwatomisin (Tomisin) Ogunmola, Administrative Assistant
Colleagues who have also worked in this team
- Dr Kehinde Lawal, Team member
- Dr Yetunde Adeniyi, Team member
- Mrs Adeola Afolayan Finance manager
- University of Makeni, Sierra Leone
Current team
- Dr Rebecca Esliker, Principal Investigator
- Ms. Veronica Ramatu Kamara, Co-PI & Programme Manager
- Mr Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Research coordinator
- Mr Alhaji Koroma, Capacity Building Officer
- Ms. Nancy Amanda Stevens, Peer Researcher
- Ms. Patricia Kamara, Administration Financial Officer
- Mr Andrew Sesay, Uptake Manager
- Mr Matthew Kanu, Communication Manager
- Ms. Esther Moses Kamara, Peer researcher
- Mr Amjata Bayoh, Research Assistant
Colleagues who have also worked in this team
- Ms. Shaza Dous, Co-PI; Programme Manager
- Mr Abubakar Koroma, training officer
- Mr Saumitr Dixit, training officer
- Mr William Alpha, team member
- Ms. Hawanatu Gbla, Finance Administration Officer
- Mr. Alhaji Sesay, training officer
- Mr John Abu Sesay, training officer
- Mr Edward Kargbo, Uptake manager
- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Current team
- Professor Dixon Chibanda, Principal Investigator
- Dr Ephiphania Munetsi, Co-Investigator
- Mr Lloyd Dzapasi, Research Uptake and Communications Manager
- Mr Learnmore Meki, Finance/Adminstrative Assistant
- Mr Musa Buyanga, Peer Researcher
- Ms Philani Ama Kinyabo, Peer researcher
- Ms Nyaradzo Goba, Research Assistant
- Mr Tichaona Gumunyu, Research Assistant
- Mrs Beatrice Mtepa, Research Assistant
- Mr Timothy Mushambi, Research Assistant
Colleagues who have also worked in this team
- Ms Kimberley-Eleanor Mareya, Peer researcher
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Malawi
Current team
- Mr Anthony Sefasi, Principal Investigator
- Ms Janet Mambulasa, Programme Manager, Co-I
- Mr Henry Fukiza, Communications Officer
- Ms Faith Mpulula, Research Assistant
- Ms Cecelia Mphanje, Peer Researcher
- Ms Hilda Chinoko, Peer Researcher
- Mr Martin Nkhata, Admin officer
- Mr Mike Rashid, Finance Officer
Colleagues who have also worked in this team
- Ms Agness Aidi, Research Officer
- Ms Martha Mkisi, Research Assistant
- Mr Martin Nkhata, Co-I; Peer Researcher
- Mr Massa Msiska, Admin officer